Science & Tech
The Biggest Lesson from the Army’s Connect-Everything Experiment
New labs to test interconnections are the key to joint all-domain command and control.
Threats
General Makes Case for Army’s Role in the Indo-Pacific
“By putting boots on the ground,” Gen. Charles Flynn said, “we're demonstrating the will of the United States.”
Business
AUSA Conference Wire: A Big Switch
As the first post-Afghanistan AUSA conference gets underway, the shift from CT to great-power competition is evident on the convention floor.
Policy
US Army Is Scrutinizing Itself, Must Change Swiftly to Face China, Secretary Says
“The future is a lot closer than some of us think,” Christine Wormuth said at AUSA.
Business
AUSA Conference Wire: Opening Numbers
33,000 expected as the Association of the U.S. Army opens its big annual show in Washington, D.C.
Policy
Army to Open Centers For Reporting Sexual Assault, Harassment
The seven “fusion directorates” will be designed to preserve privacy and improve access to care.
Business
Bell Picks Rolls-Royce Engine for V-280 Valor in Army Black Hawk Replacement Contest
The move dramatically increases the horsepower of the V-280 over the General Electric engines it uses today.
Science & Tech
How Well Can AI Pick Targets From Satellite Photos? Army Test Aims to Find Out
The Scarlet Dragon exercise is evaluating ways the service might put new tools to use in the very near term.
Threats
Active-Duty Suicide Rate Hit Record High in 2020
The rate among soldiers was nearly double that of sailors, DOD’s annual suicide report found.
Business
Lockheed Opens New Hypersonic Weapons Factory In Alabama
The manufacturing plant is the third digital factory opened by the world’s largest defense contractor this year.
Policy
Is This the Next US Military Base in Europe?
Lithuania built Camp Herkus to woo a permanent contingent of American troops. But the Biden administration is far from convinced.
Science & Tech
Soldiers’ Super Suits Will Sense Surroundings Soon
Tooth microphones and spider senses could be coming to a battlefield near you.
Science & Tech
An Army Pilot Just Re-Invented Flight Training for the Digital Era
By teaching an AI to read instruments with a camera, you get the best of the human and machine worlds.
Science & Tech
Learn to Use Data or Risk Dying in Battle, New Army Project Teaches
Project Ridgway pushes soldiers to use—and even create—the artificial-intelligence tools that will confer military advantage.
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