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US Army’s new drone-killer Stryker zaps UAVs for just $3 using 26kW laser
The US Army is testing a $10 million laser weapon system fitted on its Stryker combat vehicle, which can destroy a drone for ...
Wired21d
What the US Army’s 1959 ‘Soldier of Tomorrow’ Got Right About the Future of Warfare
On a brisk afternoon in early August of 1959, the United States Army debuted ... was Sergeant First Class Ben Sawicki and, for a few fleeting hours, he represented the Army’s vision of the ...
Task & Purpose24d
The Army is redesigning its PT uniform: ‘If we’re going to be fit, then we’re also going to look good’
“We’re redesigning the Army PTs,” Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael R. Weimer said during the Association of the U.S. Army conference in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, adding that the new design ...
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Declassified army photos from the ’70s and ’80s look like they’ve been pulled from a magazine
Both are the product of Nicol’s exhaustive research practice, which a few years ago led him to the US Army’s Natick Soldier Systems Center (NSSC), a still active military compound in the ...
Defense News25d
Army wants all troops on new fitness program by 2032. How’s it going?
Students at the Army’s Holistic Health and Fitness Academy undergo a holistic assessment to become H2F integrators back at their units. (Ambre Stewart/U.S. Army) The Army recently announced that ...
Newsweek23d
US Army Scraps Patriot Missile Replacement After Ukraine Success
The U.S. Army has dropped plans to develop new interceptor missiles for its vaunted Patriot air defense systems, as demand for reliable air defense systems and the munitions to keep them working ...
The New York Times25d
Formerly Classified Documents Get the Fine Art Treatment
Hundreds of declassified U.S. Army photos are featured in the new book “Fashion Army.” Images in “Fashion Army” are from a collection of some 14,100 pictures of people in various military ...
Fox News5d
US bombers arrive in Middle East as concerns of Iranian attack on Israel mount
United States Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed early Sunday. B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers from Minot Air Force Base's 5th Bomb Wing arrived in the Middle East, CENTCOM said ...
Army Times24d
Training changes on the horizon for Army Guardsmen
Matt Parker, Oregon Army National Guard, at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Johnson, La., July 18, 2024. (1st Sgt. Zachary Holden/U.S. Army) The Army National Guard must find new ways to ...
CNN20d
Watchdog finds significant issues with US Army’s boat fleet
US Army boats, which carried out the temporary Gaza pier mission earlier this year, are poorly maintained and largely unprepared to meet the military’s growing mission in the Pacific ...
Defense News23d
How the Army is improving care in the field to keep soldiers alive
Matthew Keegan/U.S. Army) The Army is revamping how it provides ... was more than an hour away from a surgeon,” said Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Proctor, senior enlisted advisor for Project Manager ...