News
Troops hurt after three drones attack US bases in Iraq
Coalition forces were slightly injured in Iraq in a spate of drone attacks over the last 24 hours at U.S. bases in Iraq as regional tensions flare following the deadly bombing of a hospital in Gaza.
Putin plays down threat posed by powerful US-supplied missiles
Analysts say the long-range weapons could force Russia to move military assets further away from the front lines, undermining their operations.
Intel, defense officials tell senators that Israel did not strike hospital
U.S. intelligence and defense officials told senators at a classified briefing Oct. 18 that Israel is not responsible for a blast that reportedly killed hundreds of people at a hospital in Gaza, contradicting earlier media reports and claims from Hamas that an Israeli airstrike caused the carnage.
Intel, defense officials tell senators that Israel did not strike hospital
Business
Boeing begins 3D-printing Apache helicopter parts
Boeing plans to begin testing a full 3D-printed main rotor system for the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter in the spring of next year as part of an effort to cut out long-lead times and improve the overall supply chains for parts that are typically forged, according to company officials.
Aging IT burdens Pentagon leaders seeking change, Google’s Dahut says
Karen Dahut was named CEO of Google Public Sector in September 2022. She previously led defense ventures at Booz Allen Hamilton.
Defense
Pentagon IDing units that could deploy in response to Israel-Hamas war
As of Oct. 18, two carrier strike groups, an amphibious ready group, a Marine expeditionary unit and 2,000 to-be-determined troops make up the U.S. military’s response to Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza.
Army overhauling vehicle, weapon maintenance in ‘common sense’ move
After a months-long study that began in May, the Army will drastically slash maintenance requirements for approximately 1 million of its wheeled vehicles and rifles by eliminating most time-based service intervals that require soldiers to perform tasks like oil changes based on the calendar rather than how much they use their equipment.
Goodbye, dials: Digital avionics coming to aging USAF C-130s
The days of analog cockpit gauges, clunky navigation systems and pilots lugging around laptops are numbered for the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard’s C-130H Hercules transport aircraft.
What role should industry play in military space operations? The Space Force is working on a strategy for that.
The service will release a plan for how to integrate commercial satellite services by the end of the year.
Veterans
102-year-old WWII veteran of ‘Black Thursday’ raid receives Purple Heart 80 years late
A survivor of “Black Thursday” raid — one of the costliest American missions of World War II — has belatedly received medals that he earned 80 years ago jumping from his burning B-17 bomber and being taken prisoner by German forces for the rest of the war.
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