An Army colonel acknowledged in a July 27 letter to Rep. Jeff Crank that soldiers at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, experienced “sub-optimal” meal service during a major exerc
The United States and Israel are reportedly preparing a major bombing campaign against Iranian energy infrastructure, including power plants and refineries, in what could be one of the most severe str
The article argues that the United States is no longer likely to “win” the AI race against China, especially as Chinese firms such as Moonshot.AI, Z.ai, and Alibaba release frontier models that rival
A U.S. strike on a suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific killed three people on June 18, 2026, according to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). The military said intelligence showed the
A Ukrainian ground robot successfully defended a key intersection from Russian assault for 45 days last summer, marking what a 3rd Army Corps spokesperson called Ukraine’s first fully robotic defensiv
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday disclosed new details about a planned White House ballroom, describing it as a bunker-like, heavily fortified structure with a six-story underground complex. He said
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The Pentagon is pursuing AI-enhanced target recognition to help troops, vehicles, and ships defeat drones more quickly and accurately. The Defense Innovation Unit’s C-UAS Close-In Kinetic Defeat Enhan
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The Pentagon is pursuing AI-enhanced target recognition to help troops, vehicles, and ships defeat drones more quickly and accurately. The Defense Innovation Unit’s C-UAS Close-In Kinetic Defeat Enhan
The Pentagon’s counter-drone strategy is being reshaped after a September exercise in Florida that mimicked Ukraine’s “Spiderweb” drone attack on Russia. At Eglin Air Force Base, members of the 10th S
The U.S. Army is exploring the use of existing munitions, including bullets, mortars, and artillery, to combat small drones more cost-effectively. This initiative arises from the Army's desire to avoi
Anduril Industries has secured an $87 million contract from the Army-led Joint Interagency Task Force 401 for its Lattice command-and-control software, aimed at creating a unified counter-unmanned sys
U.S. Central Command has confirmed the first combat use of the Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drone during airstrikes on Iran as part of Operation Epic Fury, which aimed at Islamic Rev