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4 August

A US Navy SEAL team member awaits extraction from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an 2019 exercise

SEALs Had ‘Character and Ethics’ Issues: Navy Admiral

The US Navy’s elite SEALs warfighting unit had a problem with “character and ethics,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday admitted.

4 August

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Developing System to Enable Soldier-Robot Dialogue

US Army researchers are developing an algorithm-based learning system to enable robots to communicate with soldiers during operations.

4 August

Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Millley at the White House on April 1, 2020.

Hercules Reyes

Emerging Tech to Change War, General Urges US to Be Ready

The rise of new technologies is changing the fundamentals of warfare. If America doesn’t keep up, it may suffer heavily in the next major conflict, Mark Milley warned.

4 August

Hercules Reyes

USAF Tests Directed Energy Weapon in Wind Tunnel

The US Air Force wants to add directed-energy weapons to its fighters and has conducted a wind tunnel test to assess how changing airflows influence a DE system’s beam quality and effectiveness.

3 August

Inder Singh Bisht

US Military to Conduct Clinical Trial of Anti-Aging Pill Next Year

The US Special Operations Forces Command plans to conduct clinical trials of an oral anti-aging drug next year.

3 August

Screenshot from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s animated video of the Tactical High-power Operational Responder (THOR)

Hercules Reyes

USAF Research Lab Seeks ‘Hammer’ for THOR Drone Killer

The US Air Force Research Laboratory is looking for partners to develop a counter electronics weapon system to strengthen defenses against drone attacks.

3 August