October 26, 2018 Bee-sized bots set to dominate future battles for cities In future battles, new American warriors may be the size of a baseball, the size of a bumble bee – even the size of a grain of sand.
October 22, 2018 Army sets sights on new concealable machine gun Soldiers may soon have a covertly-carried, powerful machine gun to defend Americans who are at high risk from enemy attacks.
October 19, 2018 Army set sights on sophisticated future tanks Could there be a lightweight armored attack vehicle able to speed across bridges, deploy quickly from the air, detect enemies at very long ranges, control nearby robots and fire the most advanced weapons in the world - all while maintaining the unprecedented protection and survivability of an Abrams tank?
October 18, 2018 Major breakthrough: Army artillery hits target at 38 miles, doubling range The Army has successfully fired a 155mm artillery round 62 kilometers (38.5 miles) - marking a technical breakthrough in the realm of land-based weapons and progressing toward its stated goal of being able to outrange and outgun Russian and Chinese weapons.
October 18, 2018 Sapphire gem-based ‘transparent’ armor protects soldiers from snipers Made from a synthetic version of the highly-prized sapphire gemstone, new transparent armor is lighter, thinner and pulverizes bullets on impact.
October 11, 2018 ‘Terminator’ tanks with ‘invisibility’ cloaking will fight future wars Imagine if the United States military could send combat vehicles like tanks into battle with enemies – but without a single American on the battlefield – instead, the vehicles drive and fight autonomously.
October 8, 2018 Army to control overseas combat drones from US The U.S. Army is working with industry to implement drone operations that enable high-risk combat missions to be controlled by a U.S.-based pilot, reducing vulnerability to enemy attack and drawing upon advanced satellite networks to improve video feeds.
October 8, 2018 Trump’s ‘Space Force’ isn’t a crazy idea, Neil deGrasse Tyson says Renown stargazer Neil deGrasse Tyson said President Trump’s dream of creating a “Space Force,” isn’t such a “crazy idea” after all.
September 20, 2018 $674 billion of tanks, fighter jets, subs and more to boost US military power in 2019 New destroyers, fighter jets, tanks, submarines, Black Hawk helicopters, supersonic weapons and more will make the U.S. military even more powerful next year.