Modernized Gray Eagle® ER and beyond: Global readiness depends on the most advanced UAS
From Europe to the Middle East and beyond, the events of our era teach a tough but important lesson for the U.S. and its allies: Readiness is essential.
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National Guard adds F-15EXs, F-35s to $2.4B unfunded wish list for FY26
Additional F-15EXs are needed by Guard squadrons in Oregon, California and Louisiana, the unfunded requirements document states.
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GPS: Still the gold standard in global navigation
The GPS network continues to prove its unmatched reliability, and it’s only getting stronger.
Hypori secures $4.1M contract for Department of the Air Force’s virtual mobile software
Hypori will grant 10,000 virtual licenses across the Air Force and Space Force, after helping the Army with a somewhat bumpy IT transition of its own.
Army’s new virtual desktop meant real-world problems for some Guard, Reserve users
“It is time for Army Reserve and Guard Soldiers to be given the basic IT tools we need to do our job," one Army Reserve LinkedIn user said.
The National Guard is essential to America’s Indo-Pacific strategy
In this op-ed, Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson discusses how the National Guard has been working with allies in the Indo-Pacific.
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Keeping the Lakota helicopter flying for the Army and National Guard is also a job for the OEM
The UH-72 Lakota is the Army's third largest fleet. Larger than the Chinook fleet and 75 percent the size of the Apache fleet, here’s how commercial practices make a difference in sustaining the fleet and enabling Army readiness.
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Turning R&D into reality to meet the challenges of the modern battlefield
Knowing when to build on commercial systems and when to develop something new can be the difference between parity and information dominance.
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Why the enduring Lakota is the workhorse of the US Army and National Guard
In its last Southwest border rotation of 24 helicopters over a one-year period, National Guard Lakotas flew nearly 14,000 hours – near combat deployment numbers for these airframes.
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The Army National Guard Needs Gray Eagle
Army National Guard units are an essential part of the Total Force. They need the same equipment, too.
Army Secretary Pledges 6,200 National Guard In DC By Weekend
Despite a heavy-handed military presence at earlier protests, there were no troops in evidence at the Capitol when it was overrun yesterday by pro-Trump rioters. Currently, 834 Guard troops are operational across DC, 741 of them guarding the Capitol and 93 manning traffic checkpoints.
Army Streamlines Training, Deployments To Reduce Soldier Stress: SecArmy & CSA
While Combat Training Center wargames will still work out full brigades, training at home base will emphasize small-unit teambuilding over big events.
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Next-generation C2 won’t be next-gen without the network transport
The network transport architecture for NGC2 could be a hybrid approach that combines high assurance communications with 5G, WiFi, and multi-orbit satellites.
Modernize The National Guard’s State Partnership Program
Low-key deployments by citizen-soldiers have strengthened ties with 89 nations – but some crucial partners are missing.
HASC Talks To Army, Guard About Protests; Waits For Esper and Milley
“We came right up to the edge of bringing active troops here, and we didn’t,” Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said. Both active duty and Guard troops are being sent home.
COVID-19: Army Ramps Up Testing, Vaccine R&D
Some 992 soldiers have now tested positive, with a cluster among trainees at Fort Jackson, S.C., although many showed no symptoms.
COVID-19 Federal Funds, Benefits Lag For National Guard
President Trump has authorized only 34 states to receive federal funding and benefits for their Guard troops. While all of them get paid -- many out of rapidly depleting state coffers -- most aren’t yet getting full health coverage.