Army
The US Army and its allies recently pulled off a rapid missile launcher deployment to a remote Pacific island. It was a high-speed test of fire-and-move tactics and how they would bring long-range firepower to a future fight in the region.The test occurred last week and built on US military…
A new video shows the US Army’s first test of a drone dropping a live grenade on a target.Small drones have been dropping grenades in combat for years, but this way of war is new for the Army. There’s now a growing recognition that proficiency with small drones will likely…
A top general said that the US Army wants common launchers that it and its allies can use to easily fire a range of munitions across arsenals.Gen. Christopher Donahue, the commanding general of US Army Europe and Africa, talked last week about what weapons systems and technologies the service is…
The US Army is closely watching how Ukraine uses its coveted Patriot systems to fend off Russian missile attacks and is learning that, in order to best protect air defenses, it’s crucial to keep them hidden and mobile, two American officers told Business Insider.The MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile systems are…
The US Army is axing almost all of its horse programs. But while some lament the blow to the service’s cavalry history in exchange for $2 million in savings a year, the move may be wise considering the long-standing problems of poor equine welfare.”I’m torn,” an Army veterinarian familiar with…
US Army leaders say Humvees and Robotic Combat Vehicles aren’t useful for future fights, but the Infantry Squad Vehicle is.Ongoing decisions about what stays and what goes are part of a larger transformation initiative that has the Army reviewing its force structure and cutting certain programs it deems no longer…
US Army leadership told Business Insider it wants to be flying a lot more uncrewed aircraft than crewed ones in the coming years. We are talking about a tremendous increase in the number of drones.Its ambitions, which align with goals outlined by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s recent directive,…
A watchdog group has called on the Defense Department’s Inspector General office to probe whether the recent commissioning of four tech executives as part-time Army officers is in keeping with laws and practices against self-dealing.The Democracy Defenders Fund sent the letter on Tuesday, requesting that investigators determine “whether the assignment…
