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The Army's AI Talent Pipeline Problems
The Army is losing exactly the kind of artificial intelligence talent it insists it needs to win the next war.
01/15/26Read it on Modern War InstituteThe Army Is Connecting Its Apps. Who Authorizes Their Actions?
In October 2026, the Army announced initial application contract awards for I Corps, moving NGC2 beyond division-level prototyping toward a larger...
1d agoRead it on Modern War InstituteArmy’s New MALET Kit That Turns Mortars Into Drone-Dropped Weapons
The clip-on kit is designed to give soldiers a convenient way to rapidly turn existing mortars into small bombs for drones....
3d agoRead it on The WarZoneHow the Army Fights a Maritime War in the Pacific
The Army has new operational warfighting guidance. General Christopher LaNeve’s How the Army Fights organizes landpower around four interdependent...
4d agoRead it on Modern War InstituteArmy Honors Soldiers Who Faced Down Fort Stewart Gunman
Officials awarded the Soldier’s Medal — the Army’s highest award for heroism not involving combat with an enemy — to Turner and Sgt. Michael Boron...
4d agoRead it onU.S. Army Creates New Office To Run Aerial and Ground Surveillance
The U.S. Army has merged two of its sensor acquisition offices into a single organization responsible for everything from spy planes to perimeter...
4d agoRead it on Defence BlogMortars Go Airborne As Army Tests New Drone Bomb Tech
The Army is experimenting with a way to turn ordinary mortar rounds into bombs that can be dropped from drones...
4d agoRead it on Stars and StripesArmy Trains with AMP-HEL Lasers to Counter Drones at Southern Border
The U.S. Army is expanding its ability to counter drone threats on American territory...
5d agoRead it on Global Defense NewsThe Army Wants Nearly 15,000 New Rifles. The Bigger Story Is Innovation
SIG Sauer reveals how soldier feedback, early investment and innovation helped shape the Army's M8 rifle and its next generation of weapons....
5d agoRead it on Military.comPartnering Decides Whether Flexible Military Construction Can Work
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is preparing to ask a design-build team to begin work before anyone knows the final price....
6d agoRead it on RealClearDefenseU.S. Army Adapts M109A7 Paladin Artillery Tactics
The U.S. Army is sharpening M109A7 Paladin 155 mm self-propelled howitzer tactics against intensifying drone surveillance and counter-battery threats...
6d agoRead it on Global Defense News
2949 Marine Prisoners, Hostages, and Peacetime Governmental Detainees Since Our Corps' Founding
By Jon Couch • RealClearDefense
America Must Win the Biotech Race Against China
By Rob Maness • RealClearDefense
How Digital Twins Can Strengthen Naval Readiness Before a Crisis Begins
By Carl Napoletano • RealClearDefense
The Uninsured Sky
By Joe Sandri • RealClearDefense
Counterterrorism and the Growing Convergence in Homeland Security and Homeland Defense
By Austin Doctor • RealClearDefense
How Digital Twins Can Strengthen Naval Readiness Before a Crisis Begins
By Carl Napoletano • RealClearDefense
F-16s Build on Iran Combat Lessons to Prepare for China Threat
By Rebecca Grant • Lexington Institute
U.S. Aircraft Evacuated From Second U.K. Base Due to Iran Threat
By Holliday, et al, WSJ
US Marine Corps Acquires Textron’s Ripsaw M3 Uncrewed Ground Vehicles
By DPost
U.S. Navy’s First San Antonio Flight II USS Harrisburg Completes Sea Trials
By GDN