Science & Tech

Defense One Radio, Ep. 164: AUSA conference, in review

Defense One staff summarize the leading developments from this year's Association of the U.S. Army conference in Washington.

  • Patrick Tucker, Sam Skove and Ben Watson
Threats

The D Brief: US confirms N. Korean deployment; WH’s natsec AI memo; Russia amplified hurricane disinfo; Former generals describe Trump; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Army wargame to test cargo drones and live logistics data

The service is also looking into casualty evacuation by drone.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

The D Brief: Kyiv’s big EU loan; F-35 readiness still low; Crash victims ID’d; Army cook turned top chef; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

How two units are learning from each other as the Army moves to modernize

The units’ experiences are also driving interest in new capabilities, like automated object detection for drones.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

The D Brief: Russia increases drone strikes; US troops attacked in Syria; Missing aviators declared dead; Trump’s radical view; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Hamas leader, killed; N. Koreans in Ukraine; Army simplifying networks; Boosted rocket production; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Defense Systems

The Army’s dream of vastly simplified networking is starting to come true

Field commanders want even less gear to tend, but two divisions are showing how things are improving.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: B-2s bomb Houthis; A general’s China alarm; Army’s Ukraine trips; Raytheon fined nearly $1B; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Regional war in Asia would be a 'global problem' for the US, Pacific Army chief warns

The Army’s transformation in the Pacific is the “game changer” against China, says Gen. Charles Flynn.

  • Patrick Tucker
Business

Bell presses on with FLRAA as Army cools on large programs

Service officials are banking on the future rotorcraft for a new air assault concept.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

Europe-based units are learning from Ukraine, officers say

A small group of soldiers regularly travels to Kyiv to collect observations, said one general.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

The D Brief: Army’s new acquisition approach; US warns Israel on Gaza; Ukraine’s Victory Plan; Milley’s blastproof curtains; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Army to expand tech-equipping effort—and cut some programs

Gen. Randy George also said the Army will cancel programs that don’t serve the service’s modernization goals.

  • Sam Skove
Science & Tech

US Army rushes to boost defenses as Russia ups strike-drone autonomy

From the Red Sea to the Pacific, the drone and counter-drone game is accelerating.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Protest puts Army’s HADES spy plane on hold

The program is part of the service’s "No. 1 operational imperative," officials have said.

  • Audrey Decker
Defense Systems

In Pacific, Army brigade tweaks its modernization program for jungle warfare

The unit has over 100 drones, but must balance their use against the tropics' punishing heat.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

The D Brief: Chinese blockade drill encircles Taiwan; Army program cuts coming?; Israel gets THAAD; Navy reloads at sea; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Defense Systems

Sales of anti-armor missiles projected to slow

But the tank's not dead, so look for the market to come back in a few years.

  • Larry Dickerson, Forecast International
Threats

Army ups recruiting target for FY25 after hitting goal

Service will once again aim to bring in 61,000 new recruits.

  • Sam Skove
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