How U.S. Army’s Billion-Dollar Gamble On Drone Defense Could Go Wrong
The U.S. Army has just put more than a billion dollars into a new air defense system called IM-SHORAD to protect soldiers from drone attacks. It is a vital mission…
Army’s ground combat center is developing new methods, formations for the next war
The focus of the Army is ground combat and the way the Army fights is through fire and maneuver. So, it makes sense that the job of figuring out where…
Lucrative contracts coming soon from US Army’s enterprise information systems office
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army’s enterprise information systems office expects to release requests for proposals for several highly lucrative contracts in the next few months, a top official has announced.…
Inside the Army’s Fearless, Messy, Networked Warfare Experiment
YUMA PROVING GROUND, Arizona—In the 105-degree heat of the southern Arizona desert, the Army has linked together experimental drones, super guns, ground robots and satellites in a massive test of…
Inside the Army’s futuristic test of its battlefield artificial intelligence in the desert
YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. — After weeks of work in the oppressive Arizona desert heat, the U.S. Army carried out a series of live fire engagements Sept. 23 at Yuma…
The U.S. Army’s Project Convergence 2020 Is the Future of War
Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona–The Army’s Project Convergence 2020 sought to bring new, explosive “warfare at speed” dimensions to future combat as part of a broad transformational attempt to surge in…
Army’s New Target Tracking System Aims to Quicken Artillery Kills
Army modernization officials will conduct two demonstrations next week using low-Earth orbiting satellites, drones and artificial intelligence in an attempt to reduce the time it normally takes to track targets…
‘Operation Convergence’ exercise tests Army’s modernization efforts
Sept. 11 (UPI) — The U.S. Army’s “Operation Convergence” is underway in Arizona to integrate its various fighting capabilities into a unified force, its chief said on Friday. The exercise…