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Oct- 2020 -

29 October

The US Army continues to refine and evaluate an artificial intelligence software prototype designed to quickly identify threats through a range of battlefield data and satellite imagery.

US Army’s Prometheus AI Software to Increase Sensor, Shooter Capabilities

The US Army is refining an artificial intelligence software prototype designed to swiftly recognize potential threats and provide targeting coordinates through quick analysis of intelligence information.

23 October

Americas

Staff Writer

Purdue Working to Make Military Drone Software Hackproof

Purdue University, in collaboration with Princeton, has embarked on a five-year project to make the software of military drones and other unmanned machines hackproof.

22 October

Air

Photo of a Tactical Unmanned Aerial System maintainer with 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, conducting final preflight checks during operational tests of the new RQ–7B Shadow Block III system at Fort Bliss, Texas

Ronald Watkins

US Army Field Tests Latest RQ–7B Shadow Drone

The US Army has wrapped up its operational testing of the RQ–7B Shadow Block III system, the latest in the Shadow series of the tactical unmanned aerial system.

13 October

Air

The SpaceX Falcon Heavy rests on Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on February 5, 2018, ahead of its demonstration mission

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Partners With SpaceX to Deliver Military Cargo Anywhere In an Hour

The US military is partnering with SpaceX to explore the possibility of transporting military systems in a rocket anywhere on the globe in merely 60 minutes.

7 October

Americas

A new technology provides military working dogs with augmented reality goggles that allows a dog’s handler to give it specific directional commands while keeping the warfighter remote and out of sight

Inder Singh Bisht

US Military Dogs to Get AR Goggles for Better Communication

US army dogs could soon be relaying live visuals of their area of operation to their handlers sitting afar via Augmented Reality goggles.

Aug- 2020 -

6 August

Americas

Soldiers in the Old Guard arrive to place flags at graves in Arlington National Cemetery during "Flags In" in preparation for Memorial Day May 25, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia.

Staff Writer With AFP

Pompeo to Head to Eastern Europe to Discuss Troop Moves

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he will visit Poland and three other European nations next week as Washington looks to reposition troops out of Germany.

4 August

Commentary

Malian soldiers ride on a pick up truck with a machine gun on November 13, 2018, in Gao

David Carl

Security Startups: Rethinking Security Sector Reform in the Sahel

The post-pandemic world, with states and institutions on edge, requires a new approach to security cooperation, especially in the Sahel.

Mar- 2020 -

16 March

Americas

Vehicle decontaminated ahead of DEFENDER-Europe 20

Jared Szuba

Here’s how the US military is preparing for COVID-19

The US military is adopting broader measures to protect personnel from the global coronavirus pandemic. Here are the latest updates.

13 March

Middle East

Jared Szuba

US and UK identify soldiers killed in Camp Taji, Iraq rocket strikes

The US and UK identified military personnel killed in a rocket attack on Camp Taji airbase in Iraq, and the Polish armed forces said a soldier was injured

12 March

Exercises