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Comprehensive coverage of the Association of the U.S. Army's Annual Meeting, held each October in Washington.

Change of plans: US Army embraces lessons learned from war in Ukraine

After watching drones destroy tanks in Ukraine and observing both sides struggle to maneuver tanks on the battlefield, the U.S. Army is taking a detour.

9 months ago

The future of the Army in space

Our adversaries contest us in space. U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command is prepared.

3 years ago

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Army embraces digital engineering for Bradley replacement

Following in the footsteps of the Air Force and Space Force, the Army is beginning to adopt digital engineering for some of its most important platforms.

‘Weaponized truth’: How the US military plans to compete in the crowded information space

The military must empower everyday personnel as well as public affairs officials to combat and compete with adversaries in the information sphere, according to one public affairs professional.

4 years ago

US Army wants coders at the tactical edge

At Project Convergence, the Army called them Pep Boys, but the coders out at the exercise continued to drive home their utility at the edge of battle.

4 years ago

US Army’s tactical network team tests new unified data fabric in Yuma

The test took place amid a massive sensor-to-shooter experiment called Project Convergence.

4 years ago

The US Army wants to trade network for compute, but why?

One takeaway from Project Convergence: the Army needs to process data as close to the sensor as possible, reducing the amount of data being passed over networks.

4 years ago

How ‘Team Ignite’ works to deliver concepts for the 2035 battlefield

Team Ignite works to bridge the future concepts community with the operational community. Here's what it's working on.

4 years ago

Army tactical network office wants industry info on SATCOM as a service

U.S. Army wants to replace the current design of its tactical logistics network.

4 years ago

Textron Systems, Shield AI team up on unmanned project

But this is not the first collaboration with a traditional defense firm for Shield AI, which is one of a number of of tech companies aiming to break into the Pentagon market.

4 years ago

US Army names new chief data officer

The U.S. Army named David Markowitz its top data official.

4 years ago

US Army wants to converge through the electromagnetic spectrum

The Army's strategic operations directorate views the electromagnetic spectrum as the glue that will enable its efforts for new joint concepts that converge capabilities together.

4 years ago

US Army tests jamming pod on Gray Eagle drone

The U.S. Army demonstrated its first brigade airborne electronic warfare jamming pod at an exercise this summer, and for the first time outfitting it to a Gray Eagle Extended Range drone.

4 years ago

Before joint all-domain operations, leaders need to solve data problems first

The chief data officer of the Army's Network Cross-Functional Team laid out the data-related challenges she sees to JADC2.

4 years ago

US Army demonstrates a first in electronic warfare

The Army has demonstrated an ability that service officials and industry agree is significant.

4 years ago

5 questions with the commander of a special ops signal battalion

The former chief of market research for the Army's tactical network modernization effort discusses how that experience helps him in his role leading soldiers.

4 years ago

US Army conducts first-of-its-kind exercise for tactical information warfare unit

The 915th Cyber Warfare Battalion conducted its first exercise aimed at testing and training its concepts.

4 years ago

US Army solidifies requirements to counter small drones

The requirements are set to counter small unmanned aircraft systems, and the Army-led joint office is seeking an enduring solution.

4 years ago

How the US Army integrated a Marine F-35 jet into its tactical network

During Project Convergence, the U.S. Army was able to pass use AI-generated targeting data created from satellite imagery to a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B.

4 years ago