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New name selected for Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon

The light machine gun will retain its M250 designation.

4 months ago

Army green lights an advanced version of its ‘mixed reality’ goggle

Earlier versions are shipping to soldiers this year as Microsoft develops the 1.2 version for later fielding.

5 months ago

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Headed to a combat training center? These tips will help.

The combat training centers are changing how they challenge rotating units.

Smart shirt could detect, and one day treat, fatal wounds

An early version senses and reports wounds. Advanced versions might compress the wound automatically to avoid blood loss.

7 months ago

Casualty evacuations by drone, robotic mules tested by Army battle lab

The Maneuver Battle Lab is evaluating tech before it's fielded, while observing some combat theories during the war in Ukraine.

7 months ago

Gear updates from the center for all things soldier kit

From boots and gloves to batteries, scopes and body armor, if it touches the soldier, this program touches it.

7 months ago

New human performance pavilion showcases fitness tech

The AUSA pavilion will feature morning workouts and senior Army leader panels on the Holistic Health and Fitness program.

7 months ago

Task force seeks lighter Javelin missiles, robot dogs for infantry

The Close Combat Lethality Task Force serves as lead advocate for infantry, close-combat programs.

7 months ago

More than PT: How the Army is going after total fitness

For more than a century the Army has tinkered with ways to make soldiers more fit.

10 months ago

Spec ops optics: US forces seek new sights and ways to defeat fog

Having eyes on the battlefield can mean the difference between hitting the right or wrong target, or even hitting the target at all, which is why U.S. special operators are looking to upgrade a host of optics items.

12 months ago

New rounds, new small arms make special operators’ firepower wish list

The weapon will fire a round now used in Marine sniper rifles.

12 months ago

From targeting to navigation, handheld devices are merging tech and tactics

For ground-based observers calling in fires on a target, the observer historically worked with a radio and a pair of binoculars, or a bulky laser guidance system to get the job done. But systems have become more more precise and portable over the decades.

12 months ago

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