Recap: Highlights from the US Army’s 2025 conference in Washington
The Army continues to transform, with efforts focused on next-gen weaponry, long-range artillery, unmanned systems and much more.
Unmanned
Pentagon stages first ‘Top Drone’ school for operators to hone skills
Industry and military drone operators flew tethered and untethered first-person drones through a course designed to test endurance and maneuverability.
BAE Plans First Powered Flight Tests of Storm Shadow Missile on Typhoon
The Storm Shadow has been widely used operationally by the Royal Air Force but the strike jet is scheduled to go out of service in 2019.
Nordic Group Tasked With Strengthening Industry-Military Relations
Nordic Defence Cooperation has been tasked with identifying new avenues to strengthen the connection between industry and military procurements.
UK Considers Further Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Tests
A new series of test flights to explore the capabilities of Britain’s Taranis unmanned combat air vehicle is being discussed by industry and the Ministry of Defence.
Senators Seek Halt to US Bomb Sales for Saudi War
Two senators on the the Senate Foreign Relations Committee are pressing ahead with their fight to limit US bomb sales to Saudi Arabia in protest for its conduct of the war in Yemen.
Senate Rejects $18B Hikes for Defense, Nondefense
Measures to raise defense and nondefense spending authorization by $18 billion each failed to pass in successive Senate votes.
Behold the Flying Car From France
American leathernecks can expect Vaylon, a French start up company, to pitch a stealthy flying car to the US Marine Corps, with France helping to fund work to build a paragliding dune buggy steering toward export military and civilian markets.
Finland, Russia in Talks Over NATO Relationship
Closed-door diplomatic talks between Finland and Russia have been set in motion to soften Russia’s growing hostility toward the Nordic nonaligned state’s ever deepening relationship with NATO.
Breedlove: NATO Needs to Talk to Russia
NATO needs to force open lines of communication with Russia, the alliance's former top commander said.
Anakonda: Germans, Brits Link Up to Build Longest River Bridge
Germany and the United Kingdom teamed up to build the longest bridge using amphibious vehicles to date in less than 45 minutes as part of Poland's largest national exercise Anakonda 16 this week.
