Remembering the battles of Najaf and Fallujah in ‘The Last 600 Meters’
Airing on PBS, a new documentary tells the stories of Marines and soldiers in combat during 2004 operations to clear two Iraqi cities of insurgents.
Army veteran becomes the face of Call of Duty’s new bionic hero
Army veteran Danielle Green is the first female combat veteran to be featured as a playable Call of Duty character.
Army aims to field 1 million drones in next 2-3 years
The Army’s new pilot program called SkyFoundry hopes to see the service forge partnerships with private industry to churn out drones.
This American soldier saved Charlemagne’s cathedral in World War II
Capt. Walter Huchthausen strove tirelessly to stop the building from collapsing and ensured it would be preserved as it is today.
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From edge to cloud: building smarter, faster, and safer autonomous operations
Army and industry leaders discuss cloud-enabled autonomy, agent-based AI, assured control, and how distributed systems will shape future military operations.
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Army seeks high-energy laser systems to kill drone swarms
The new laser systems are expected to take out intelligence and surveillance drones, as well as those that can carry high-grade explosives.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
Army’s clock must now start ticking faster when a soldier goes missing
Under a new directive, the Army must notify a soldier's family within eight hours of the soldier being discovered absent.
By Eve Sampson
Guardsman learns to fly autonomous Black Hawk in less than an hour
In a training first, an Army National Guardsman used a tablet to control Sikorsky's optionally piloted Black Hawk and plan its task during an exercise.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
The AEF ‘lost’ his MOH paperwork. It took nearly 70 years to correct.
With half his troops down, Cpl. Freddie Stowers led the rest.
By Jon Guttman and Nicole Bauke
Meet the WWII ace and Medal of Honor recipient who mastered the P-47
Neel Kearby became a hardcore “believer” in the P-47 and devoted himself to developing a doctrine for making the most of the Thunderbolt’s diving speed.
By Jon Guttman
In rain and mud, French artillery unit shows lessons from Ukraine war
The demonstration showed how France’s 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment is trying to adapt to a drone-dominated battlefield.
Israel’s IAI shoots for land-based, space-based Golden Dome business
The company is jockeying for position with its Arrow-3 technology.
To coordinate strikes from space, US needs space JTACs, experts argue
Soon after planes were first used in war, there were specialists on the ground coordinating strikes. Space-based weapons could one day yield new observers.
By Michael Peck
Drones could replace large US Army units in Europe, expert suggests
What do you with an Army designed for Europe when Europe isn’t the focus anymore? The answer is drones, says one U.S. expert.
By Michael Peck
Recovery, resilience and returning from war in Ukraine
Soldiers have found ways to live their lives as productively as possible — and many still want to serve their country, even back at the front line.
By Tom Mutch
KNDS sees ‘excellent’ chances to win US Army artillery competition
The French-German vendor is banking on U.S. artillerymen remembering the Caesar howitzer from joint operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Why Army logistics need to think like combat units to survive drones
On a drone battlefield, supply units must train for survivability and move like maneuver formations, an Army officer argues.
By Michael Peck
How the Army could customize tanks for future urban warfare
Is it time for the U.S. Army to develop a specialized tank for urban warfare?
By Michael Peck
The Army yearns for the mines, reopens WWII-era critical mineral site
A gold mine in Idaho that once churned out critical minerals for the U.S. “Arsenal of Democracy” during WWII has been resurrected in a new Army initiative.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
