Threats
Army gets $2.5B for weapons, vehicles in reconciliation bill
Sum includes hundreds of millions for more missiles as Pentagon reviews stockpiles.
Threats
Army aims to quadruple Patriot missile procurement
Move comes amid conflict with Iran, questions about aid to Ukraine.
Ideas
The Army’s role in the Pacific
Deterrence can’t be achieved with maritime or air systems alone.
Science & Tech
Army experiments with integrating attack drones into artillery formations
New division formation design includes HIMARS, howitzers, and one-way UAVs.
Science & Tech
The Army’s not sure what its new ‘Executive Innovation Corps’ will actually do
Silicon Valley tech leaders will go direct commission course, take a PT test, and presumably help make the Army more efficient.
Ideas
For 250 years, it’s been ‘change or lose’ for our military. Here’s what needs changing now
A former commandant and a futurist take stock of Spider’s Web, Rising Lion, and more.
Defense Systems
Army expects to make more than a million artillery shells next year
Armaments chief says new factories, streamlined processes will hit goal just a few months late.
Science & Tech
How drone warfare fares in the 2026 budget
The president’s proposal leans heavily on one-time reconciliation dollars.
Ideas
The military must remain nonpartisan. America depends on it
The soldiers who cheered partisan applause lines at Fort Bragg, and their leaders, erred in a spectacular way.
Policy
Congress would like the Army to show its work on ‘transformation’
The service hasn’t briefed lawmakers on its plans to cut programs.
Threats
Defense One Radio, Ep. 181: What the Army is learning about FPV drones
The 173rd Airborne Brigade's commander unpacks lessons from recent exercises in Lithuania and Tunisia.
Science & Tech
Army brigade tests renewable tech in Pacific exercise
The 25th ID is printing its own drones, purifying its own water
Science & Tech