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The battle-tested Abrams tank is poised to remain in service for at least 25 more years, or until the Army is certain that it has an adequate replacement. The tank [...]

Immediate needs for equipment repairs and upgrades--rather than long-term plans for transformation--are the dominant forces in Marine Corps vehicle programs today, officials said. The focus is on fixing war-torn equipment [...]

In anticipation of extended peacekeeping duties in Iraq and future contingencies in urban areas, the Army is stepping up efforts to field its first Stryker light-armored vehicle brigade. Despite a [...]

The large-scale combat-experimentation drill known as Millennium Challenge 2002--which gets under way this month--is based on the notion that inter-service and interagency information sharing is key for the United States [...]

CONTINUOUS OPERATIONS IN THE PERSIAN GULF ARE reshaping the U.S. Navy's maritime security tactics and its approach to forming coalitions. These operations 'connote a range of things required of the [...]

AL BAZRA OIL TERMINAL, NORTHERN PERSIAN GULF--The U.S. sailors stationed here have taken to calling it the 'ABOT Marriott.' While this 'Marriott' is complete with a guest book and a [...]

SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES AROUND THE world are being molded in the image of the elite military units of the United States, a development that is likely to shape future coalitions. [...]

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps plans to deploy floating bases are predicated on the notion that ships and aircraft will be able quickly to ferry or fly troops and their [...]

The notion that ground forces can be launched, supported and sustained solely from ships at sea initially was conceived by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, but now is attracting [...]

The lonely, neon lights of the aviation schoolhouse penetrate the dark before dawn at Fort Rucker, Ala. Inside, crammed in a small classroom, about a dozen pilots are huddled over [...]

Caught between the pressures of war in the Middle East and the need to reorganize, the U.S. Army is juggling new methods of combat training while rewriting the rulebook for [...]

The U.S. Army's aviation branch is working to make a collective simulation exercise a staple of the pre-deployment package for pilots heading to Iraq and Afghanistan. Already, the aviation training [...]

Despite accounting for each and every missing soldier in the Iraq war--a first in U.S. military history--the combat search and rescue community is stretched thin and grappling with gaps raging [...]

The creation of the European Defense Agency is sending ripples across the Atlantic and raising questions about Europe diverting resources away from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Trans-Atlantic tensions over [...]

Army aviators--rehashing lessons garnered in Vietnam and seizing on recent experience gained in Iraq and Afghanistan--are forcing a revolution in combat helicopter training. Armed with hard won know-how, veteran pilots [...]

To overcome limitations on the size of its armed forces, the Asian city-state of Singapore is exploiting cutting-edge technology by combining home-grown research and international collaboration. While its high-stakes fighter [...]

The U.S. Army is committing increasing resources to developing sharply enhanced surveillance, communications and weapons for unmanned aerial vehicles. It also is developing tactical doctrine to deploy these assets from [...]

A long-awaited robotic security system--capable of detecting intruders, assessing their intentions, communicating their location and even stopping them in their tracks--will be evaluated next month at Hawthorne Army Depot, Nev. [...]

Naval warfare will change in the years ahead, as new capabilities enter the fleet. But, for the most part, the battle space of the future will be made up primarily [...]

The U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems program, now heading into its development and demonstration phase, will see increased Pentagon oversight, not only as a result of its multibillion-dollar price tag, [...]

The Army's vision for its future soldiers could begin to materialize this decade, under the Objective Force Warrior program. The technical challenges ahead, however, are formidable. The Objective Force Warrior, [...]

Japan is reshaping its military forces as it attempts to tackle a perceived nuclear threat from North Korea and strengthen its role in multinational peacekeeping operations, Japanese officials told National [...]

They call themselves the masters of improvisation. They comb the mountainsides on horseback, conducting humanitarian assistance missions, as well as search and rescue at extreme heights. The Romanian 21st Mountain [...]

Less than a year after Romania became a NATO invitee, its defense market has become ripe ground for Western and Israeli companies, vying for contracts primarily in the areas of [...]

They scour caves in Afghanistan, drawing gasps of admiration from military and civilians alike. They scout enemy streets, keeping foot soldiers out of harm's way as much as possible. Years [...]

The winding village roads teem with old cars covered in the grime of winter. The familiar dark green NATO trucks and white and blue-inscribed United Nations vehicles dart in and [...]

On the walls along the dim hallways of the Kosovo Protection Corps headquarters hang rows of pictures that tell the story of the KPC's missions since its inception three years [...]

As the Navy and the Marine Corps prepare to merge their tactical aviation units, a debate is unfolding about the implications that the consolidation will have on the operational force. [...]

The Defense Department will revamp its approach to environmental stewardship, in an effort to reduce the contamination caused by weapon manufacturing and to lower the costs of waste removal at [...]

Aware of their weaknesses in urban warfare tactics, U.S. Marines are experimenting with new technology that could help them fight more effectively in crowded cities. The Marines spent several weeks [...]

In the future, U.S. military peacekeepers and law enforcement authorities may use a novel sticky gel to prevent trespassers or troublemakers from entering a building or to stop a run-away [...]

Air Force pilots are not receiving enough high-quality training, largely because some flight simulators lack the sophistication needed to practice realistic warfare missions, said the chief of the Air Combat [...]

The U.S. Army is investing $300 million in a new aviation trainer missions collectively with ground that will allow aircrews to practice forces, in a digital environment. Army officials said [...]

As U.S. military planners prepare to increase the presence of unmanned aircraft over Afghanistan, they should not rush to the conclusion that UAVs are money savers, experts said. The conventional [...]

The article focuses on reorienting the U.S. military to compete with the People's Republic of China as of August 2021. Topics include U.S. President Joe Biden and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III, the possibility of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, and the disputed islands in the South China Sea.

Navy and Marine Corps tactical aviation units do not have enough ordnance to meet their training and exercise requirements, according to a report by a government watchdog agency. The General [...]

The Defense Department is funding a two-year, $10 million program that seeks to emphasize the use of technology experimentation and cost analysis before weapons systems enter full-rate procurement. The initiative, [...]

Marine Corps tactical war games focus on enhancing 'situational awareness' A recent war game sponsored by the Marine Corps is offering insights into the challenges of fighting urban wars and [...]

Various training devices are planned for flight and maintenance The simulators and training equipment for the F-22 Raptor air-superiority fighter aircraft are scheduled for delivery to the Air Force by [...]

In current and future battles against global terrorism, U.S. military forces would benefit from flexible command go,' structures, so they can 'learn as they according to military analysts. The training [...]

Maritime Administration says funding for Navy vessel disposal is running low The U.S. Navy kick-started a pilot program two years ago, to ensure that the dismantling of its ships complies [...]

The Office of Naval Research wants to be a 'one-stop shopping' destination for innovative companies that have state-of-the-art technology, said Navy Rear Adm. Jay Cohen, chief of ONR. The business [...]

The Department of Energy's International Nuclear Safety Program has focused during the past seven years on trying to improve the safety of 67 Soviet-designed nuclear power reactors in Central and [...]

The ability of the U.S. military services to blend into a seamless force and act decisively against a sophisticated enemy will be tested in a large-scale experiment next summer, called [...]

The Pentagon needs a new game plan for dealing with aging avionics in its aircraft fleet, experts said. A study, just published by the Air Force Science and Technology Board [...]

At Andy Andrews' amusement park, bullets whiz, grenades and mortar shells hurtle everywhere. Killers lurk around the corner. Andrews, resting on his cane and dragging on a cigarette, directs the [...]

Wild ideas conceived in basements rarely become next-generation technologies for the Defense Department. But some of these ideas materialize, with the help of government funding. The Small Business Innovation Research [...]