Matthew Cox

Matthew Cox has been a defense reporter since 1998. During his time with Military.com he covered all the services, with a close eye on Army weapons development and procurement, body armor testing, camouflage, ammunition as well as readiness and training issues. He previously worked for 12 years for Army Times. He traveled to Afghanistan and Iraq numerous times from 2002 to 2008, covering Stryker and light infantry units in combat. He also spent four years in the U.S. Army during the second half of the 1980s, serving as an infantryman in the 82nd Airborne Division.

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BAE Systems' Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle will replace the Army’s M113 vehicle. BAE Systems Inc. photo

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The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle will replace the Vietnam War-era M113 armored personnel carrier.

Guardsmen with the 207th Engineer Utilities Detachment, with UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter transportation support from 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, participate in Arctic skills training in Snowhawk Valley near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on Feb. 9, 2019. The Army has contracted with Raytheon Co. to supply new aviation radios. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Michael Risinger)

Army Taps Raytheon to Build Enhanced Radios for Black Hawks, Apaches

ARC-231A are "software-defined" so they can be rapidly updated without requiring the radio to be removed from the aircraft.

U.S. Army Soldiers of Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, patrol the roads near a tactical checkpoint in Taji, Iraq, Sept. 17, 2007. (Steve Czyz/Army)

Former 1st Cav Soldier to Receive Distinguished Service Cross for Iraq Heroism

Former Sgt. Daniel E. Cowart saved his comrades from a suicide bomber in Iraq in 2007.

The U.S. Army just awarded FLIR Systems Inc. a $39.6 million contract for its Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance System (PRS) to support the service’s Soldier Borne Sensor effort. Flir Systems Inc. photo

Army to Buy $39.6 Million Worth of Pocket-Sized Drones

Soldiers can use the onboard camera to look around corners in urban areas or recon unfamiliar terrain.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participate in the Infantry Immersion Training Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 25, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo/Robert L. Kuehn)

Retired General: Train, Pay Army and Marine Infantry as an Elite Force

Army and Marine infantry may be moving closer to being transformed into an elite force, much like the 75th Ranger Regiment.

Raider Brigade Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conduct weapons training on a M249 Squad Automatic Weapon system on Oct. 9, 2018, to remain tactically proficient and ready to execute operations in Afghanistan. The Army plans to replace it soon with the Next Generation Squad Weapon. Spc. Markus Bowling/Army

Army's Next-Gen Squad Weapon to Feature Deadly Accurate Fire Control

The NGSW's digital fire control system could be revolutionary to infantry squad tactics, an official says.

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., asks a question of Budget Director Mick Mulvaney during a the House Budget Committee hearing, Feb. 14, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)

Marine Combat Veteran Lays Groundwork for 2020 Presidential Campaign

Rep. Seth Moulton, a veteran Marine officer, is a proponent of greater investment in technology and public service.

Members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade unveil a plaque and officially name Froward Operating Base Bostick in honor of Maj. Thomas G. Bostick, killed in action in 2007 while commanding Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment. (Chris Bradley/Army)

Sky Soldier's Silver Star to Be Upgraded to Distinguished Service Cross

Maj. Thomas Bostick will be only the third Army officer to earn the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism in Afghanistan.

A Marine Corps Humvee and Joint Light Tactical Vehicle sit next to each other aboard Quantico, Va. (Matthew Cox/Staff)

JLTV Is Tougher and Faster, but Troops Will Still Ride Into Battle on Humvees

Army and Marine Corps combat units are starting to receive high-performance Joint Light Tactical Vehicles.

Marine Corps Systems Command awarded a contract to BAE Systems to produce and deliver the Amphibious Combat Vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps/ Kaitlin Kelly)

The Marines' Amphibious Combat Vehicle May Get a 30mm Cannon

Three variants of the amphibious combat vehicle may ultimately be developed.

Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL students participate in surf passage.

Retired SEAL: Tracking Special Operators’ Performance May Help Prevent Suicides

Twenty-two U.S. Special Operations Command operators took their own lives in 2018.

An Iron Dome launcher deployed next to Sderot, Israel, in June 2011.Natan Flayer via Wikipedia

Army to Buy Israeli-Made Iron Dome to Protect Soldiers from Indirect Fire

Air and missile defense is one of the Army's top modernization priorities.

Members of the Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces (KASP) and a U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conducts a raid during exercise Saber Junction 2018 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, September 22, 2018. (U.S. Army photo/Benjamin Haulenbeek)

DoD Officials: Irregular Warfare, Information Ops Key to Winning Next War

The Pentagon is taking steps to ensure that irregular warfare is not forgotten as a critical tool.

Sergeant Major of the Army Dan Dailey, wearing the Army's then-proposed 'Pink and Green' daily service uniform, salutes the Anthem pre-kickoff during the Army-Navy game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Dec. 9, 2017. (U.S. Army/Ronald Lee)

A Few Hundred Soldiers Could Get Their Army Greens This Month

The sergeant major of the Army revealed new details about the planned uniform.

Sara Shertz, shown with a custom-built Glock 35, practices shooting in the desert near Sloan, Nev., on Oct. 19, 2014. Shertz and Karissa Neff own Gun Play Vegas, the first and only female-owned firearms training company in Nevada. Since launching the business in 2012, the UNLV grads have trained a few thousand students. (AP Photo/The Sun, Alonzo Wright )

Remington, Mossberg Fashion New Pistols Designed for Female Shooters

Remington and Mossberg showed off compact pistols at SHOT Show 2019 catering to female shooters and those with small hands.

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