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March 9, 2020

Pentagon plans for mobile nuclear reactor, document reveals

The Pentagon announced three contracts to begin design work on mobile, small nuclear reactors as part of a push to bring nuclear power to U.S. forces overseas and at home.

March 9, 2020

Army, Air Force Research Labs set sights on new hypersonic weapons

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.

March 6, 2020

US Army soldier deployed to Kuwait being monitored for coronavirus after Italian vacation, awaiting test results: military

A U.S. Army soldier deployed to Kuwait is being monitored for the new coronavirus after returning from a vacation in Italy, defense officials told Fox News. 

March 3, 2020

Army implements coronavirus screening for recruits

The Army began screening recruits Tuesday at its four basic training posts for the new coronavirus, officials said. 

March 2, 2020

Army research lab now building future tanks

You could call it a contradiction in terms, or even a paradoxical blending of opposites -- the Army is now building a highly lethal future armored tank that is easier to navigate while being survivable enough to withstand dangerous enemy attacks and offer protection equivalent to or better than a 70-ton Abrams tank. 

February 24, 2020

Army engineers more lethal and more explosive fragmenting missiles, artillery

The Army Research Laboratory is now engineering new rocket, missile and artillery rounds able to destroy groups of mobile enemy fighters, incinerate armored vehicles and eliminate structures with a single munition -- all at much longer ranges than currently deployed weapons can fire. 

February 21, 2020

New Army technology fast-tracks damaged tanks back to combat

Should U.S. forces be facing a massive armored enemy ground vehicle assault, they would need their own heavily armored vehicles -- such as infantry carriers, ground forces, unmanned attack vehicles and, perhaps of greatest significance, Abrams tanks.

February 18, 2020

Pentagon wants to design unmanned ‘flying gun’

The Pentagon is seeking millions for an unmanned flying gun that could handle airborne or ground-based targets.

February 17, 2020

US military's 'Jetson' laser can ID your unique heartbeat hundreds of feet away

The U.S. military could soon spot you in a crowd — not by your face or your gait, but by your unique heartbeat rhythm. The Pentagon recently developed and tested a laser that can scan and distinguish the pitter-patter of your heart from up to 650 feet (200 meters) away. 

February 14, 2020

Vindman will not be investigated after NSC ouster, Army secretary says

The Army will not launch an investigation into a decorated officer who was a key witness during the impeachment inquiry into President Trump and then removed from his White House National Security Council (NSC) position, officials said Friday.