Ethan Sterenfeld

Ethan Sterenfeld is an associate editor for Inside the Army. He previously worked as a local reporter for newspapers in Pennsylvania and Wyoming. He is a 2020 graduate of Princeton University, where he was president of the University Press Club.

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Daily News | November 23, 2021

Rheinmetall is participating with the Army in its acquisition process for the service's next-generation heavy tactical vehicles, according to Matthew Warnick, managing director at American Rheinmetall Vehicles.

Daily News | November 19, 2021

CHAMBERSBURG, PA -- Letterkenny Army Depot, a facility in the Army’s organic industrial base with specialties in air defense and long-range fires, has been able to stay on schedule during the past year and a half of the pandemic without any significant changes to its production process, the depot commander told Inside Defense Nov. 17.

The Insider | November 18, 2021

The Army plans to award Kord an other transaction agreement to produce up to eight more prototypes of a 50-kilowatt air-defense laser integrated onto a Stryker combat vehicle through fiscal year 2024, according to a Nov. 17 Army announcement.

Daily News | November 18, 2021

YUMA PROVING GROUND, AZ -- The Army experimented with aerial capabilities that could work in tandem with its future manned aircraft to hunt targets and establish a tactical communications network during the Project Convergence 21 experiment.

The Insider | November 18, 2021

The follow-on contract for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle could be worth $6.5 billion over 10 years, rather than the $12.3 billion that was predicted last December, according to slides from a Nov. 15 industry day.

Daily News | November 12, 2021

YUMA PROVING GROUND, AZ -- The Army used two different prototypes of the Extended Range Cannon Artillery at Project Convergence 21, one from the set that will be used for rapid fielding and one with a government-designed autoloader, service officials said Nov. 9.

The Insider | November 11, 2021

General Dynamics European Land Systems, Rafael and Krauss-Maffei Wegman have formed a joint venture to sell and maintain Rafael's Trophy active protection system in Europe, the companies announced Nov. 11.

Daily News | November 11, 2021

YUMA PROVING GROUND, AZ -- An air assault portion of the Project Convergence 21 experiment showed that the Integrated Visual Augmentation System could provide soldiers with a better picture of the battlefield, if they have stable access to a high-bandwidth network, a service official told reporters Nov. 9.

Daily News | November 11, 2021

YUMA PROVING GROUND, AZ -- The Army included seven different scenarios at the Project Convergence 21 experiment that wrapped up this week, that were designed to illuminate how new technology will alter doctrine for the future battlefield, an official said Nov. 9.

The Insider | November 10, 2021

YUMA PROVING GROUND, AZ -- The Precision Strike Missile flew 499 kilometers in a maximum-distance test last month before the Army stopped receiving telemetry data, but the missile flew farther, Gen. John Murray, leader of Army Futures Command, said Nov. 9.

Daily News | November 10, 2021

YUMA PROVING GROUND, AZ -- The Army could consider reductions to its force structure in the coming years to free up needed dollars, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said Nov. 9.

The Insider | November 8, 2021

U.S. Army Europe and Africa will officially reactivate a theater fires command in Europe today, as the service rebuilds its capability to coordinate fires for large-scale combat operations, according to a Nov. 3 Army announcement.

Daily News | November 5, 2021

St. Clair Technologies, a tier two Army supplier in Chandler, AZ, has been able to vaccinate nearly all its employees against the coronavirus this year without significant employee pushback, although a few employees chose to leave the company over the issue, according to a company official.

Daily News | November 5, 2021

A recently announced product from Fischer Connectors could help soldiers share data and power between all the radios, sensors and devices they will wear in the future, Jack Midgley, the company's global defense market lead, told Inside Defense in a Nov. 3 interview.

The Insider | November 3, 2021

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has won a $243 million Army contract for "long-range fires technology development and demonstration," according to an Oct. 28 Pentagon contract announcement.

Daily News | November 2, 2021

The U.S. Army would not have been a likely candidate to use the original version of the NORA truck-mounted howitzer. It was developed for the Yugoslav army at the tail end of the Cold War and fired Soviet munitions.

The Insider | November 2, 2021

The Army will hold a virtual industry day Nov. 17 to discuss the prototype strategy for the Soldier Virtual Trainer, according to a Nov. 1 announcement from the service.

The Insider | October 29, 2021

The Army today released the third draft of the request for proposals for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle follow-on contract, and it announced a virtual industry day Nov. 15 to discuss the program.

Daily News | October 28, 2021

Hanwha Defense, a South Korean company that opened its American division in 2018, hopes to demonstrate and offer its technology to the U.S. Army for the Extended Range Cannon Artillery and other self-propelled howitzer programs, according to John Kelly, the president of Hanwha Defense USA.

The Insider | October 28, 2021

Oshkosh Corp. expects the military will slow its purchases of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle in the coming years, but that total acquisition objectives will remain stable, executives said today during the company's quarterly earnings call.

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