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U.S. Apache Helicopters Attack Iranian Militias in Iraq
The war against Iran has spread to neighboring Iraq, where a top U.S. general says American Apache attack helicopters are battling Iranian proxies
03/20/26Read it on Task & PurposeThe 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...
42mins 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....
2d 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...
3d 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...
3d 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...
3d 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...
3d 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...
4d 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....
4d 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....
5d 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...
5d agoRead it on Global Defense News
Counterterrorism and the Growing Convergence in Homeland Security and Homeland Defense
By Austin Doctor • RealClearDefense
The Future of Space Power Depends on Integration
By Damian DiPippa • RealClearDefense
America Should Unleash Cyber Privateers
By Jacob Schelp • RealClearDefense
America Invented the Battery, but China Controls the Factory
By William Crane • RealClearDefense
A Defense Win for Americans and Israelis in Arkansas
By Bradley Bowman • RealClearDefense
Key Space Force Satellites Can’t Talk to Each Other
By T. Hitchens, Breaking Defense
Blue Angels Pilot Scott Laux Removed for Failing To Uphold Standards
By Johnson, PNJ
The Future of the Ground Reconnaissance Enterprise
By Joe Albano, The Connecting File
The Future of the ARG/MEU
By William Yale, Proceedings
Big Surface Combatants are so Hot Right Now
By CDR Salamander