The Army Brief: Units on alert; Preventing drone-strike accidents; Hypersonic meeting; and more...
Caitlin M. Kenney
By Caitlin M. Kenney
Staff Reporter
January 28, 2022
Welcome to The Army Brief, a weekly look at the news and ideas shaping the service’s future.
Units identified for NATO force. The Pentagon announced on Thursday a list of Army units and military installations who have been placed on heightened alert to respond quickly if called up to join NATO’s Response Force, Defense One reports. Parts of the elite 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions are among the units identified, two of the most prepared units for international deployment on short notice.
A new center of excellence. The Pentagon aims to reduce civilian casualties during future military drone strikes by establishing an office to share lessons among drone operators after a RAND review found knowledge gaps that led to mistakes, Defense One reports. The U.S. military has also been criticized for undercounting civilian casualties when compared to independent assessments.
Hypersonic meeting. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has called a meeting with a dozen American defense CEOs to urge faster development of hypersonic weapons, Defense One reports. The Army is working with the Navy to develop a hypersonic missile; they hope to field a prototype by 2023.
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2022/01/army-brief-units-alert-preventing-drone-strike-accidents-hypersonic-meeting-and-more/361305/
