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March 27, 2019

New Army tank round destroys bunkers, 8-inch concrete walls and more

A single emerging US Army Abrams tank round is engineered to attack and destroy enemy tanks, bunkers, concrete walls, light armored vehicles and even small groups of enemy fighters - by enabling crews to instantly adjust its explosive effect within seconds.

March 26, 2019

DARPA wants to ‘fuse’ grenades, drones, robots and ground radar for US Army

The Pentagon’s research and technology arm is testing a “breakthrough” AI-enabled technology for dismounted mobile combat units that synthesizes drone feeds, robot sensors, small arms fire detection, and ground-based radar -- to “out cycle” enemy decision-making and attack with success.

March 21, 2019

Why the Pentagon wants more AI, drones, attack submarines and nuclear weapons

Nuclear weapons, Research and Development, space war, attack submarines, drones and AI are all massive areas of priority for Pentagon weapons developers as they seek to accelerate its growing “pivot” to major-power warfare, seeks to address deficits and - perhaps of greatest significance - stay ahead of Russia and China when it comes to weapons areas of great concern to the US military services.

March 20, 2019

Pentagon wants Hellfire missiles and small-diameter bombs for future war

A lesser-recognized proposed budget increase can be seen with two key munitions -- the Hellfire Missile and Small Diameter Bomb II. The Hellfire is greatly expanding it uses beyond helicopters and some of its regular applications, to include arming the Navy Littoral combat ship and the Army’s Short Range Air Defense arming Stryker vehicles with vertically-launched, counter air Hellfires.

March 19, 2019

US military wants $300M to start testing satellite-mounted lasers and ‘particle beams’

The U.S. military is looking to develop and test more weapons it can blast into space to fire at targets on the surface of the earth.

March 14, 2019

'Lizzie McGuire' actress Carly Schroeder ditching Hollywood for the Army

Carly Schroeder is trading fame for fatigues.

March 12, 2019

Chilling World War III 'wargames' show US forces crushed by Russia and China

Scary World War III ‘wargames’ show U.S. forces crushed by Russia and China in certain hot spots around the globe.

March 11, 2019

Abrams tank set for 'lethality' upgrade

Should a mechanized column of heavily armored Russian vehicles launch an aggressive, forward-leaning assault into Eastern Europe 10 years from now, complete with air and artillery support - - just what kinds of specific armored vehicles would best position a U.S./NATO response?

March 8, 2019

Elon Musk's security clearance is under review

Elon Musk holds a secret-level clearance with the US government due to his role as founder and CEO of SpaceX, but it has been revealed that his clearance is currently under review at the Pentagon after Musk smoked marijuana last September.

March 5, 2019

Shark skin studied by US military to make faster, more agile aircraft

The skin of the mako shark is being studied by the U.S. Army to help them build faster aircraft, according to research presented on Monday.