Air Force brings ARRW hypersonic missile program back from the dead
“Diversity imposes costs on the adversary,” one expert explained.
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Army brigade tests renewable tech in Pacific exercise
The 25th ID is printing its own drones, purifying its own water
INDOPACOM brings AI to wargaming exercise
After nearly half a year of focusing on new tech, commanders get to pit decision-making tools against operational plans.
Army scrambles to improve drone training
One unit created its own virtual trainer with software used by Ukrainian troops.
Bill aims to lock in DIU’s dual-use reservist corps
The soldier of the future might have a day job at a start-up.
For DOD, the future of large language models is smaller
Everyone loves big AI, but “maybe there is a smaller-parameter model that could run on a laptop.”
Muddy wheels, foggy lenses: 25th ID tests new vehicles, drones during Philippines exercises
The Army’s Transformation-in-Contact program is tackling the climate on the next battlefield.
3rd ID experiments with new tank formations at Germany training rotation
The Army’s first armored Transformation-in-Contact unit is integrating 3D-printed drones for greater “massing of effects.”
Trump: Golden Dome to cost $175B, be ready in three years
That’s less than half the time defense officials have said.
Pacific multidomain task forces are looking for long-range drones
MDTFs are getting their chance to experiment as Transformation-in-Contact units.