Army aviation leaders were caught off guard by some of the sweeping changes to the service’s overall force structure and are now scrambling to align plans with the top brass’ shifting vision, which includes abrupt moves to cancel or scale back key programs like a modernized aircraft engine, spy planes and larger runway-dependent unmanned aircraft.
Setting the scene: Army to test new hub for stockpiling in Australia
Maj. Gen. Jered Helwig, the commanding general of the 8th Theater Sustainment Command, receives a tour of the Joint Theater Distribution Center in Australia on May 22, 2024. (Courtesy of the 8th Theater Sustainment Command) The U.S. Army will test a nascent capability to effectively preposition equipment and supplies forward in the Pacific theater in
Army to lead nuclear microreactor development to power bases
The Army is seeking to develop and field a mobile nuclear reactor to power forward-operating bases. (DOD) Some Army installations could be powered by nuclear microreactors under an executive order recently issued by President Donald Trump. The order, published May 23, calls for deploying advanced nuclear reactor technologies for national security and directs Army Secretary