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November 11, 2020

Vice President Pence: Veterans Day is a time to thank and appreciate heroes who have preserved our liberty

Every veteran of the armed forces of the United States is a hero to the American people. On Veterans Day, it’s our duty to tell the story of what they did for us, what they did for our country, and all that they’ve done to ensure the survival and the success of liberty.

November 9, 2020

Pentagon launches smaller satellites to counter enemy anti-satellite attacks

Tiny satellites are much harder to detect and shoot down. They are also much more effective at both redundancy and disaggregation strategies during a space war, particularly if operated with a technical effectiveness equivalent to a larger system. 

November 6, 2020

Fort Hood soldier charged in murder of woman found at Texas hotel

A Fort Hood soldier has been charged with murdering a woman whose body was found in a Texas hotel last summer, police said.

November 6, 2020

New sensors can find source of attacking RPG, anti-tank missile fire

When an enemy Anti-Tank Guided Missile is fired at a column of U.S. Army armored vehicles, endangering infantry carriers, tactical vehicles and even tanks, there can be few defenses unless the source of incoming fire can be quickly detected.

October 29, 2020

The 1980s-era Abrams tank lives on with new weapons

It may have the same basic external configuration, weight and 120mm cannon, but today’s Abrams tank is, simply put, far more lethal than ever before due to the addition of sensors, ammunition, armor, EW (Electronic Warfare) and new weapons.

October 27, 2020

Army fires tank-killing robots armed with Javelin missiles

The U.S. Army will soon operate robots able to destroy enemy armored vehicles with anti-tank missiles, surveil warzones under heavy enemy fire and beam back identified targeting details in seconds due to rapid progress with several new armed robot programs. 

October 21, 2020

Army prepares robotic air assault technology for wars of the future

It’s called a “wet gap crossing,” the point wherein armored forces, infantry and tactical vehicles need to cross a body of water such as a river while on attack.

October 21, 2020

Army pursues new war plans for 2035

Robot Armies on attack, self-driving tanks, long-range, computer-enabled sensors and natural camouflage technology are just a few of the many factors expected to characterize warfare in 2035, a set of circumstances now under close and careful examination by teams of Army scientists looking to anticipate the wars of tomorrow.

October 19, 2020

Could Army AI identify new, unknown Russian and Chinese tanks? Maybe soon

What happens if Russia or China builds a new secret tank or heavy armored vehicle that even the most advanced U.S. databases are not able to recognize?

October 18, 2020

Army teams with universities to create miniature drone device that detects aerosols

The U.S. Army has teamed up with experts from academia to develop a 3D-printed device carried on drones to detect aerosols.