The Army has relied on some type of technology for its 250 year existence in one way or another. Basic technology of the day during the Revolutionary War such as invisible ink, to using balloons to see further across the battlefield during the Civil War, to modern day advanced tech for electromagnetic spectrum monitoring and GPS, they all ensured our Army had the edge over our adversaries....
The Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors (PEO IEW&S) and U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center co-hosted a media day at Fort Belvoir, Va. The event gave reporters from a variety of news outlets who often cover news and updates...
The 142nd Wing is the first operational unit to field the F-15EX Eagle II.
The North Carolina National Guard's 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team was selected to be the first National Guard unit to field test the Next Generation Squad Weapon. The Next Generation Squad Weapon Rifle, the XM7, is a modular, piston driven, select fire, magazine fed, 6.8mm rifle that will replace the M4/M4A1 carbine within the Close Combat Force. The weapon is a lightweight, belt-fed, light...
The Central Issuing Facility, or CIF, provides a brief for the issue and turn-in process for the Organization Clothing and Individual Equipment, or OCIE, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The videos contain information and instruction for Army Advanced Individual Training and Basic Officer Leadership Course students while visiting the CIF. The OCIE equipment is for temporary use only, and will be...
Operated by the 492nd and 494th Fighter Squadrons, The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. An array of avionics and electronics systems gives the F-15E the capability to fight at low altitudes, day or night, and in all weather.
Historically the 493rd Fighter Squadron operated the F-15 C/D Eagle, an all-weather, extremely...
Basing the F-35 at Lakenheath brings 5th Gen lethality and survivability against emerging high-end threats to the AOR. The F-35 will build long-lasting bonds through training and exercises with the nine other partner nations flying the F-35, including the U.K., our closest ally and a vital partner in the F-35 Program.
The Army’s Organic Industrial Base – 23 arsenals, depots and ammunition plants that manufacture, reset and maintain Army equipment – provides critical materiel and sustainment support to warfighters across the Joint Force. Through a 15-year OIB Modernization Implementation Plan nested with the Army’s modernization strategy, Army Materiel Command is modernizing facilities, processes and...
