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22 April

Limited flight operations begin at Nigerien Air Base 201

US Agrees to Pull Troops From Key Drone Host Niger: Officials

The US agreed to withdraw its more than 1,000 troops from Niger, upending its posture in West Africa where the country was home to a major drone base.

22 April

Land

Leadership from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Strategic Systems Engineering Facility in Crane, Indiana, April 15, 2024. The new strategic missions facility will provide new integrated systems engineering and test capability and is planned to be completed at the end of 2025.

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Inaugurates Strategic Missions Facility Construction in Indiana

The US Navy has begun the construction of a new strategic missions facility at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division in Indiana.

22 April

Air

Staff Writer With AFP

Rockets Fired From Iraq at US-Led Coalition Base in Syria

Rockets were fired from northern Iraq at a military base in Syria housing a US-led coalition, according to Iraqi security forces.

19 April

Land

Aerial view of the Radford Army Ammunition Plant in Radford, Va. (Credit: BAE Systems)

Rojoef Manuel

BAE Systems, Hanwha Team for US Army Ammo Factory Upgrade in Virginia

BAE Systems is collaborating with Hanwha Defense USA to upgrade a building at the US Army’s Radford Army Ammunition Plant.

17 April

Land

HDT has been selected to supply the U. S. Army with Rigid Wall Shelters.

Rojoef Manuel

Ohio Company to Deliver Military Shelters to US Army

Ohio-based defense contractor HDT Global has received a $432-million contract to supply tactical tents to the US Army.

17 April

Technology

Two soldiers are seen wearing Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binoculars (ENVG-Bs). One soldier is on the far right foreground, out of focus. The other one is on the left side of the image. Both are wearing camouflage to match the wooded environment. The binoculars are strapped to their helmets, and its eyepiece are glowing bright green.

Juster Domingo

L3Harris to Produce More Night Vision Goggles for US Army

L3Harris has signed a $256-million contract with the US Army for the production of the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular (ENVG-B).

12 April

Land

240409-A-FV109-1968 CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. Army Materiel Command, Aviation and Missile Command, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Letterkenny Army Depot leadership break ground on the depot’s new shipping and receiving facility April 9. The shipping and receiving facility marks the first breaking ground of AMC’s major modernization projects supporting the Army’s Organic Industrial Base. The event was commemorated by a golden shovel ceremony attended by Marion Whicker, executive deputy to the commanding general, AMC; Maj. Gen. Tom O’Connor, commanding general, AMCOM; Lt. Col. David Myers, deputy commander, Baltimore District, USACE; and hosted by Col. Donald Santillo, commander, LEAD. (U.S. Army photo by Dorie E. Heyer)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Breaks Ground on Logistics Facility in Pennsylvania

The US has commenced development of a new logistics facility for the Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

12 April

Air

Rojoef Manuel

US Army National Guard to Receive Aviation Course From Leidos

Virginia-based defense company Leidos has signed a $13.7-million contract to provide aviation training for the US Army National Guard.

12 April

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Army Launches ‘Safety Stand Up’ to Reverse ‘Trend’ of Helicopter Crashes

The US Army has ordered its aviation units to undergo additional safety training to refine their skills in avoiding fatal crashes.

11 April

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Army Needs Commercial Tech to Adapt Command Posts to Modern War

The US Army will need to tap into commercial technologies to make its command posts adaptable to modern warfare.

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