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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Light Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conduct military operations in urban terrain during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) 25-01 at Pōhakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Oct. 9, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Ryele Bertoch)

Second transforming-in-contact unit putting new tactics to the test in the Pacific for the Army

The 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division is conducting training operations simultaneously with Pacific partner nations.
A Ukrainian drone operator who gave the name Artem pilots an attack drone as Ukrainian soldiers of the 108th Territorial Defense Brigade test fly a Ukrainian-made Vampire drone, with six rotors, night vision and thermal imaging capabilities, and capable of carrying four 82mm artillery shells, near the southern frontline on February 21, 2024 in Ukraine. (Photo by Scott Peterson/Getty Images)

Pentagon shopping for ‘low-cost, one-way’ drones with extended ranges

"Recent conflicts have highlighted the asymmetric impact low-cost, one-way unmanned aerial systems (UAS) have on the modern battlefield," DIU says in its solicitation.
Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) stand watch in the ship’s Combat Information Center during an operation in the Red Sea to defeat a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, Oct. 19, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Lau)

CNO Franchetti: ‘We’re continuing to learn’ countering drones, missiles in the Red Sea

The Navy's top officer described lessons learned from ships countering drones and missiles fired by Houthis in the Red Sea.
Soldiers with the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, operate various military vehicles at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, July 18, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Rebeca Soria)

Army testing how existing equipment can be used differently as it seeks to ‘transform-in-contact’

1st Armored Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division tested drones, new command-and-control concepts and electromagnetic deception tools at a recent exercise.
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Colonel James Stultz, commander of the 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, briefs generals and the press about the capabilities of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)’s command post on August 22, 2024 at the Joint Regional Training Center at Ft. Johnson, Louisiana. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Joyner)

Army puts its ‘transforming in contact’ concept to biggest test yet

A transforming-in-contact unit recently did a rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana.
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