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Dynamic Defense

June 22, 2020June 24, 2020 - by The Watch

NORAD Deputy Director of Operations: Analytics, all-domain awareness are pillars of homeland strategy The Watch spoke with Brig. Gen. Pete M. Fesler, deputy director of operations for the North American …

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COVID-19: U.S. Military Meets the Challenge

June 22, 2020June 24, 2020 - by The Watch

THE WATCH Staff As the COVID-19 pandemic infected hundreds of thousands worldwide in late 2019 and early 2020, the U.S. military aggressively responded by assisting civil health authorities in tasks …

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Coronavirus Outbreaks

June 22, 2020June 24, 2020 - by The Watch

THE WATCH Staff COVID-19 is from the coronavirus family, which includes viruses that can cause the common cold and serious illnesses such as the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and …

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Departments / Flashback

The storied history of Cheyenne Mountain

June 22, 2020June 24, 2020 - by The Watch

Brian D. Laslie, Ph.D. Photos by NORAD The idea of a hardened command center is older than the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) itself. It was January 15, 1956, when …

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Departments / World View

ARCTIC OCEAN: Partners assess Arctic readiness in ICEX 2020

June 22, 2020June 24, 2020 - by The Watch

The Watch Staff Five nations and two U.S. Navy fast-attack submarines broke the Arctic ice in March 2020 to assess their operational readiness and train with other services, partners and …

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JAPAN: Japan defense budget beefs up cyber, space capabilities

June 22, 2020June 24, 2020 - by The Watch

The Watch Staff In December 2019, Japan approved a record defense budget of U.S. $48.5 billion for 2020 with the aim of strengthening the nation’s capabilities in outer space and …

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ITALY: Unmanned aircraft lift NATO capabilities

June 22, 2020June 24, 2020 - by The Watch

Reuters A cooperative NATO defense project that gives the alliance a state-of-the-art ground surveillance system gained steam in December 2019 with the delivery of the second of five unmanned aircraft …

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Departments / Innovation

Arctic energy research could expand military reach

June 22, 2020June 24, 2020 - by The Watch

The Watch Staff The U.S. Army and Dartmouth College are teaming up to find ways to better deliver energy to military bases in extremely cold weather. The partners announced in …

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Departments / Innovation

U.S. Navy wants larger robot warships

June 22, 2020June 24, 2020 - by The Watch

THE WATCH Staff The U.S. Navy wants to work with private industry to build the world’s largest unmanned warship. The Navy wants 10 Large Unmanned Surface Vehicle (LUSV) ships in …

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Departments / Innovation

Unmanned system sets flight endurance record

June 22, 2020June 24, 2020 - by The Watch

THE WATCH Staff An Israeli company’s unmanned aerial system designed for military and homeland defense completed an Israeli record-breaking 25-hour flight in December 2019, according to a report in The …

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