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General Dynamics Mission Systems boosts UK defense with proven battlefield tech
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Army adopts venture capital model to speed tech to soldiers
Staff Sgt. Kristopher Garbea holds a small reconnaissance drone during Saber Junction 25 in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 9, 2025. (Capt. Shenicquia Fulton/U.S. Army) The U.S. Army is rolling out a new initiative, dubbed Fuze, that leaders say will overhaul how the service invests in technology by borrowing from Silicon Valley’s venture capital playbook. The service
What if Russia invades the Baltic? A tabletop game offers answers
As NATO prepares for a potential Russian invasion of the Baltic region, there are many questions. In an era of drones, hypersonic missiles and kill chains, how might combat go amid the fields, forests and islands of the area? Some answers may be found in a new tabletop wargame. “Littoral Commander: The Baltic” isn’t just
Learn about a high-speed drone smasher that uses its nose cone to ram enemy UAVs
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Army mismanaged CENTCOM stockpiles of troop supplies modules: Audit
The Army failed to properly maintain Force Provider modules for U.S. Central Command, a DOD IG audit found. Here, DOD IG conducts an audit of FP modules at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on May 20, 2024. (Joseph Kumzak) The U.S. Army mismanaged equipment stockpiles for U.S. Central Command, according to a recent Department of Defense Inspector
US Army soldiers kick the tires on a new class of multipurpose drones
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington — The U.S. Army has an ambitious plan to field autonomous platforms across all its divisions in 2026. During a recent demonstration in the Pacific Northwest, it put that plan to the test, handing over the first batch of systems to a group of soldiers for a trial run. The mid-August
Coast Guard team honored for response to DC air tragedy
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Army picks 3 startups to fast-track self-driving squad vehicle
101st Airborne Division soldiers in a Infantry Squad Vehicle at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Johnson, Louisiana, August 2024. (Staff Sgt. Joshua Joyner/Army) The U.S. Army is turning to commercial startups to fast-track autonomous ground vehicles into combat formations, awarding $15.5 million in new contracts to three companies to test self-driving systems on Infantry
US Army awards Lockheed record $9.8 billion missile contract
In a U.S. Army-led test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement missile broke its own distant record to take out an air-breathing target simulating a cruise missile or fixed-wing aircraft. (Courtesy of Lockheed Martin) The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $9.8 billion multiyear contract to produce