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.
US Navy mulls adding info warfare specialists on more submarines
The service years ago made information warfare commanders fixtures of carrier strike groups.
Industry group unveils cyber vetting process for non-military drones
Green UAS builds on a DIU program called Blue UAS, which established a streamlined process for DoD to certify U.S.-made drones for military use.
Space Force may hire companies to service orbiting satellites
The head of the Space Force's mobility enterprise said this week the service wants to buy commercial on-orbit logistics capabilities.
US Army jam-resistant navigation kit for vehicles passes Pentagon test
MAPS GEN II is designed to ensure troops understand where they are and where they are headed, even in environments where GPS signal is compromised.
Admiral Gilday sees uncrewed vessels as critical to US Navy’s future
The U.S. Navy is investing in uncrewed systems — in the air, on the water and beneath the surface — to augment existing and near-future military might.
Presidents Day: Biden holds surprise meeting with Zelensky in Kyiv
The U.S. president spent more than five hours in the Ukrainian capital.
‘Smaller, better and cheaper’: The rise of portable drone interceptors
As drones swarm modern battlefields, so do technologies for taking them down.
Space Force sees greater demand for national security launch program
The projected growth is driving the service to consider how it can expand its pool of launch providers.
What JADC2 is, and what it is not, according to a US Navy admiral
Joint All-Domain Command and Control has "become a buzzword," Rear Adm. Susan BryerJoyner said at the West 2023 conference.
