‘War Machine’ review: Finally, a training scenario with aliens
The sci-fi flick raises the premise: What if the final phase of U.S. Army Ranger selection suddenly involved fighting a giant alien robot?
By Clay Beyersdorfer
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Pentagon-funded research aided Chinese military, House GOP report says
U.S. technological know-how is being diverted to modernize China's military, warns the report by House Republicans on the Select Committee on China.
By Didi Tang and Collin Binkley, The Associated Press
Marine Corps receives its first science and tech lab designation
The Army, Navy and Air Force have had such laboratories for years.
By Todd South
A Marine author uses fiction to dig into the Corps’ mythology
His debut short story collection won the 2021 Veterans Writing Award.
By Todd South
Longer ranges like for Army’s looming precision missile
The service could extend ranges for its new precision strike missile.
By Zamone Perez
Army seeks mid-range missile to cover operational gaps
The mid-range missile could help with mobile missile launches on complex battlefields.
By Zamone Perez
New approach at West Point has cadets attacking future war problems
Project-based learning at the academy is giving undergraduates chances to do graduate-level research.
By Todd South
How the military helps keep research operations in Antarctica going
The U.S. military mission that supports scientists and military personnel in Antarctica — Operation Deep Freeze — is well underway for the season.
As semiconductor shortages linger, one defense firm gets creative
Defense execs call the computer chip shortage an "acute pain point" and "day-to-day" challenge.
By Joe Gould
US Army sets timeline for demo of new, hard-to-detect mobile command post
“Project Convergence is probably in our future,” said Tyler Barton, a computer scientist and project lead with the C5ISR Center. “Probably not next year.”
Fewer devices, more automation and a better interface would help fight ‘alert fatigue’
Too many inputs can be disastrous, experts warn.
By Todd South
These Marine-generated tech ideas are becoming prototypes for actual field use
From field-ready fuel, inflatable piers and 3D printed masks, Marine ideas are now in their hands.
By Todd South