WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army today released How the Army Fights, new operational warfighting guidance that provides a common framework for translating tactical success into campaign-level advantage for the Joint Force. Developed by the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, How the Army Fights builds on the Army’s multidomain operations doctrine by explaining how the force employs land power at the operational level of war. The guidance aligns how the Army organizes, trains, equips and sustains its formations for contested, high-intensity conflict. “The challenge is on us as the leaders of the Army to make the decisions that are needed for the Army today,” said Acting Secretary of the Army Adam Telle. “This guidance provides a clear framework for focusing the Army’s efforts and ensuring the force is prepared to fight and win.” The framework organizes Army land power through four interdependent operational elements: Convergence creates and exploits positions of advantage by synchronizing effects across domains. Strike degrades and destroys enemy systems through lethal and nonlethal fires at range. Close Battle closes with and defeats enemy forces, seizes key terrain and consolidates gains. Endurance postures, protects and projects combat power across time, distance and contested conditions. Together, these elements…
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The House of Representatives voted down a war powers resolution Thursday put forward by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) that would have required President Donald Trump to seek authorization from Congress to continue the Iran War. Subscribe Today Get daily emails in your inbox Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Rep.…
Hotspur Launches SOLDIER Line with Coin To mark the launch of the new SOLDIER brand at the recent British Army RSM conference, Hotspur commissioned an exclusive coin and pin badge set for the occasion. Each coin case was wrapped in a black outer card with silver hot foiling for the…
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MoreNIOA Welcomes Sovereign Defence Ambition 7 OCTOBER 2026 NIOA Group Managing Director and CEO Rob Nioa has welcomed NIOA’s selection as a prospective anchor tenant for Western Australia’s proposed defence and advanced-manufacturing hub. Western Australia Premier and Defence Industries Minister Roger Cook and Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence Industries Amber-Jade Sanderson today…
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The Washington Post reported Tuesday that the U.S. withdrew its bombers from the British Fairford air base over the weekend because of concerns about a potential Iranian drone attack. The withdrawal of about a dozen B-1 planes, which was first reported Sunday, followed British authorities announcing that several men had…
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Rheinmetall and defence technology startup Breaker have signed a teaming agreement to bring human machine teaming to armoured vehicles. Breaker’s tactical orchestration agent will be integrated into the Australian Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV) through the platform’s open architecture, allowing the crew to control teams of autonomous systems by voice.…
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New MICRO-D brings target designation and multi-sensor ISR capabilities to small airborne platforms; initial orders secured, with first deliveries expected by year-end AUSA, Washington DC, October 12-14, 2026, Booth # 2225 05 October 2026 – Microcon Vision, a developer of compact electro-optical systems for small airborne platforms, unveils the MICRO-D,…
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