Army
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…
This interview is based on a conversation with Marissa Radford, 22, an admissions representative at a trade school in Modesto, California. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve always been somewhat of a risk taker, so my friends didn’t think it was that unusual for me to have a…
Learning from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, US Army drone trainers are teaching soldiers to be ready for a threat many US troops haven’t faced in decades: a sky they don’t control.The US has had control of the air in its recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, allowing it to move…
US Army drone school leaders said quickly changing battlefields mean the kind of companies the Army wants to work with are the ones making plug-and-play gear that’s easily upgraded.The Army is training soldiers for rapidly changing drone warfare. Leaders say keeping pace — and gaining an edge — requires weapons…
