April 25, 2019 Bronze Star recipient killed helping stranded motorist change tire in Virginia An Army colonel and Bronze Star recipient who served two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan died for injuries sustained while helping a stranded motorist in Virginia last week, a report said.
April 22, 2019 Army and Air Force draft new combined 'war attack plan' The Army and the Air Force are crafting a new combined air-ground combat attack strategy to improve warfare networks, perform long-range sensing of targets, strike enemies more effectively and strengthen defenses across multiple domains in real-time.
April 12, 2019 New next-gen Army 50mm cannon destroys targets in live-fire demo As a small ball of fire shot out of the end of a new 50mm cannon, a cloud of smoke filled the air and, in what seemed like less than one second, an explosion of smoke and fire destroyed a mock enemy target from hundreds of yards away -- on the other side of an Arizona desert valley.
April 10, 2019 What happened when I fired my first 'sniper shot' My shoulder was pressed firmly against the end or “stock” of the rifle, my index finger extended horizontally just above the trigger as I lay flat on the ground and tried to align my right eye directly through the targeting sight -- all as I for the very first time, tried to fire a US military M107A1 sniper rifle at a small target roughly 200 yards away.
April 5, 2019 Trump administration cracks down on International Criminal Court, revokes top prosecutor's visa The Unites States revoked the visa of an International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Friday as part of the Trump administration’s effort to rebuke the tribunal’s investigation into alleged war crimes committed by U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
April 3, 2019 Russian spy plane flies over Area 51 and other secret military bases, report says A Russian surveillance plane recently flew over several American military bases, including Area 51, perhaps America's most secretive military site.
April 2, 2019 Pentagon seeks drone-fired lasers to destroy nuclear-armed missiles The Missile Defense Agency is engineering air-launched, high-powered, long-range laser weapons to destroy attacking nuclear-armed Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles during launch and even as they travel through space -- bringing new levels of offensive and defensive layered firepower to existing missile defense technologies.
March 27, 2019 New Army tank round destroys bunkers, 8-inch concrete walls and more A single emerging US Army Abrams tank round is engineered to attack and destroy enemy tanks, bunkers, concrete walls, light armored vehicles and even small groups of enemy fighters - by enabling crews to instantly adjust its explosive effect within seconds.
March 26, 2019 DARPA wants to ‘fuse’ grenades, drones, robots and ground radar for US Army The Pentagon’s research and technology arm is testing a “breakthrough” AI-enabled technology for dismounted mobile combat units that synthesizes drone feeds, robot sensors, small arms fire detection, and ground-based radar -- to “out cycle” enemy decision-making and attack with success.
March 21, 2019 Why the Pentagon wants more AI, drones, attack submarines and nuclear weapons Nuclear weapons, Research and Development, space war, attack submarines, drones and AI are all massive areas of priority for Pentagon weapons developers as they seek to accelerate its growing “pivot” to major-power warfare, seeks to address deficits and - perhaps of greatest significance - stay ahead of Russia and China when it comes to weapons areas of great concern to the US military services.