June 26, 2020 What would robot vs robot war look like? The Chinese Army is preparing to deploy small, new, tracked war-robots armed with machine guns, night vision, missile loaders and camera sensors to conduct attacks while leaving manned systems at safer stand-off distances.
June 25, 2020 Army to stop using photos on officers' records, citing racial bias concerns The U.S. Army is dropping the use of photographs in officers' personnel files when being considered for promotions and other matters in an effort to stamp out unconscious bias, officials announced Thursday.
June 24, 2020 Pentagon 2020 space strategy calls for new weapons To say the Pentagon is massively emphasizing space war would be an understatement. This focus has clearly emerged from its newly released 2020 Defense Space Strategy Summary.
June 23, 2020 Army fires off test shot for new precision-strike missile The U.S. Army has fired test shot number three for its fast-emerging Precision-Strike Missile, a new surface-to-surface weapon intended to destroy targets with precision accuracy from ranges as far as 500 km. (311 miles).
June 22, 2020 Army developing drones that can change shape mid-flight U.S. Army researchers are developing drones that can change shape in mid-flight.
June 17, 2020 AI gives infantry new firefight tactics What if AI-enabled algorithms could process sensor data for Army infantry in a matter of seconds, alerting them of targets, enemy movements and relevant moments from drone feeds?
June 16, 2020 Army general sees need for new future warfare 'Combined Arms Maneuver' Gen. John Murray, commanding general of Army Futures Command, eyes future “Combined Arms.”
June 16, 2020 Army pursues ground-air 'drone-to-drone' unmanned system war teaming As the Army looks toward future warfare scenarios, it is increasingly emphasizing the need to fully network air and ground drones to one another to defend advancing armored units in war, launch coordinated attacks and pursue new applications of Combined Arms Maneuver.
June 15, 2020 Chinese armored vehicles conduct massive attack drills The two-million-strong Chinese Army recently conducted massive attack drills, tested warfare scenarios and practiced combat maneuvers in a large wargame in Northwestern China, raising questions about the extent of the countries’ current preparation for a land war.
June 10, 2020 Army researchers set sights on self-regenerating armor Imagine combat vehicles, drones or robots able to regenerate armor or other materials after being hit by enemy fire. Now think about advanced high-performing protective equipment for soldiers that includes self-sustaining mobile electrical power. These are two amazing high-tech possibilities that could all be elements of future warfare technology -- perhaps more than a decade from now.
