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Army V Corps Headquarters Will Be First Unit to Move to Poland | Military.com

08/06/2020 by JMMLeave a Comment Tagged With: Cold War II, National Defense, US Armed Forces

The Germans won't pay their fair share in NATO for European defense. They refuse to pay the 2% of their GDP on their military as required by the NATO charter. Let them stand against the Russians themselves?  Seems fair to begin a "decoupling". Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville made it official Tuesday: A headquarters group will be going to Poland as the first move in the major realignment of forces in Europe brought on by President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw about 11,900 … [Read more...]

08/06/2020 by JMMLeave a CommentFiled Under: Today's News, US Military Power | National Security

Boeing to Deliver Nine Chinooks to US Army Spec Ops

08/04/2020 by JMMLeave a Comment Tagged With: Cold War II, National Defense, US Armed Forces

  Boeing has secured a $265m order to deliver an additional nine MH-47G Block II Chinook helicopters to the US Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC). With the latest order, Boeing is now on contract to supply 24 MH-47G Chinooks. As agreed, Boeing will assemble the helicopters at its Philadelphia plant in the US. Boeing vice-president and H-47 programme manager Andy Builta said: “The G-Model is a critical asset for the army, our nation, and the defence industrial … [Read more...]

08/04/2020 by JMMLeave a CommentFiled Under: Cold War II, Today's News, US Military Power | National Security

400 New F-15EX Could Replace Strike Eagle Fleet

08/03/2020 by JMMLeave a Comment Tagged With: Cold War II, National Defense, US Armed Forces

The Air Force may replace its 218 F-15Es with F-15EXs, which could expand the new program to over 400 aircraft, according to service documents justifying the sole-source contract to Boeing. The Air Force also claims buying the F-15EX will save some $3 billion in military construction and support costs versus buying more advanced F-35s. https://youtu.be/JD33eG8jT_s The revelations and assertions were contained in an F-15EX Justification and Approval (J&A) document, which was dated March … [Read more...]

08/03/2020 by JMMLeave a CommentFiled Under: Cold War II, Today's News, US Military Power | National Security

Army Guard Reorganizes for  Fights with Russia and China

08/03/2020 by JMMLeave a Comment Tagged With: China, Cold War II, National Defense, US Armed Forces

It's notable how the Islamist threat has receded, and emphasis on "near peer" battle engagements has taken center stage.  The 2018 National Defense Strategy has changed all that.  It's major advocate was SecDef General Mattis before resigning over the Syrian deployment. WASHINGTON — The Army National Guard will move most of its brigades under the command of its eight division headquarters as it reorganizes its fighting formations to give the force more combat power and some soldiers new … [Read more...]

08/03/2020 by JMMLeave a CommentFiled Under: China, Cold War II, Today's News, US Military Power | National Security

US Army plans long-range missile fly-offs for future helicopters

07/28/2020 by JMMLeave a Comment Tagged With: Cold War II, National Defense, US Armed Forces

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army plans to conduct a few fly-offs to test possible long-range precision munitions for its fleet of future helicopters, according to the chief of operations in charge of the service’s Future Vertical Lift modernization efforts. While the Army has picked Israeli company Rafael’s Spike Non-Line-of-Sight missile as an interim solution to deliver long-range lethality from its current and future helicopter fleets, it is also in the market for other options. Source: US Army … [Read more...]

07/28/2020 by JMMLeave a CommentFiled Under: Cold War II, US Military Power | National Security

In a Future Bomber Force, Old and Ugly Beats New and Snazzy

07/27/2020 by JMMLeave a Comment Tagged With: Cold War II, National Defense, US Armed Forces

I love the BUFF.  It just looks like a bomber.  It's simple, but effective in a conventional role, dropping gravity and cluster bombs - and a great platform to launch cruise missiles and smart munitions.  It could be flying past 100 years of age.  Astounding!! WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. (AP) — In the topsy-turvy world of U.S. strategic bombers, older and uglier sometimes beats newer and snazzier. As the Air Force charts a bomber future in line with the Pentagon’s new focus on potential war … [Read more...]

07/27/2020 by JMMLeave a CommentFiled Under: Cold War II, US Military Power | National Security

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