🌱 Why the Army chose Aberdeen Proving Ground to unveil this new detector
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland Patch AM: a 4 min readGood day Aberdeen Proving Ground! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why the Army chose Aberdeen Proving Ground to unveil this new detector
- How Amentum’s Maryland layoffs could affect its Aberdeen Proving Ground presence
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 64 degrees.
- Sunday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-shower, temps: high: 85, low: 70.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Army will soon deliver first batch of detection tools to help command posts identify their own signal emissions, protect from EMS targeting (defensescoop.com) — Army officials at Aberdeen Proving Ground just detailed the first fielding of new Spectrum Situational Awareness Systems that help units spot and manage their own signal emissions. The tools, developed by 3dB Labs, aim to protect command posts from detection in today’s highly contested electromagnetic environment and will start reaching select units within weeks, with dozens more systems coming by 2027. 
• Federal contractor Amentum to lay off over 380 workers in Hanover (thebanner.com) — A major federal contractor with an office at Aberdeen Proving Ground is cutting more than 380 jobs tied to intelligence contracts in Hanover later this year. While the layoffs are centered in Anne Arundel County, they could ripple through Amentum’s broader Maryland footprint, including its APG operations and local defense community connections.
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🗞 Nearby News
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- $80K Discovery Lands Aberdeen Man Behind Bars After Months-Long Drug Probe: Sheriff (dailyvoice.com)
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- Book golf lessons and programs in Havre de Grace, MD (pga.com)
Bel Air
- $80K In Drugs, Guns Confiscated From Aberdeen Man's Home (patch.com)
- State Fair Underway + Ag Center Unveiled + Deli Opens At BWI + Piano School Debuts: MD Business News (patch.com)
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