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Army says it’s using AI to help produce doctrine, but acknowledges the technology’s flaws

“You treat it like a resourceful and motivated young officer who might not know all the information, but they can…

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Apache helicopters downed drones in air-to-air combat with 30mm proximity ammo

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — The U.S. Army’s Apache attack helicopter AH-64 broke new ground by firing 30mm proximity ammunition at drones…

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Pentagon official blesses Europe’s push to spend defense money at home

Visitors commune with tanks at the stand of French-German manufacturer KNDS during the Eurosatory defense trade fair in Paris on…

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US Army leaders say future European fight could mean 1,500 targets daily

U.S. soldiers load an M119A3 Howitzer during a live-fire exercise as part of Dynamic Front 26 at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Feb. 9,…

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US Air Force buying more bunker-buster bombs after Iran nuclear strikes

The U.S. Air Force is buying more GBU-57, or the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, bunker-buster bombs from Boeing to replace the…

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US Army to debut FPV Bumblebee V2 drone interceptor next month

The U.S. Army’s Global Response Force will begin assessing the Bumblebee V2 drone interceptor in March following a $5.2 million…

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Pentagon taps 6 vendors for accelerated hypersonics R&D

Leidos, GoHypersonic, Special Aerospace Services (Aurex), the Purdue Applied Research Institute, Halo Engines and Kratos have each received other transaction…

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German startup aims to deliver European hypersonic strike by 2029

Hypersonica’s first hypersonic test flight in Norway pushed its missile prototype to more than Mach 6 and a range of…

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First US warship visit to Chinese-built port in Cambodia cements new drift for Phnom Penh

Royal Cambodian Navy personnel stand in formation as they welcome the US Navy’s USS Cincinnati (LCS-20) littoral combat ship for…

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Research on problem gambling included in defense funding law

The Kadena Air Base game room in Japan features more than 80 entertainment slot machines. (Senior Airman Omari Bernard/U.S. Air…

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