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19 August

Soldiers practice flying a small unmanned aerial system at the inaugural Unmanned Advanced Lethality Course (UALC) at Fort Rucker on August 18.

US Army Kicks Off Small UAS Training Course to Close Drone Gap

In support of the Pentagon’s “Unleashing US Military Drone Dominance” program announced in July, the US Army Aviation Center of Excellence (AVCOE) has launched its first Unmanned Advanced Lethality Course at Fort Rucker.

18 August

Land

Soldiers with the 123rd Engineer Battalion of the Illinois National Guard operate at a tactical training area Aug. 4, 2020, on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The battalion’s Soldiers were among approximately 4,000 service members training at Fort McCoy during the first week of August 2020. Transient troop training like this resumed at Fort McCoy in July 2020 after being stopped for several months because of the COVID-19 pandemic response. Over months of planning, however, Fort McCoy training officials were able to reopen the training with COVID-19 safety measures built in. Fort McCoy’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Invests in Texas Firm’s Secure Wireless System to Keep Troops Moving

Texas-based Forward Edge-AI has landed a US Army contract to create a secure wireless system for predictive logistics.

18 August

Americas

Christine Casimiro

US Army LTAMDS Radar Scores Firsts in Missile Flight Test

The US Army’s Patriot radar replacement, the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS), has achieved a series of milestones during a recent missile flight test at the White Sands Missile Range.

15 August

Land

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Clemson Grad Students Roll Out Most Advanced ‘Deep Orange’ Rescue Vehicle Yet

The latest and most advanced iteration of Clemson University’s Deep Orange project has just rolled out: a rugged, all-terrain rescue vehicle built for disaster relief and military rescue missions.

15 August

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Ethan M. Encarnacion

US Army Pulls Off ‘First-of-its-Kind’ Drone-on-Drone Takedown

The US Army has demonstrated a “first-of-its-kind” aerial strike: one drone taking down another mid-flight.

15 August

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

DARPA Builds ‘World’s Largest’ Real-Time EW Test Range for Next-Gen RF Systems

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has developed the “world’s largest” virtual radio frequency test range for electronic warfare.

14 August

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Next-Gen Battlefield Tech Breaks Cover During US Military Trials at Fort Huachuca

The US military tested a range of next-gen systems, providing a rare look at technologies aimed at reshaping communication, surveillance, and troop safety on the battlefield.

14 August

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Piasecki’s KARGO II Brings 1,500-Lb Lift to Autonomous VTOL Logistics

Piasecki Aircraft Corporation has launched the KARGO II vertical take-off and landing logistics drone, an upgraded version of the KARGO UAV medium-lift unmanned aerial vehicle.

14 August

Air