Ideas
Stealthier Tanks Are On The Way
Several tech trends will make tomorrow’s tanks harder to spot — and that may have strategic implications.
Science & Tech
How A Human Resources System Could Revolutionize the Army
Army program managers took a mandate to upgrade the service’s payment systems and turned it into a way to unearth soldiers’ hidden talents.
Defense Systems
Army to roll out new comms capabilities by year's end
After a yearlong assessment, Army tech leaders outline plans to modernize their networks, including a re-tooled risk management framework.
Science & Tech
Army Developing Simulated Missile Launchers to Improve Combat Training
The goal is to train pilots and other crew members on how to respond to shoulder-fired missiles and rocket launchers.
Defense Systems
Army Futures Command will be based in Austin
Army leadership announced that Austin, Texas, will be the new home of its modernization command, taking advantage of the city's built-in tech-centric culture.
Defense Systems
ARCYBER brings on first direct-commissioned officers
The first successful recruits of a pilot program to commission cyber talent are getting ready to serve.
Policy
Army Corps of Engineers May Lose Its Domestic Missions
The White House's sweeping reorganization proposal would move the Corps' navigation functions to the Transportation Department, and other civil works missions to Interior.
Defense Systems
OTA comes under increased scrutiny
Lawmakers join the Government Accountability Office in asserting greater oversight and review over "other transaction authority" awards.
Ideas
What the Interwar Years Say About the US Army's Newest Force Concept
Technology isn’t everything.
Defense Systems
Army aims for robot vehicles on the battlefield by 2028
It's not Skynet yet, but Army Secretary Mark Esper says robotics will change the fundamentals of warfare and that getting there first provides a distinct advantage.
Defense Systems
Army focused on risk management framework
The service's acting cyber director discusses how the service is adapting the Defense Department’s RMF guidance to fit its operational needs.
Defense Systems
Army hits speed bumps in JRSS migration
Latency and other performance quality issues with applications in the joint regional security stacks have caused DISA and the Army to rework the migration timeline.
Science & Tech
The US Army Will Help Uber Get Flying Taxis Off the Ground
The joint venture aims for quieter, more efficient propellers for stealth or urban flights.
Defense Systems
Fogarty confirmed as new Army Cyber Command leader
Before ducking out for spring recess, the Senate confirmed Maj. Gen. Stephen Fogarty to head Army Cyber Command.
Ideas
I Ran US Border Patrol — And I Support Trump's Call to Deploy the National Guard
Critics have assailed the president’s decision to send troops to the border. But they can provide additional assistance and resources to agents in times of need.
Threats
Is It Time for AFRICOM to Get Its Own Troops?
A key Republican senator thinks so, and is pushing to send one of the U.S. Army’s new advising brigades there.
Science & Tech
US Army Eyes Faster Weapons Development with a New Collaboration Hub
Super-strong materials, cyber defenses are on the agenda as the Army Research Lab launches new partnerships.
Threats
Trump's Militarization of the US-Mexico Border Won't Come Cheap
Both presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush tried it. And both times it was deemed an expensive failure.
Science & Tech
After Failed Search for Jammer Drones, US Army Takes Unusual Step
The service is switching to a little-understood and lightly regulated contracting method to get them.
Defense Systems