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The Army is updating its sniper training range at Fort Benning, Georgia to accommodate its newest sniper rifle, which can accurately hit targets nearly a mile away.<\/p>\n The MK22 Precision Sniper Rifle is a multi-caliber bolt-action sniper rifle that was designed to replace the Army\u2019s M2010, M110 and M107 rifles, according to the Army\u2019s Program Executive Office Soldier, which is in charge of new weapon development.<\/p>\n The Army\u2019s current generation of sniper rifles have \u201can effective range\u201d of nearly 1,000 meters, but the new MK22 can reach targets between 1,500 to 1,800 meters away, said Shane Duncanson, Fort Benning range planner, in an Army release. As a result, he said, the sniper rifle \u201crequires a whole different range design.\u201d\u00a0Task & Purpose<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Beside the classic 7.62×51, the new rifle can be chambered in .30 Norma Magnum and .338 Norma Magnum. To sorta quote Beetlejuice: “Mmmmhh…I’m gettin’ kinda…anxious.”<\/p>\n Forget AT&T… this is really<\/em> being able to ‘reach out and touch someone.’<\/p>\n Also in the Army’s AO… the M10 Booker light tanks which we have already spent a billion (yes, with a B) dollars on – is canceled.<\/p>\n \u201cIn response to current world events and in support of the strategic objectives outlined in the Army Transformation Initiative, the U.S. Army has issued a termination for convenience of the current low-rate initial production of the M10 Booker combat vehicle and will not enter into full-rate production as originally planned,\u201d the Army said in a statement.\u00a0\u00a0DefenseNews<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Blame mission creep – originally a small, light, fast, air-dropped-from-a-C130 armored vehicle. Then it got tracked, more-terrain capable, heavier…and won’t work with C-130s any more. Oh, and the program cost ballooned from $1 billion to $4 billion.<\/p>\n Well, despite its (and the President’s) birthday, the Army doesn’t get all the attention today.\u00a0 You might remember the Constellation class frigates – original design was Italian, and the US version of the ship was supposed to have 85% parts compatibility with the existing parts and deliver next year. Well… not happenin’ like that.<\/p>\n The Navy currently expects to take delivery of the first-in-class USS Constellation<\/em> in 2029, three years behind schedule. The service has, to date, awarded Marinette Marine contracts to build six Constellation<\/em> class frigates.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n And, per the GAO:<\/p>\n \u201cWe previously reported that unplanned weight growth during ship construction can compromise ship capabilities, as the fleet seeks to alter and improve initial capabilities over the planned decades-long service life of the ship. Such alterations may leave frigates less combat capable, limit the ability to add capabilities to address evolving threats, and reduce planned service lives.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n So extra weight is bad? Well, turns out that the ship is also…13% heavier than planned.<\/p>\n The U.S. Navy\u2019s future Constellation<\/em> class frigates are set to be at least 759 metric tons<\/em> (close to 867 U.S. tons) heavier than expected, a 13 percent increase over earlier estimates. \u00a0\u00a0The War Zone\u00a0<\/a>(emphasis added – ed.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Worth noting that this, too, is over budget. And, like the famous Littoral Combat ship, even though the design is not yet finalized… production has started.<\/p>\n The Georgia Guard activated the 111th\u00a0 Electromagnetic Warfare company under its 221st Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Battalion. So far it’s called the 11thg EW company. If you are confused as which EW is which, join the crowd. They may have to come up with a different acronym, or maybe do some reorganizing like they did in ’77 when they merged MI and ASA into INSCOM.<\/p>\n The new formation will provide capabilities to detect, recognize, locate and identify signals of interest \u2014supporting combatant commanders.\u00a0\u00a0Army Times<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n How this differs from the mission of the other EW units floating around, who knows. I suspect we will see some anti-drone toys, though. H\/T to\u00a0 Jeff LPH for this one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ft. Banning Moore Whatever<\/del> that fort off of Victory Dive in Columbus is doing some upgrading.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/41b88f8ab48b142c5c03805a3bc07562-300x200.jpg\")
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