Back to basics: Army revamps flight school after deadly crashes
The Army is preparing to sunset its Lakota helicopter as its primary basic trainer while bringing on an entirely new approach to its aviator schoolhouse.
By Jen Judson
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Inside the US Army’s C2 upgrade – what industry can expect
Commercial hardware and software will be key to the service's command-and-control overhaul, according to Joseph Welch of Army Futures Command.
By Joseph Welch
3 questions with the US Army’s Synthetic Training Environment lead
Defense News spoke with Maj. Gen. Maria Gervais, who is the lead for the Army's Synthetic Training Environment, on how it's meeting the challenge of bringing effective virtual training tools to the force.
By Jen Judson
Mixed-reality systems can bring soldier feedback into development earlier than ever before. Here’s how the US Army is using it.
The U.S. Army has built a new mixed-reality environment to test user interactions with it's new automated targeting system.
By Nathan Strout
Lockheed Martin to build mid-range missile prototype for US Army
Lockheed Martin will build the U.S. Army's mid-range missile using technology already resident in the U.S. military's inventory.
By Jen Judson
Estonian robotics company makes inroads with European armies
Estonian robotics firm Milrem has signed up Italy as the latest country considering the THeMIS ground vehicle for its armed forces, the company said.
US Army’s tactical network modernization team requests industry pitches for future capabilities
The broad agency announcement is valid for the next five years.
By Andrew Eversden
Here’s how the Pentagon will test industry’s counter-drone tech for an enduring capability
The Army is moving forward to find an enduring collection of tools to defeat small unmanned systems that can be used across the services.
By Jen Judson
The Pentagon is building a school to teach the force how to defeat drones
The Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office is spearheading an effort to get after the training side of countering drone threats, which includes the establishment of a school at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
By Jen Judson
Cyber warriors are getting new teammates: information operators
To better combat influence operations, and conduct them, the military services are integrating information operations personnel with cyber teams.
By Mark Pomerleau
How a Pacific missile test site is keeping up with challenging tests in a pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic hasn't derailed testing at the U.S. Army-managed remote missile test site in the Kwajalein Atoll.
By Jen Judson
How the Army plans to revolutionize tanks with artificial intelligence
With the Advanced Targeting and Lethality Aided System, or ATLAS, the U.S. Army hopes to transform the way tank crews operate using artificial intelligence. (U.S. Army)
By Nathan Strout