October 15, 2020 New Army electronic warfare weapons change 'jamming' attack tactics What if an advancing Army armored unit were maneuvering through mountainous terrain to “close with an enemy” when it is suddenly hit and disabled by an incoming artillery attack ... because a small, hovering enemy drone finds its location and transmits an electronic signal back to an enemy firebase?
October 15, 2020 Army secretary reveals that US hypersonic missile hit within 6 inches of its target: report A hypersonic missile developed by the U.S. hit within 6 inches of its target, according to a report.
October 14, 2020 New computer technology could shape helicopter attack tactics Built to absorb some small arms fire, Apache attack helicopters can swoop into enemy fire to provide life-critical air support to ground infantry caught in lethal combat.
October 14, 2020 Army partners with University of Illinois on autonomous drone swarm technology Army researchers are working with the University of Illinois Chicago on unmanned technology for recharging drone swarms.
October 10, 2020 US Army testing augmented reality goggles on dogs The US Army is testing augmented reality goggles on its service dogs in hopes to allow troops to give orders remotely.
October 8, 2020 Army achieves new high-powered laser weapon breakthrough Firing lasers from fighter jets while in combat, hitting enemy hypersonic missiles in space and incinerating enemy drones from armored combat vehicles are all missions intended for fast-emerging, now-in-development laser weapons.
October 5, 2020 F-35 sends targets to ground soldiers and army soldiers send targets up to F-35s An advancing infantry unit breaks through a thick wall of enemy fighters when suddenly, while under heavy fire, soldiers on the ground receive incoming targeting data from an overhead F-35 showing that their unit will soon encounter a massive, mechanized force of enemy armored vehicles.
October 4, 2020 New high-speed Army satellites accelerate attacks on enemy tanks When an Air Force fighter jet or bomber closes in on a high-value target area, poised for attack, or an Army ground unit moves to contact with an enemy, success or failure of a given high-risk mission can often hang in the balance of what can be described in two words – satellite networking.
October 4, 2020 Active duty suicide rates 'on par' with civilians, concerns grow for National Guard members in 2020: Pentagon Over the course of 2019, some 498 active-duty U.S. military members died not on the battlefield or by accident – but by suicide – primarily by the use of a firearm.
October 1, 2020 Vietnam veteran's ID tag returned to North Dakota widow after found in Russia An Army identification tag lost by an American soldier when he was wounded by a grenade blast in Vietnam was returned Wednesday to his widow after it was found by an American traveling in Russia.
