Science & Tech
Meet the Army’s tech incubator
Army Applications Lab turns five this year—and boasts that the startups it has worked with raised nearly $1 billion in funding.
Science & Tech
Army puts drones front and center in unfunded wishlist
List includes commercial drones for infantry units, plus more counter-drone gear.
Defense Systems
Preparing for electronic warfare is the Army’s top cyber priority in 2024
Troops could have a backpack capability in the next six months—as long as Congress passes a budget.
Policy
House passes $825B defense bill, racing the clock to avoid shutdown
Bill includes new money for ships, planes, ground combat vehicles, and AI.
Policy
Special operations seeing growing demand amid planned cuts: commander
Faced with a more active China, “I certainly wouldn't support” shrinking the force, SOCOM's Fenton told lawmakers.
Ideas
Two ways to fix Army recruiting
Stop organizing its tasks geographically, and put our best people on it.
Science & Tech
Army aims to equip a division with hand-held counter-drone gear
But one expert said the service may have underestimated just how much that will cost.
Business
Army orders another $0.75 billion worth of Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles
New award brings total order for M113 replacements to nearly $1.6B.
Policy
Army continues focus on munitions amid Ukraine war, China tensions
The service is also seeking alternatives to its long-range cannon program amid technical problems.
Science & Tech
Army to launch deep sensing cross-functional team and equip units with experimental tech
The 101st’s Airborne Division’s second brigade will be the first unit to be equipped with new, experimental tech.
Threats
Targeting time shrinks from minutes to seconds in Army experiment
The latest edition of Project Convergence streamlines processes and adds new tech.
Threats
With an eye on Ukraine, Army revamps training to reflect modern war
Soldiers are learning to hide their Starlink dishes—and relearning the importance of digging a deep foxhole.
Threats