Some 992 soldiers have now tested positive, with a cluster among trainees at Fort Jackson, S.C., although many showed no symptoms.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.How to unlock innovation and savings for DoD: “commercial,” not COTS
Overmatch is fleeting and while traditional acquisitions can’t always keep up with new threats, a different and approved practice can.
There are enough young privates already in the pipeline, Gen. Paul Funk said, to keep Army units fully manned for months to come.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
New Future Vertical Lift aircraft are just part of the solution. So are new tactics and technology upgrades for existing helicopters.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
presented by
A modern mechanized military lives or dies by maintenance. But what if a computer could warn you when your weapons and vehicles were about to break, so you could fix them before they ever let you down?
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
With 2,050 Guard troops mobilized by the governors in 27 states and more to come, Gen. Joseph Lengyel said, a national call-up by President Trump would only get in the way.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
A Washington state National Guard brigade will stay home to help the governor with coronavirus response, while the Army Reserve has halted monthly “battle assemblies.”
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The Army launched its Shark Tank-style xTechSearch before coronavirus hit, but several of the small firms competing for $1.2 million in prizes are working on ways to help.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
ROC-X – The solution to organic precision strike capabilities
At AUSA Global Force 2024, IAI presented integrated, AI-driven combat systems – both manned and unmanned – that are opening new opportunities on the battlefield.
DoD is slated to receive $8.3 billion to fight COVID-19 in new White House request, as positive virus tests for military personnel jump to 49.
By Paul McLeary
The Air Force’s global air mobility operations — in support of the other services to deliver spare parts, as well as helping the Department of Health and Human Services cope with the Coronavirus pandemic by delivering test kits — continue. says Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein.
By Theresa Hitchens
“To this point, we have no impact to our ability to accomplish our mission,” Adm. Richard stressed.
By Theresa Hitchens
An elite team of researchers from Fort Detrick and Walter Reed briefed the Army Secretary and Chief of Staff last night. But are funding shortfalls, reorganization, and Pentagon politics getting in the way?
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Retiring the KC-135s and KC-10s before the new KC-46 tanker comes on line will have “significant impacts” on TRANSCOM’s ability to fulfill its wartime mission, says Gen. Stephen Lyons.
By Theresa Hitchens
The Army wants $985 million for modernization, from Apache gunships and 8×8 Strykers to safety improvements at ammunition plants. We have the list.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Training for electronic warfare threats is too easy, leaving troops dangerously unready for great power conflict. Scenarios are so unrealistic that one officer called them “garbage.”
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
