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House Lawmakers Advocate for Directed Energy Weapons Development
Armed Services Committee lawmakers recently expressed their desire to get more information from the Pentagon regarding the office’s future plans to integrate directed energy weapons into the air defense program. Furthermore,... More of this article »
Argentina Opts For USA-built Chinook Helicopters
The country of Argentina has accelerated their progress towards acquiring four new CH-47 Chinook heavy-life helicopters, made by Boeing, in the United States. According to US military sources in Buenos Aires, the aim of this plan... More of this article »
AT&T Demonstrates US Navy Smart Warehouse with 5G Capabilities
Recently, telecommunications juggernaut AT&T successfully demonstrated a new 5G network at the Naval Base Coronado, in San Diego, California. The procedural test was part of a new effort from the United States Department of Defense... More of this article »
US Air Force Employs AI to Improve Weather Tracking Models to Assist Military Planning
The United States Air Force is currently utilizing augmenting modern weather prediction tools with new artificial intelligence in order to improve their understanding of various environmental conditions in places where the US military... More of this article »
Army Exercises Hope to Identify Capability Gaps in Arctic Operations
Last month, the US military-led a Swift Response exercise by deploying Alaska-based Paratroopers over the Arctic Circle with the intention to land in Norway. This particular exercise marks the very first time any unit in this annual... More of this article »
Six NATO Nations Agree To Cooperate on Next-Gen Helicopter
Six countries in the NATO alliance recently signed a memorandum of mutual understanding to cooperate on new concepts for a next-generation helicopter. At the June 16 meeting of alliance defense ministers, in Brussels, Italy, France,... More of this article »
Israel Defense Ministry Unveils New Weapons at Paris Defense Exhibition
Israel’s Ministry of Defense International Defense Cooperation Directorate is expected to put up a fairly strong showing of the country’s current defense industry progress at this year’s Eurosatory defense exhibition,... More of this article »
Army Legal Team Request Program to Experiment with Tactical Vehicle Electrification
Lawmakers with the United States House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Subcommittee have recently argued that they want the US Army to initiate and operate a new pilot program which will determine the potential benefit of electrical... More of this article »
US Air Force Aims to Improve European Operations with New A-10C Fighters
Recently, a unit at the Maryland Air National Guard sent a fleet of 10 new A-10C Thunderbolt II fighter jets to be a part of a multinational combat exercise in eastern Europe. This is one of the biggest training delegations to arrive... More of this article »
Pentagon To Rethink Space Program Classification Determination Method
The United States Department of Defense might need to rewrite its guide for space program classifications. According to a government policy official, Congress directed the Pentagon, last year, to review its in-house classified space... More of this article »
General Motors Seeks Domestic Market for New Tactical Vehicle
General Motors has launched a new division aimed at designing and manufacturing vehicles specifically built to market to the Department of Defense. As a matter of fact, GM only developed this subsidiary when they signed a contract... More of this article »
Army Verifies New Information-Sharing Technology with Project Convergence 22
This week, the United States Army verified that those military services and international forces who participate in Project Convergence, this year, will be able to exchange information and connect with each other over long distances. ... More of this article »
Next-Gen Air Force Fighter Moves to Critical Initial Stage
Last week, the Secretary of the Air Force, Frank Kendall, updated progress on the Air Force’s highly classified and top secret fighter program is about to begin its most important engineering and manufacturing developmental phase. At... More of this article »