Army
The US Army is flooding the force with new technology and AI tools. Its former top tech official says rolling them out is the easy part. The hard part is getting soldiers and the institution to adapt, a lesson for any inflexible operation. Loading audio narration… “The hardest part is…
Humanoid robots rather than flesh-and-blood soldiers could one day take on some of the most dangerous jobs in war — and one startup is already testing that idea in Ukraine. Loading audio narration… Sankaet Pathak, cofounder and CEO of Foundation, said there’s a “moral imperative” to put humanoid robots on…
The US Army has purchased thousands of cheap interceptors since the Iran war began, its top civilian official has disclosed, as the Pentagon looks to grow its arsenal of low-cost air defenses. Loading audio narration… Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told lawmakers that after the US began Operation Epic Fury, the…
The US Army has set up a massive counter-drone training mission in the Middle East amid the Iran war, surging to the region systems that have extensive combat experience in Ukraine. Loading audio narration… A US defense official told Business Insider that the mission marks the Army’s largest-ever counter-drone training…
As the Army transforms into a more data-centric force, it’s testing out how to support soldiers navigating data problems, drowning in battlefield information, and adapting to new systems. Loading audio narration… The US Army Data Operations Center, a 180-day pilot program, is the service’s solution to data management, providing a…
The US Army is investigating after videos showing at least one Apache attack helicopter hovering outside musician Kid Rock’s home in Nashville were posted over the weekend.”The Army is aware of a video circulating online that appears to show AH‑64 Apache helicopters operating in the vicinity of a private residence…
For the first time in nearly six decades, the US Army is getting a new lethal hand grenade. Loading audio narration… The Army cleared the new M111 Offensive Hand Grenade for full production this week. The new blast overpressure grenade is replacing the now-obsolete MK3A2 grenades, which were first adopted…
