The new helmet gives added protection at the same weight of the current helmet. The company won the handgun, rifle and automatic rifle, 6.8mm rifle contracts and is competing for the medium machine gun replacement. Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division will be the first to field the new weapons and optics. The shooting system could replace the 1980s-era MILES system. Units with 101st Airborne Division and 75th Ranger Regiment are testing the weapons now. The unit will test how mobile they are with new weapons as compared to legacy firearms. The Army will choose a single robotic vehicle from the four companies selected to build prototypes over the next year. The service is now pursuing a more significant modernization effort to increase mobility and survivability on the battlefield. The Army has picked two teams to move into a detailed design phase of the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle competition. After the 2020 disappearance and murder of Spc. Vanessa Guillen, there was a spike in prospective female recruits who decided not to enlist in the Army. By Hope Hodge Seck
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