The United States Army's $185 million Army Educational Outreach Program will be managed by Battelle for up to 10 years under a new agreement, company officials said. The consortium includes Education First, Widmeyer Communications, MetriKs Amérique, Purdue University, the Academy of Applied Sciences, and the National Science Teachers Association. Read More »

NATO is in the middle of the biggest and most ambitious exercise in more than a decade that challenges troops and commanders from 27 member nations to tackle a series of demanding training events; the exercise runs through Nov. 6 and is dubbed Exercise Trident Juncture 2015, and it will increase the readiness of troops in the NATO Response Force (NRF) for responding to a wide range of challenges. Read More »

The U.S. Navy christened its newest Virginia-class attack submarine as the Illinois (SSN 786) in a ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut on Saturday. The Illinois is the 13th Virginia-class nuclear submarine and the third Virginia-class Block III submarine. The Illinois will have a 34-foot beam and can operate at more than 25 knots submerged. Read More »

Optex Systems, Inc. recently signed a $2.6 million contract for periscopes with an unnamed international defense contractor. A manufacturer of optical sighting systems and assemblies for domestic and foreign militaries, the Richardson, Texas-based company will deliver the products on a continuous basis over the next five years, following its normal operating procedures. Read More »

Cubic Global Defense completed the recent Ulchi Freedom Guardian joint exercise through its Korea Battle Simulation Center. “UFG is a unique simulation model because both the U.S. and [South Korea] are seamlessly woven into one federation to provide realism to the training audience, including the leaders,” Cubic Global Defense President Bill Toti said. Read More »

DroneDefender uses radio control frequency disruption technologies to stop drones in the air before they can pose a threat to military or civilian safety. Read More »

With the funding, the University of Arkansas and the University of Illinois will work with utilities and energy delivery system operators to deliver a final product to the energy sector. Read More »

The Pentagon is dimming the lights in the building's common areas as part of an effort to reduce the building’s utility bill and motivate people to use energy more efficiently during Energy Action Month. The Pentagon has a monthly utility bill of approximately $1.5 million. By reducing the lighting, the building could save an estimated 90,000 kilowatt-hours of energy. Read More »

With the fuel cell industry totaling more than $2.2 billion in sales last year, the Department of Energy is investing more than $20 million to develop the market for fuel cell technology. The investment will go toward 10 projects to advance fuel cell and hydrogen technologies, and enable early adoption of fuel cell applications such as light-duty fuel cell electric vehicles. Read More »

Coalition military forces continued their attacks on the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq last week. The forces completed three drone attacks in Syria. They also made 21 attacks in Iraq using bomber, fighter, attack, ground-attack, remotely piloted aircraft and rocket artillery with the support of the Iraqi government. The strikes were part of Operation Inherent Resolve. Read More »

Maj. Lisa Jaster made history when she became one of only three women -- and the only female Army Reserve officer -- to earn the black-and-gold shoulder tab signifying she had completed the Army Ranger combat leadership course. Faster, an engineer and mother of two young children, joins the ranks of fellow West Point graduates Capt. Kristen Griest and 1st Lt. Shaye Haver. Read More »

President's decision to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan clears way for continued NATO presence. Read More »

The U.S. Army acquired an initial shipment of BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System laser-guided rockets for use in ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The APKWS is a mid-body guidance kit that transforms a standard unguided munition into a precision laser-guided rocket. The rocket's precision has proven successful in use by the Navy and Marine Corps. Read More »

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed unveiled a plan on energy security that he said would end America’s dependence on Middle Eastern crude oil and usher in sustainable energy sources. Reed's legislation,  A Plan for America’s Energy Future, encourages the use of such domestic energy sources as wind, solar, oil and natural gas. It also calls for the development of clean energy technologies. Read More »

Bradley H. Feldmann, president and CEO of San Diego, California-based Cubic Corp., was recently named a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Fellow. The designation represents the highest level of credentialing available to corporate directors and corporate governance professionals. NACD fellows must complete a rigorous foundation course within a 12-month period. Read More »

According to the DOD, an airstrike conducted in northwest Syria by coalition forces killed a group of terrorists including Abdul Mohsen Adballah Ibrahim al Charekh, aka Sanafi al-Nasr, a Saudi national and the highest-ranking leader of the network of veteran al-Qaeda operatives known as the "Khorasan Group." A long-time jihadist, al-Nasr funneled money to al-Qaeda fighters. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Energy has issued its final authorization to Emera CNG, LLC to export domestically-produced compressed natural gas (CNG) to countries that do not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. Under the agreement, Emera can export up to 0.008 billion cubic feet of CNG each day for 20 years from Emera’s proposed facility in Florida. Read More »

U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz praised the appointment of Dr. Martin Keller, who joins the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory where he served as the Associate Laboratory Director for Energy and Environmental Sciences. NREL is the U.S. Department of Energy's primary national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research. Read More »

One U.S. service member died during the operation, which was requested by the Kurdistan Regional Government. U.S. Special Operations Forces supported the Iraqi Peshmerga to rescue 70 hostages at an ISIL prison near Hawijah, Iraq, Peter Cook, a spokesman for the Pentagon, said today. According to the Pentagon, the hostages faced "imminent execution." Read More »

Coalition forces have conducted 7,603 airstrikes since operations began against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets, U.S. Army Col. Steve Warren told Pentagon reporters yesterday. Of that number, 4,933 strikes have taken place in Iraq, and 2,670 in Syria. The U.S. also issued a warning against Russia's continued military operations in Syria. Read More »