US Army June 3, 2020 New Army ‘Team Ignite’ force prepares for future wars Tanks controlling air-ground robots, AI-enabled targeting and reconnaissance, attacking in milliseconds, vehicle and aircraft-fired lasers, self-guiding ammunition, morphing swarms of autonomous drones and fast, real-time, multi-domain networking are all anticipated elements of warfare in 2040.
US Army June 2, 2020 Army researcher: Coronavirus vaccine may be available by end of year A senior Army researcher said Tuesday that a coronavirus vaccine could possibly be available to some parts of the United States within the year.
ӣƵ Flash June 2, 2020 Ari Fleischer says governors are 'fools' not to call in National Guard: 'Do your job' America's governors are "fools" not to call on the National Guard to protect their residents amid riots after the horrific death of George Floyd, former White House Press Sec. Ari Fleischer asserted Tuesday.
OPINION June 2, 2020 Harold and Rachel Earls: Mt. Everest lessons — they can help in our battle against COVID-19 My senior year at West Point I decided to go after one of the items on my bucket list: Climb Mount Everest.
US Army May 28, 2020 Army builds new 18.6-mile-range tank-killing weapon The U.S. Army and Raytheon are working on a newly configured tank-killing “Shaped Charge” 155m precision-guided artillery round as part of a large-scale strategic attempt to outrange enemies and destroy approaching enemy armored columns at safer standoff ranges.
US Army May 22, 2020 Army adapts warfare-designed thermal imaging to war on coronavirus The U.S. Army has adapted emerging high-speed thermal imaging goggles to help dismounted infantry engage in close-in, crossfire combat to save lives in the service’s war on COVID-19.
US Army May 22, 2020 Army scientists develop new 'materials' for hypersonic weapons attack They can take out targets faster than enemies can respond by destroying a wide range of air, sea, land and space targets. Traveling at five-times the speed of sound, they are nearly impossible to defend against and place fighter jets, ships, ground vehicles, satellites and ground assets at tremendous risk of nearly instant destruction -- they are hypersonic weapons.
Coronavirus May 19, 2020 Army researchers may have discovered new coronavirus-killing antibodies The Army Research Laboratory is vigorously pursuing technical innovations aimed at “discovering” and engineering new antibodies able to attach to and destroy coronavirus, thereby helping those severely impacted with an infection, service scientists told Warrior.
US Army May 14, 2020 The Army hopes to kill enemy drones with AI The Army and Raytheon are now accelerating development and deployment of an upgraded counter-drone weapons system designed specifically to address close-in small drone threats, in part by leveraging emerging applications of AI.
US Army May 13, 2020 Army Futures commander sees AI-driven 'hyperactive battlefield' in future war Future warfare will be characterized by what the commander of Army Futures Command calls a “hyperactive battlefield” -- a chaotic, fast-moving mix of complex variables in need of instant analysis as lives ... and combat victory ... hang in a delicate, hazy balance of uncertainty.
US Army May 12, 2020 Army flying explosive gets new warhead and radar to destroy drones The Army is working with industry partners to upgrade and expand its counter-drone fight by helping to bring new advanced technology to U.S. allied countries across the globe facing an increasingly complex threat.