Threats
Army first-quarter suicides highest since 2013
Officers deaths by suicide are up significantly from last year.
Science & Tech
Army Mulls New Tool to Track Soldier Readiness
A pilot of the tool allowed 18th Airborne Corps first sergeants to spend 80 percent less time in the office.
Policy
US and Allies Continue Training Ukrainian Troops Amid Counter-Offensive
U.S. trainers still have the capacity to train more Ukrainians, a spokesman said.
Business
Army Picks Two Finalists to Replace Bradley
The two competitors will now turn their digital designs into prototypes.
Policy
Poll: Many Americans Support Ukraine, Though Some Are Divided on Aid
Respondents were far more supportive of arming Ukraine once they received information about the value of doing so.
Threats
Ukraine Counter-Offensive Making Progress, US Army Chief Says
Ukrainian units practiced breaching mock defenses built by the U.S. in Germany before launching the counteroffensive.
Policy
Army Aims to Fix Storage Program that Sent Defective Humvees to Ukraine
The service’s prepositioned-stores effort is key to U.S. war plans.
Business
S. Korean, Israeli Defense Firms Are Outpacing Competitors, Estonia Says
A top Defense Ministry official says the non-NATO firms have been faster to deliver as the global hunger for arms rises.
Science & Tech
Army to Field Roving Battery Packs in Bid to Trim Fossil-Fuel Use
Green initiatives include testing wheeled, multi-ton battery packs and building energy microgrids at Army installations world-wide by 2035.
Threats
Ukraine War Could Last a Decade, Top Ukrainian Official Says
The deputy minister of digital transformation is working to cut red tape and attract foreign investors to homegrown defense startups.
Threats
Pentagon Trains Ukrainian War-Crimes Prosecutors—As Lawmakers Press for More
Congress wants the Defense Department to send intel to the international court.
Science & Tech
Army Names First Combat Vehicle for Post-9/11 Soldier
The Army expects to field the new assault gun by late 2025 following fixes to its gun system.
Policy
Army Retention on Track, Even as Recruiting Struggles
Even the busiest of units are seeing high retention as Army programs seek to smooth out the stress of service life.
Threats
Army Seeks Bomb-Carrying Drones Like Ukraine’s
Average U.S. soldiers could pilot lethal quadcopters—if they are ever fielded.
Policy
‘Fort Liberty’: Army More Than Half Done Scrubbing Confederate Names from Its Bases
The new name for Fort Bragg is a compromise between airborne and Special Forces, one source said.
Threats
Misfiring Cannons, Rotted Tires in US Army Gear Pulled for Ukraine, Watchdog Finds
It’s not the first time the unit and its contractor have been faulted for poorly maintained equipment by the service's inspector general.
Policy
With Ukraine Set to Get Another Weapon from Its Wish List, Democrats Push for More
Rep. Jason Crow calls for more tanks to Ukraine—and maybe non-combatant military observers.
Threats
Arms Flow 30% Faster to Ukraine as US Relearns Cold-War Skills
Logisticians are honing techniques invented to keep the Soviet Union from seizing Europe.
Ideas
Defense One Radio, Ep. 125: The Army’s recruiting crisis; the science of special forces; and NATO’s Mircea Geoană
Can the Army pull itself out of a two-year recruiting slump? And what sort of gear is drawing the attention of America's special operators?
Threats
US Medics Must Learn from Ukraine’s Harsher War, Report Says
Russia’s artillery and jammers make battlefield medicine harder and more dangerous than in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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