Kruse had been in the position since February 2024 after an appointment by then-President Joe Biden, meaning his exit comes well short of the usual approximately three-year posting.

In a joint statement, the countries said they are "ready to play an active role" to support security guarantees, though details have been scarce.

Brandon Pugh came over from the think-tank world about eight weeks ago to serve as the service's third ever PCA.

The acquisition would cost $2.7 billion New Zealand dollars ($1.57 billion USD), said the New Zealand Defence Force in its announcement.

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Company officials from competitors like Rheinmetall and Oshkosh hype their offerings ahead of expected final request for proposals.

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"The biggest opportunities that I see are from a modularity and platform independence standpoint," Lt. Gen. Maria Barrett, the commanding general of Army Cyber Command, said.

“There are advantages [in hybrid, electric solutions], but the Army seems to be not as focused on electrification and, to some degree, hybridization as it was in the past,” NDIA's Valde Garcia ...

The model, called Common Hardware Software Solutions Tactical Radios (CHESS-TR), is currently in the “concept stage” within the Army Software Factory.