Science & Tech

The Army wants AI to help man artillery and air defense units

Leaders say the problem is that the technology is nowhere near what it needs to be.

Threats

Homeland pivot isn't affecting troops in South Korea, so far: commander

Soldiers are “being fed,” “still training” amid government shutdown, 8th Army commander says.

Defense Systems

Anduril debuts Eagle Eye, a modular, AI-powered soldier headset

One variant is being pitched for the Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command program.

Business

Sikorsky’s unmanned U-HAWK is a UH-60L minus the cockpit

As Army mulls retiring its Black Hawks, company touts variant that can carry more while freeing up aircrew.

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Startup aims to reinvent battlefield medicine for the drone era

High-intensity conflict will require better connected, more defendable field hospitals for longer term care.

Policy

TRADOC shuts its doors, part of Army effort to shrink the number of generals

Training and doctrine will now be handled by Army Transformation and Training Command.

Threats

Defense One Radio, Ep. 193: How drone warfare is changing

A researcher unpacks recent adaptations in drone technology after more than three years of Russia's ongoing Ukraine invasion.

Defense Systems

Marines press ahead with JLTV purchase after Army quits program

Higher prices are expected once the larger service cancels its contract to buy the Humvee replacement.

Defense Systems

Pentagon stands up new task force to coordinate anti-drone efforts

The Army will be in charge of the outfit, which will replace the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office.

Defense Systems

How many drones does it take to replace a destroyer?

Fresh off a summer of testing robotic boats, the Navy's Task Force 66 wants to turn lessons into metrics.