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Should the Army bring back the Pentomic Division?
Decades after the Army abandoned the Pentomic concept, a defense expert argues such a concept may provide a solution to the battlefield problems of today.
By Michael Peck
Army tests using a grenade to stop drones with a net
The service has patented net-launching grenades, fired from standard 40mm launchers, adaptable to a host of vehicular threats.
By Kelsey D. Atherton
Creech and Nellis are splitting up — here’s why
The Air Force has been pushing more resources out to its remotely piloted aircraft community as the need for unmanned drones and the missions they execute overseas grows.
By Kyle Rempfer
How the Syrian battlefield is preparing the Corps for a fight with Russia or China
A SOCOM commander said U.S. forces in Syria faced aggressive electronic attack.
By Shawn Snow
Medical pioneer responsible for military’s famous ‘Motrin and water’ treatment dies at 95
The discovery forever changed the way military medical practitioners treat pain — and everything else.
By J.D. Simkins
Here’s why the Corps strapped a counter-drone system to the deck of a warship in the Suez Canal
The LMADIS can track, detect, identify, and blast small drones out of the sky using electronic attack.
By Shawn Snow
The Corps is going all in on small tactical drones as it preps for future war
The Corps considered a variety of drones with an array of ranges and capabilities integrated at the battalion level all the way down to the squad.
By Shawn Snow
War game: If China or Russia downed an ISR aircraft, how would the US really respond?
A war game study challenges typical assumptions of drone warfare.
By Kyle Rempfer
The aging Marine LAV is still active across the Corps ... and, now, also is a museum piece
The Corps has yet to pick a replacement for its LAV but is actively in the hunt for one.
By Shawn Snow
Israel defense aid bill snared in shutdown showdown
The way ahead is unclear for a bill to impose new sanctions on Syria, boost security assistance to Israel and reauthorize defense cooperation with Jordan.
By Joe Gould
New in 2019: Two new US air bases in Africa nearing completion
U.S. Africa Command is hoping to finish two new air bases in 2019, one in Niger and one in Somalia, to stage operations against militants in the region.
By Kyle Rempfer