Armed Forces June 24, 2020 Pentagon 2020 space strategy calls for new weapons To say the Pentagon is massively emphasizing space war would be an understatement. This focus has clearly emerged from its newly released 2020 Defense Space Strategy Summary.
US Army June 23, 2020 Army fires off test shot for new precision-strike missile The U.S. Army has fired test shot number three for its fast-emerging Precision-Strike Missile, a new surface-to-surface weapon intended to destroy targets with precision accuracy from ranges as far as 500 km. (311 miles).
US Army June 22, 2020 Army developing drones that can change shape mid-flight U.S. Army researchers are developing drones that can change shape in mid-flight.
US Army June 17, 2020 AI gives infantry new firefight tactics What if AI-enabled algorithms could process sensor data for Army infantry in a matter of seconds, alerting them of targets, enemy movements and relevant moments from drone feeds?
US Army June 16, 2020 Army general sees need for new future warfare 'Combined Arms Maneuver' Gen. John Murray, commanding general of Army Futures Command, eyes future “Combined Arms.”
Armed Forces June 16, 2020 Army pursues ground-air 'drone-to-drone' unmanned system war teaming As the Army looks toward future warfare scenarios, it is increasingly emphasizing the need to fully network air and ground drones to one another to defend advancing armored units in war, launch coordinated attacks and pursue new applications of Combined Arms Maneuver.
Armed Forces June 15, 2020 Chinese armored vehicles conduct massive attack drills The two-million-strong Chinese Army recently conducted massive attack drills, tested warfare scenarios and practiced combat maneuvers in a large wargame in Northwestern China, raising questions about the extent of the countries’ current preparation for a land war.
US Army June 10, 2020 Army researchers set sights on self-regenerating armor Imagine combat vehicles, drones or robots able to regenerate armor or other materials after being hit by enemy fire. Now think about advanced high-performing protective equipment for soldiers that includes self-sustaining mobile electrical power. These are two amazing high-tech possibilities that could all be elements of future warfare technology -- perhaps more than a decade from now.
US Navy June 8, 2020 Army Futures Command general describes how future wars will look Gen. John Murray, commander of Army Futures Command, explains what future wars will look like.
US Army June 5, 2020 Army maps plan for its new armored combat vehicle The Army’s new combat infantry vehicle has gone digital, meaning the service hopes to optimize design plans using computer modeling “before” bending metal on new prototypes.
US Air Force June 4, 2020 Army Patriot missile connects with Air Force F-35 to destroy cruise missile Imagine cruise missile threats streaming through the air toward multiple vulnerable targets. As that happens, radar nodes light up across a wide-spanning territory as an airborne F-35 senses the attack. The stealth fighter then hands off targeting data to ground-based U.S. Army Patriot interceptor missiles, knocking the approaching missiles straight out of the sky and destroying the attacking threat.