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22 April

Americas

In collaboration with the Air Force, the Joint Counter-sUAS Office (JCO) and the Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office hosted a demonstration in counter drone technology at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz on April 5-9

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Hosts Counter-Small Drone Tech Demo in Yuma

The US Army hosted a four-day counter-drone technology demonstration at Yuma Proving Ground earlier this month.

21 April

Americas

Army researchers create a new approach that allows autonomous systems to flexibly interpret and respond to soldier intent

Tong Ong

US Army Creating New Approach to Real-Time Conversational AI

US Army researchers have created a pioneering technique for combat vehicles and autonomous systems to interpret the intent of a soldier through spoken dialogue and respond appropriately.

21 April

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

CENTCOM Commander General Kenneth F. McKenzie

Staff Writer

General: Small Drones Dent US Air Superiority

The US military is operating without complete air superiority “for the first time since the Korean War” because of the proliferation of inexpensive, small drones, Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie said.

21 April

Europe

Smoke from a previous U.S. air strike in Nangarhar province

Staff Writer With AFP

Germany Plans to Pull Troops Out of Afghanistan by July 4

Germany's defense ministry on Wednesday said it planned to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan in early July, after the United States announced plans to pull out by September 11.

20 April

Americas

Lithuanian soldiers seen carrying a M72 unguided anti-tank training weapon

Joe Saballa

US Donates $10M in Anti-Tank Weapons to Lithuania

The US has donated combat-tested anti-tank weapons worth $10 million to the Lithuanian armed forces.

15 April

Arms

Inder Singh Bisht

Rheinmetall Joins US Firms in Bid to Replace Bradley

German arms maker Rheinmetall is teaming up with US firms Raytheon and L3Harris to bid on the replacement of the four-decade-old M-2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle.

14 April

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army to Develop ‘Top Attack’ Anti-Tank Mine

The US Army is seeking to develop a new anti-tank mine capable of automatically detecting enemy vehicles and firing submunitions at the top of the vehicle.

7 April

Americas

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Tomcatters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31, approaches the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) April 5, 2021

Joe Saballa

US Navy Strike Group Enters South China Sea Amid Growing Tension

The US Navy has sent the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group to the South China Sea to conduct routine operations amid growing tensions over China’s expanded claims in the region.

7 April

Air