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  Army seeks high-energy laser systems to kill drone swarms

  The new laser systems are expected to take out intelligence and surveillance drones, as well as those that can carry high-grade explosives.

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  Army’s clock must now start ticking faster when a soldier goes missing

  Under a new directive, the Army must notify a soldier’s family within eight hours of the soldier being discovered absent.

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  Guardsman learns to fly autonomous Black Hawk in less than an hour

  In a training first, an Army National Guardsman used a tablet to control Sikorsky’s optionally piloted Black Hawk and plan its task during an exercise.

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  The AEF ‘lost’ his MOH paperwork. It took nearly 70 years to correct.

  With half his troops down, Cpl. Freddie Stowers led the rest.

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  In rain and mud, French artillery unit shows lessons from Ukraine war

  The demonstration showed how France’s 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment is trying to adapt to a drone-dominated battlefield.

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  Soldiers take new mobile 81mm mortar system for test drive

  The system, when mounted on utility vehicles, is light enough to travel inside of a Chinook helicopter or sling-loaded under a Black Hawk helicopter.

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  Israel’s IAI shoots for land-based, space-based Golden Dome business

  The company is jockeying for position with its Arrow-3 technology.

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  To coordinate strikes from space, US needs space JTACs, experts argue

  Soon after planes were first used in war, there were specialists on the ground coordinating strikes. Space-based weapons could one day yield new observers.

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  Drones could replace large US Army units in Europe, expert suggests

  What do you with an Army designed for Europe when Europe isn’t the focus anymore? The answer is drones, says one U.S. expert.

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  Recovery, resilience and returning from war in Ukraine

  Soldiers have found ways to live their lives as productively as possible — and many still want to serve their country, even back at the front line.

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  KNDS sees ‘excellent’ chances to win US Army artillery competition

  The French-German vendor is banking on U.S. artillerymen remembering the Caesar howitzer from joint operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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  Why Army logistics need to think like combat units to survive drones

  On a drone battlefield, supply units must train for survivability and move like maneuver formations, an Army officer argues.

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  How the Army could customize tanks for future urban warfare

  Is it time for the U.S. Army to develop a specialized tank for urban warfare?

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  The Army yearns for the mines, reopens WWII-era critical mineral site

  A gold mine in Idaho that once churned out critical minerals for the U.S. “Arsenal of Democracy” during WWII has been resurrected in a new Army initiative.

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  Should the Army bring back the Pentomic Division?

  Decades after the Army abandoned the Pentomic concept, a defense expert argues such a concept may provide a solution to the battlefield problems of today.

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  Army Southern European Task Force, Africa turns to AI for wargaming

  The wargame, part of a deployment readiness exercise at Vicenza, Italy, took advantage of Maven, the Pentagon’s flagship AI project.

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  Trump taps Hegseth’s top military aide for Army vice chief of staff

  Gen. James Mingus is currently vice chief of staff and has not publicly said he plans to step aside.

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  Soldiers now equipped with next-gen navigation system

  MAPS GEN II provides troops with increased abilities to navigate and communicate in environments where GPS is denied or degraded.

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  Army to downplay bonuses, ramp up job flexibility in retention efforts

  Army officials said the service is trying to adapt to the priorities of a younger generation.

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  Army, Marine Corps vehicles not ready for combat, watchdog finds

  Industry challenges and reductions in vehicle overhauls have kneecapped vehicle combat readiness in the Army and Marine Corps, the GAO report said.