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

Army ups recruiting target for FY25 after hitting goal

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

  • Sam Skove
Policy

How many drones does the Army need? A lot more.

The experience of two brigades suggests that the number is far larger than it’s buying—and that’s just for training.

  • Sam Skove
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