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May 22, 2020

Army scientists develop new 'materials' for hypersonic weapons attack

They can take out targets faster than enemies can respond by destroying a wide range of air, sea, land and space targets. Traveling at five-times the speed of sound, they are nearly impossible to defend against and place fighter jets, ships, ground vehicles, satellites and ground assets at tremendous risk of nearly instant destruction -- they are hypersonic weapons.

May 19, 2020

Army researchers may have discovered new coronavirus-killing antibodies

The Army Research Laboratory is vigorously pursuing technical innovations aimed at “discovering” and engineering new antibodies able to attach to and destroy coronavirus, thereby helping those severely impacted with an infection, service scientists told Warrior.  

May 14, 2020

The Army hopes to kill enemy drones with AI

The Army and Raytheon are now accelerating development and deployment of an upgraded counter-drone weapons system designed specifically to address close-in small drone threats, in part by leveraging emerging applications of AI.  

May 13, 2020

Army Futures commander sees AI-driven 'hyperactive battlefield' in future war

Future warfare will be characterized by what the commander of Army Futures Command calls a “hyperactive battlefield” -- a chaotic, fast-moving mix of complex variables in need of instant analysis as lives ... and combat victory ... hang in a delicate, hazy balance of uncertainty.

May 12, 2020

Army flying explosive gets new warhead and radar to destroy drones

The Army is working with industry partners to upgrade and expand its counter-drone fight by helping to bring new advanced technology to U.S. allied countries across the globe facing an increasingly complex threat.

May 12, 2020

US Special Operations arms surveillance aircraft for precision attack

U.S. Special Operations Command is arming small, maneuverable surveillance planes to offer war commanders a precision-strike option supporting ground troops in rugged terrain with Hellfire missiles and laser-guided rockets.

May 8, 2020

New Army artillery changes course to hit targets under bridges

Enemies of the U.S. Army are now deliberately hiding targets behind mountain ridges, under bridges, in rocky crevices and other locations intended to elude state-of-the art GPS-guided artillery round attacks -- complicating U.S. efforts to pinpoint and destroy targets

May 6, 2020

Pentagon: Anyone hospitalized for coronavirus 'disqualified' from joining military without waiver

Coronavirus survivors will be barred from entering the military unless they are granted a waiver from the branch they are seeking to join, according to a memo circulating online, as the Department of Defense continues to figure out how to train America's fighting force in the midst of a global pandemic.

May 4, 2020

29 US soldiers to receive Purple Hearts for traumatic brain injuries from Iran attack on Iraq base

Six Army soldiers who were injured in a ballistic missile attack on an American base in Iraq in January have been awarded Purple Hearts, and 23 others have been approved for the award and will receive them later this week, U.S. Central Command said Monday.

May 4, 2020

DARPA has a 'game-changer' coronavirus test that's awaiting emergency approval, report says

Though there is currently no known scientific cure for the disease known as COVID-19, researchers at the U.S.'s most advanced military agency has designed a coronavirus test that can identify people before they come infectious, according to a media report.