BAE Systems to build next-generation US Army missile warning system

The US Army has awarded BAE Systems US$179 million to produce the next-generation Missile Warning System (MWS) to protect the Army’s rotorcraft. Part of the service’s Limited Interim Missile Warning System (LIMWS) Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) progra… Continue reading BAE Systems to build next-generation US Army missile warning system→

US Army’s gravity-defying aluminum panel purifies water with sunlight

Providing clean drinking water in regions where the resource is scarce is a huge challenge, and one that we’re seeing plenty of inventive solutions to. A research team from the US Army and the University of Rochester is throwing a new possibility into … Continue reading US Army’s gravity-defying aluminum panel purifies water with sunlight→

US Army examines the potential of electrifying its ground vehicles

The US Army is looking into the possibility of adding electric vehicle technology to its fleet of wheeled vehicles. The subject of a draft white-paper proposal by the Army Futures and Concepts Center (FCC), the hope is to simplify maintenance while red… Continue reading US Army examines the potential of electrifying its ground vehicles→

Scammers Target U.S. Troops with Fake COVID-19 Tests

Scammers continue to piggyback on the COVID-19 Coronavirus scare with new tricks, this time targeting U.S. Army service members with phone calls requesting their personal information and promising a testing kit to check if they’re infected, accor… Continue reading Scammers Target U.S. Troops with Fake COVID-19 Tests→

Two remain in US Army’s FARA small attack helicopter competition

The US Army has reduced its Future Attack and Reconnaissance (FARA) competition to two contenders. Bell Helicopter Textron’s 360 Invictus and Sikorsky Aircraft’s Raider X have been given the green light to proceed to the prototype phase in search of a … Continue reading Two remain in US Army’s FARA small attack helicopter competition→

US Department of Defense successfully tests hypersonic glide body

The US Department of Defense (DOD) has completed a successful test of a hypersonic glide body that will be the basis for a future class of hypersonic weapons. The US Army and US Navy jointly launched the Common Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) from the Pa… Continue reading US Department of Defense successfully tests hypersonic glide body→

Lockheed’s new long-range missile nails target on second test flight

Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) hit its target with “pinpoint accuracy” during its second test at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The next-generation long-range missile being developed for the US Army was fired from Lockh… Continue reading Lockheed’s new long-range missile nails target on second test flight→

Boeing unveils Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft concept

Boeing has revealed its entry for the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) prototype competition. The conceptual rotorcraft is one of five competing designs by Boeing, Bell, AVX Aircraft, Karem Aircraft, and Sikorsky to replace the Ar… Continue reading Boeing unveils Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft concept→

United States Of American National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, also referred to as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day or Pearl Harbor Day, is observed annually in the United States on December 7, to remember and honor the 2,403 citizens of the United States who were killed in the … Continue reading United States Of American National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day→