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The US Army aims to spark a small arms 'revolution' with this next-generation...
The US Army wants its Next Generation Squad Weapon (NSGW) to revolutionize small arms, much the way the iPhone did for consumer electronics."We have hundreds of capabilities we can put into this...
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The president of one of the world's happiest countries says it's that way...
Seventy years ago, Costa Rica got rid of its army.President Carlos Alvarado Quesada said that has allowed it to invest elsewhere.Costa Rica also generates more than 99% of its electricity from...
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US soldiers and Marines want to punch holes in ships, and that's bad news for...
US ground forces are enthusiastically pursuing long-range anti-ship weapons to give the US an edge in any fight against China's growing navy.The Marines want a long-range anti-ship missile "as soon as...
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5 facts about the all-black Army regiment that saw more combat than any other...
The 369th Infantry Regiment was the first US unit to arrive in France during World War I.The all-black unit, initially sent to provide support to the French, spent more time in the trenches during the...
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THEN AND NOW: How women's roles have changed in the US military
Women were confined to working as cooks, seamstresses, and nurses in the US military during the 18th and 19th centuries.Their roles expanded with the formation of the Women's Army Corps in 1941.Women...
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Army snipers went head-to-head in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains, putting...
US Army snipers recently tested a new lightweight sniper rifle built to offer more accurate fire at greater distances.The snipers field tested the new M110A1 Compact, Semi-Automatic Sniper System...
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The Trump administration wants to close its international immigration...
The Trump administration plans to close its international immigration offices. Doing so would likely harm members of the military stationed abroad who are trying to apply for citizenship.The move could...
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Palantir has won an $800 million contract with the US Army to build a system...
Palantir won a contract to develop an intelligence system for the U.S. Army that could be worth $800 million, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.This project is for the Distributed Common Ground...
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US Army is working on new camouflage to hide soldiers from one of their...
The Army is developing new camouflage systems to hide soldiers from an emerging threat — high-end thermal sensors being developed by great-power rivals.The service is investing in new systems with the...
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The US Army wants to arm soldiers with new 'suicide drones' able to take out...
The US Army wants to put new shoulder-launched loitering munitions — suicide drones — in the hands of individual soldiers.The new Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System would allow soldiers to take out...
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33 of the best photos from around the US military
Happy Armed Forces Day!Established in 1949 by President Harry S. Truman, Armed Forces Day celebrates and gives thanks to the military for their service. It's celebrated on the third Saturday in May.So...
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This monstrous new 80-ton robotic battlefield bulldozer will keep US troops...
Breaching a heavily-defended enemy position is a complex and risky operation, one that requires suppressing fire, battlefield obscurants, electronic warfare capabilities, and a physical breach unit...
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Inside the company helping veterans launch their own startups, from farming...
Bunker Labs provides online courses and community networks to military veterans looking to start their own business.The startups in Bunker Labs' incubator have raised $80 million in capital since...
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The US Army's working on a tiny, lightweight assault rifle that can easily...
Engineers at the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) are working on a small, lightweight infantry rifle with the ability to perform like an M4 and fire rounds at twice the muzzle velocity of a...
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A veteran died in jail and his brain, heart, and throat were mysteriously...
An Army veteran died mysteriously two days after he was arrested in Pennsylvania last year.Authorities said that Everett Palmer Jr. died after banging his head against his cell door in an agitated fit,...
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An American D-Day veteran reunited with his long-lost French love, 75 years...
K.T. Robbins met Jeannine Pierson in 1944, when he was 24-year-old soldier and she was 18.After 75 years, the pair was reunited when Robbins traveled to France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of...
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The US Army is 244 years old — here are 22 photos of its storied history
The forces that would eventually become the US Army date back to June 14, 1775, when a group of militias joined together to fight British soldiers.The oldest images date back to the Civil War, and...
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British Army marks US Army's 244th birthday with a cheeky tweet referencing...
The US Army turns 244 on June 14, 2019.The British Army posted a congratulatory tweet.What became the US Army formed in 1775 under threat from British forces.The British Ministry of Defense couldn't...
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This is Mark Esper, the Gulf War Army veteran and defense lobbyist who Trump...
Mark T. Esper became the acting secretary of defense on Monday after former acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan stepped down from his post, citing family concerns.Esper is the former...
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Huawei employees reportedly worked with China's military on multiple research...
Huawei Technologies Co employees worked on at least 10 research projects with Chinese armed forces personnel over the past decade, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. According to the report, Huawei...
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