How the Army is maturing tech for an air defense cannon
The Army is maturing technology for a cannon capable of firing hypervelocity projectiles for the air defense mission, according to the director of the service’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office. The RCCTO, which stood up a product office for the Multidomain Artillery Cannon system...
Trial by fire: How the Army banks on frontline units to test new gear
When learning recently that a prototype of the Army’s new air and missile defense radar was performing significantly better in tests than the old Patriot radar, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George had an idea. Why not send the Raytheon-made Lower Tier Air and...
GM Defense pitches silent-drive vehicle as heir to the Humvee
Emerging rapidly out of dense foliage, a truck swings around a bend on a washboard gravel road, but the only sound is the crunch of gravel beneath tires and the occasional ping of a rock hitting its underside. The truck is a new hybrid vehicle...
How Project Polaris is gearing up the brigade by targeting the squad
The home for all things soldier gear is partnering with a host of Army entities on a project to build a better infantry brigade by working from the bottom up at the soldier and squad level. Army Times spoke with Maj. Gen. Christopher Schneider, commander...
How the Army’s upgrading ammo to destroy targets large and small
From pistol rounds to artillery shells, the Army is developing a host of new ways to destroy targets large and small. The service is working on one-way tracer rounds for current standard rifle ammunition and reduced-range training rounds for some of the same cartridges. Additionally,...
How the Army is engaging soldiers to write and read more on key issues
The Army wants soldiers of all ranks to do more military reading and writing, as its leaders hope to capture feedback from the force on how to fight the next war. Over the past year, the service launched the Harding Project, which has seen its...
Coast Guard hoists ill man from cruise ship
A passenger on a cruise ship nearly 170 miles off the coast of Los Angeles was medevaced from the vessel on Sunday after experiencing severe abdominal pain, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. At about 1 a.m. on Saturday, the Coast Guard District Eleven Command...
Trump aims to expand domestic military use if reelected
During his first term as president, Donald Trump tested the limits of how he could use the military to achieve policy goals. If given a second term, the Republican and his allies are preparing to go much further, reimagining the military as an all-powerful tool...
Mobile app gives armor soldiers a training simulator in their pockets
A recently launched mobile software application merges virtual armor training with a video game-like experience on a soldier’s smartphone. The application, called the Standardized Armor Base of Training-Experimental, or SABO-X, has been a featured simulator training system for armor soldiers in an office setup. But...
