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DoD IG: Army, Navy Miscounted Recruits With Low Academic Scores

The Army and Navy exceeded the legal level of recruits with the lowest acceptable Armed Forces Qualification Test scores, according…

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Land Forces

Croatia buys German Leopard tanks using EU loans

WARSAW, Poland — The Croatian Ministry of Defense has placed an order for 44 Leopard 2A8 tanks, a deal valued…

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Land Forces

US Army launches artillery battalion focused on Europe deterrence

The U.S. Army this fall activated an artillery battalion in New York that is intended to give commanders in Europe…

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Defense Industry

Army doubles balloons for upcoming SWARMS demo, adds NORAD to the mix

WASHINGTON — US Army plans for a high-altitude balloon swarm experiment in the Indo-Pacific region are expanding, with more platforms…

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Land Forces

The British Army’s faulty Ajax vehicles come back to rattle Parliament

ROME — A British government minister has vowed to put an end to the “saga” of dangerous vibrations in the…

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Land Forces

Tanks, howitzers galore: Australian Army embraces influx of new armor

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The Australian Army fired an AS9 Huntsman 155mm self-propelled howitzer on home soil for the first…

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Land Forces

Slovenia stalls Patria vehicle purchase amid political wrangling

WARSAW, Poland — Slovenia’s government is delaying an envisioned purchase of roughly 100 AMV XP vehicles from Finnish manufacturer Patria…

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Land Forces

US Army wants to manufacture 30,000 155mm cluster shells per year

The U.S. Army is looking for companies that can manufacture the new XM1208 155mm cluster shell — and a number of them.…

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Defense Technology

Army takes another step on path toward producing new drone-killing laser weapons

he Army has taken another step forward in its pursuit of new directed energy weapons that can zap small drones.…

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