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.
Space enterprise more unified than ever, says Space Force chief
"For the first time ever, everybody’s rowing in the same direction," said Gen. Jay Raymond.
Space Development Agency approves design for satellites that can track hypersonic weapons
The satellites will form a key part of the agency's National Defense Space Architecture, a proliferated constellation to be made up of hundreds of satellites.
Air Force begins construction of simulation and wargaming facility for space and lasers
The Air Force Research Laboratory's new WARS Lab will open in 2023.
UK Space Command: Step one for space domain awareness is bringing data together
While the UK is building up its own space domain awareness tools, said Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey, the military must first utilize and fuse existing sensor data.
British military looks to change approach to technology, data
Officials from the British military want better access to data and to harness the power of software.
Head of UK’s Space Directorate warns of space terrorism
UK officials says the low cost of getting payloads on orbit could open up potential for new threats in space.
Space Force expects $1 billion in contracts in first year of Space Enterprise Consortium Reloaded
The Space Force has ramped up the amount of money flowing through the Space Enterprise Consortium as it tries to bring more nontraditional vendors into the fold.
Robotic arms, tiny helper satellites: Military explores how to upgrade, repair assets in space
In one example, Lockheed Martin wants to integrate new hardware into a toaster-sized satellite and then plug the cubesat into an orbiting GPS satellite.
Government watchdog: Lack of user equipment holds back military’s narrowband satellite capabilities
A Government Accountability Office report finds that the military has failed to fully utilize the Mobile User Objective System, and delayed network transitions have resulted in an overreliance on existing systems.