Tag: USA

3 questions about how the Army is merging networks (Mark Pomerlau, Defense News)

The U.S. Army has been racing down separate tracks to modernize its tactical and enterprise networks, but now the service is undertaking efforts to link...
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Here’s how Army aviation is tackling the open architecture challenge (Jen Judson, Defense News)

The Army aviation branch, which has long been seeking a modular open systems architecture for future aircraft, is refocusing its attention on past failures...
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US Army awaits acquisition strategy approval for extended-range cannon (Jen Judson, Defense News)

The Army is still deciding on the acquisition strategy for its Extended Range Cannon Artillery, or ERCA, system, even as the service seeks initial...
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US Army puts Stryker’s new 30mm cannon to the test (Jen Judson, Defense News)

The U.S. Army is working to refine the performance of its new Medium Caliber Weapon System — a 30mm, unmanned turreted auto-cannon on a...
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After pumping the brakes, Army moves to field Iron Fist protection system on Bradley (Jen Judson, Defense News)

The Army has encountered technical problems and funding gaps in its effort to field an active protection system on the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle...
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For information operations, the key is sorting out sentiment (Mark Pomerleau, Defense News)

When the United States began its final withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in August, European news outlets and some social media accounts reported that...
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Army aviation chief: Programs may need to sacrifice perfect solutions (Stephen Losey, Defense News)

As the Army looks to field future aviation programs, it should think more holistically about those efforts, the service’s program executive officer for aviation...
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Army using simulations to work out networking kinks ahead of Project Convergence 21 (Megan Eckstein, Defense News)

The U.S. Army is doing more work ahead of time to practice networking sensors and shooters together in a virtual environment ahead of Project...
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Despite Army’s technology advances, some troops still struggle with internet access (Leo Shane III, Defense News)

Amid all the cutting-edge technology on display at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C., military officials on Tuesday offered a reminder...
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Army logisticians will face ‘unprecedented’ challenges in future combat (Todd South, Defense News)

Army logisticians simultaneously must pull lessons from the past two decades of war while also getting ready for combat that’s both unprecedented in speed and violence and requires smarter...
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Is Erdogan testing Biden with request to buy more F-16s? (Metin Gurcan, Al-Monitor)

Turkey’s request from the United States for 40 F-16 fighter jets and 80 modernization kits for its existing aircraft caught many by surprise last week, coming...
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US to open border with Canada, Mexico starting in early November (Al Jazeera)

The United States will lift restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico for fully vaccinated foreign nationals in early November, ending historic...
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Stronger and more frequent hurricanes threaten job growth in coastal counties (Rushaine Goulbourne, Brookings)

The southeastern coast of the United States is threatened yearly by hurricanes, some receiving more media coverage and resources than others. Coastal states such as...
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Legacy cities can think big for transformative impact with ARP funds (Lavea Brachman and Eli Byerly-Duke, Brookings)

The $130.4 billion of American Rescue Plan (ARP) fiscal relief funds (FRFs) available to local governments would seem tailor made for cities like Buffalo,...
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From vision to design in advancing Medicare payment reform: A blueprint for population-based payments (J. Michael McWilliams, Alice Chen, and Michael E. Chernew, Brookings)

With Medicare spending growth over the next decade expected to exceed GDP growth, the trust fund projected to be depleted in 2026,, and evidence of persistent...
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Six reasons why an expanded Child Tax Credit or child allowance should be part of the US safety net (Melissa S. Kearney, Brookings)

The Child Tax Credit has been part of the federal income tax code since 1997. It has been expanded many times, most recently as part of...
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