Army develops exoskeleton for lower-limb injuries on the battlefield
Some battlefield wounds are inherently deadly. Others, like tibia or ankle fractures, become deadly when a wounded soldier cannot send firepower downrange. The U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command is looking to change that with its new Intrepid Battlefield EXoskeleton, or IBEX, system, a...
Marine ACV crews to face ‘thinking adversaries’ in new VR simulator
The U.S. Marine Corps has inked a $5.1 million contract with the virtual reality company XR Training (XRT) to develop a crew gunnery training prototype for the new amphibious combat vehicle that will simulate an all-out fight with an unpredictable adversary. The other transactional agreement,...
My grandpa was killed in World War II. I met him through his letters home.
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. I grew up in the house my great-grandparents built, a home where four generations shared laughter, loss, and celebrations. These...
Pentagon looks to reinvent the bunker-buster bomb
With nations such as Iran protecting their arsenals by burying them deep underground, the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is searching for new types of bunker-buster bombs. The goal is to go beyond the traditional brute-force approach of giant bombs that rely on the...
BREAKING: U.S. Military UNLEASHES On Iran – Missiles LAUNCHED
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White House proposes all federal employees sign nondisclosure agreements
The Trump administration may require all federal employees to sign nondisclosure agreements in an effort to restrict leaks that are considered to be a “widespread” issue across the federal government, according to a recent proposal. Following recent “unauthorized disclosures,” the Office of Personnel Management on...
Double amputee paratrooper to jump into Normandy for 82nd anniversary of D-Day
On June 7, 2012, Jon Harmon was a 19‑year‑old private first class on his first deployment in Afghanistan when an explosion took both of his legs — and nearly his life. Now, exactly 14 years to the day, the former paratrooper will step out of...
US Army turns resupply drone into rocket launcher in new test
Though the drone was designed to haul supplies across the battlefield, the Army recently tried adding a new capability to its body to see if it could do something else entirely: fire rockets. During an experiment at Fort Rucker, Alabama, defense industry partners successfully attached...
