Soldiers take new mobile 81mm mortar system for test drive
The system, when mounted on utility vehicles, is light enough to travel inside of a Chinook helicopter or sling-loaded under a Black Hawk helicopter.
By Eve Sampson
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An enduring symbol: why troops keep naming things after reptiles
From cobras to gators, reptilian mascots and call signs appear on patches, aircraft and unit logos across every branch. Why?
By Clay Beyersdorfer
Infantry brigades shift to mobile brigades in Army transformation
Over the next two years, the U.S. Army will convert 25 Infantry Brigade Combat Teams into Mobile Brigade Combat Teams.
By Todd South
No drones for Army squads, teams, 25th Infantry Division leader says
Amid a push to put more small drones in soldiers' hands, the Army is learning there’s a ceiling to the number of unmanned systems that units can handle.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Early drops of new Army command software delight artillerists in drill
The Army is fast-tracking a next-generation command-and-control designed to give the force a battlefield edge.
By Jen Judson
BAE teams with Forterra to build autonomous armored vehicle
BAE and Forterra plan to deliver and demonstrate a self-driving Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle next year.
By Jen Judson