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The Army’s new watercraft plan banks on autonomy, commercial ships
The Army's plan for establishing a fleet of watercraft in the Pacific includes a commitment to deeper experimentation with autonomous vessels.
By Jen Judson
Apollo 13 mission leader, Navy veteran James Lovell dies at 97
Astronaut James Lovell, who was commander of the 1970 Apollo 13 mission that managed to get back to Earth safely after an oxygen tank explosion, has died.
Opinion
How to handle winners (and losers) in the Pentagon’s 8% budget relook
The authors of this op-ed argue the DOD's 8% relook offers an opportunity to break the defense budgeting routine, but that outcome is far from preordained.
By Travis Sharp, Casey Nicastro and Evan Braden Montgomery
US Army rapidly ridding itself of old weapons requirements
The Army's new process conducts reviews to identify old requirements that should be taken off the books.
By Jen Judson
DOD advisory committees must prove ‘warrior ethos’ in new directive
All active Defense Department advisory committees were given until Feb. 21 to send back a response justifying their existence.
By Hope Hodge Seck