[ad_1] The U.S. Army has big visions for its hyperconnected forces of the future.  Special Forces A-teams might one day include robot specialists, while other operators drop behind enemy lines to find and disable missiles long before they are launched. AI tools will enable the Army to run multiple intricate, interconnected operations around the globe, ...

[ad_1] For the U.S. Army, preparing for war with China means more than training to fight—it also means making sure there is enough blood to keep soldiers and civilians alive across the Indo-Pacific. “Blood supply and blood logistics is already challenging. And even coming out of COVID, we’re still facing a lot of manufacturing shortages, ...

[ad_1] The U.S. Army has warehouses packed with weapons its soldiers no longer need. But the service doesn’t know where they all are, nor what condition they’re in.  Now, amid increased demand from U.S. allies and partners, Army leaders are pushing for an updated database of those stored weapons. “Sometimes we don’t really know where all ...

[ad_1] Russian planes aren’t provoking U.S. fighter jets over Syria anymore—marking a departure from hostility seen earlier this year, the region’s top U.S. Air Force official said. “We did see, after we publicized some of their more egregious behavior, that that behavior [was] modified,” said Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, who leads Air Forces Central Command. ...

[ad_1] Whether the government shuts down this weekend or limps into the new fiscal year with temporary funding, the Pentagon’s new, big ideas could see significant delays in the year ahead.  One example: the Air Force’s robot wingman, or collaborative combat aircraft, effort and the many individual programs that feed into it.  While the exact ...

[ad_1] Lawmakers are worried that a U.S. Army plan to cut up to 3,000 people from its special operations forces will embolden China.  One defense official told Defense One that the Army is not looking to reduce the number of operators, but rather to eliminate redundant positions in headquarters, logistics, and support. But lawmakers say the Army hasn’t given them enough ...

[ad_1] A government shutdown could halt munition production and the acceptance of equipment, and may stall efforts that support Ukraine, the Pentagon’s acquisition chief said Tuesday. “I have some testing work we want to do next week on an item for Ukraine, and unless we can get some type of a waiver—which we’re going to ...

[ad_1] Many U.S. observers are waiting in dread for China to attempt a military takeover of Taiwan sometime before 2027, but beneath the threshold of armed conflict, China is already attacking vital Taiwanese information streams, both physically and virtually, while the island develops new tools and techniques to resist. In April, a Chinese fishing vessel, ...