Tag: europe
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Army faces logistics, alliance hurdles in the Pacific
[ad_1] As the Army rushed to send weapons and munitions to Ukraine in February last year, it had some helpful factors in its favor: ample equipment already stored in Europe, civilian transportation companies eager to help, and relatively short distances to move the gear. In the Pacific, it’s another story. From how the Army gets ... -
The Army doesn’t know where a lot of its excess arms and gear are
[ad_1] The U.S. Army has warehouses packed with weapons its soldiers no longer need. But the service doesn’t know where they all are, nor what condition they’re in. Now, amid increased demand from U.S. allies and partners, Army leaders are pushing for an updated database of those stored weapons. “Sometimes we don’t really know where all ... -
‘Unprecedented’ Hamas attack on Israel shows ‘apparent quantum leap’ in capabilities, experts say
[ad_1] A day of intense terror attacks by Hamas that killed more than 200 Israelis united observers in shock—not just at the toll, but at the sophistication of the assaults. Saturday’s attack was “unprecedented and an apparent quantum leap in Hamas’s capabilities,” said Steven A. Cook, a senior fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies ... -
Why IT companies are a harbinger of B2B ecommerce adoption
[ad_1] What telecommunication and information technology companies do with business digital commerce and B2B marketplaces is often a harbinger of what industries will do ecommerce and how soon. And these days, IT and telecommunications companies are doing — and getting a lot from — B2B digital commerce, based on a new survey from McKinsey & ... -
Ecommerce drives up US port activity
[ad_1] As ecommerce orders increase shipping activity at U.S. ports, RoadEx America is relying on new web-based technology systems to more quickly fetch containers arriving at the busy ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Nowadays, our customers are expecting more visibility to the point of comparing it to Uber. Lisa Wan, executive vice president ... -
Defense Business Brief: F-35 wraps tests; NATO’s Ukraine shops; Boeing’s V-22 settlement…
[ad_1] The F-35 Lightning II has finished long-delayed virtual combat tests that should allow the program to move to full-rate production. Before the F-35 can officially graduate from initial operational testing, it must successfully complete 64 “runs for score”—essentially, various combat scenarios in the Joint Simulation Environment. The tests were supposed to have been completed ... -
Defense Business Brief: AFA wrap; 155mm production to rise; F-35 moves; and more…
[ad_1] Drones were thick upon the conference floor, though not quite as thick as the uniformed and besuited crowds at the Air & Space Forces Association’s national convention, held last week just outside Washington, D.C. Uncrewed aircraft were a major topic as industry prepares its offerings for the Air Force’s future competition to build its ... -
Today’s D Brief: Ukraine liberates village, hits Russian warships; China investigates military chief; USAF seeks new drone bases; And a bit more.
[ad_1] Ukrainian forces liberated a village called Andriivka, located about 6 miles south of Bakhmut, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said Friday in a terse message on Telegram. “It was difficult, and the situation changed very dynamically several times yesterday,” she added. Reuters described Andriivka as “devastated,” but said the Ukrainian advances open a door ...











