A brigade from the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell became the first unit equipped with the Army’s new Next Generation Squad Weapons. The latest aid comes as the U.S. military remains deeply overdrawn and needs at least $10 billion to replenish all the weapons it has pulled for Ukraine. U.S. and coalition forces took out a steady stream of Houthi attack drones Saturday. At least 31 directed-energy initiatives are underway across the U.S. Department of Defense. Some are more mature than others. Smaller command posts already are being tested at the National Training Center and overseas. The Pentagon acknowledged an American MQ-9 Reaper drone went down recently in the Red Sea amid an ongoing battle with Houthi militants in the region. The House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday warned about a “serious national security threat” facing America. Two U.S. officials familiar with the matter said that a senior Kataib Hezbollah commander was targeted in a U.S. strike on Wednesday in Iraq. The Army will select brigades to experiment with networks, cyber, electromagnetic warfare, small drones and loitering munitions while deployed. The U.S. launched retaliatory strikes on sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias in retaliation for the weekend drone attack in Jordan. Load More