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13 January

Air

The F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter performs the first F-35C weapon separation by releasing the 500-pound inert Guided Bomb Unit (GBU) 12 over an Atlantic test range

GBU-12 Paveway II: Inside the Laser-Guided Precision Bomb

Built to cut collateral damage and costs, the GBU‑12 Paveway II turns a standard bomb into a precision weapon. This guide explains how it works and why it matters.

13 January

Americas

A flying Black Hawk helicopter with launched effects

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Seeks Medium-Range Launched Effects Capability

The US Army is seeking potential suppliers for its Long Range Precision Munition program to engage time-sensitive, high-value targets.

13 January

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

US Army Advances Soldier Awareness With New Multi-Threat Headborne System

Multi-Threat Headborne System is a next-gen combat helmet featuring ballistic protection, modular design, integrated electronics, helmet-mounted power and data, and seamless communications.

12 January

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

US Army Explores GPS-Independent Navigation With ‘Unjammable’ MagNav

Magnav is a next-generation magnetic navigation system, using sensitive magnetometers to detect Earth’s magnetic field, GPS-independent, and jam-resistant.

12 January

Technology

Global Hawk Block 40 remotely piloted aircraft testing Maritime Modes that include a Maritime Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar, or MISAR

Bea Castañeda

Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) Explained: Seeing Through Motion

This guide explains Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar in military defense, uncovering its functions, applications, and strategic advantages.

9 January

Technology

An Air Commando from the 27th Special Operations Wing logs onto the 27th Special Operations Group’s new telehealth system at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, March 5, 2025. This service allows Air Commandos to access mental health care, regardless of their physical location, creating greater accessibility to deployed Airmen. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Corinna Morlan)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Brings AI Into Mental Health Care for Soldiers

The US Army has begun the next phase of its BRAVE health program, tapping artificial intelligence to make mental health care more accessible for soldiers and their families.

9 January

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

New AI System Takes Aim at Nuclear Radiation Safety Gaps

RADIANT is a next-gen AI system that uses real-time guidance in high-risk nuclear and radiological environments, extracts and interprets complex nuclear and health physics data, operates on small devices.

8 January

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Eyes Everywhere: US Army Combat Vehicles Set for 360° Vision Upgrade

Computing and visualization systems use rugged high-performance computing units, advanced data-routing hardware, and crew workstations.

7 January

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

MQ-9B Drone Picks Up a New ‘Brain’ for Data-Heavy Missions

The Knox-5 processor is built on an open SOSA-aligned architecture, supports air, land, and maritime missions, and runs cloud-native applications in contested environments.

7 January

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

US Army Gives First Look at the M1E3 Abrams Next-Gen Tank Demonstrator

M1E3 next-gen Abrams is the US Army’s latest tank prototype, with advanced software, enhanced mobility for complex terrain, upgraded lethality, an autoloader, and next-generation sensors.

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