APRIL 1, 2026 - The U.S. Army Sniper Course at Fort Benning, Georgia, is working to improve sniper survivability and lethality in large-scale combat operations by evaluating and integrating advanced signature management technology into training. "What we've seen in the last few years in recent conflicts has been a lot of drone activity and having to hide from and defeat … [Read more...]
Artemis II Mission has Multiple Yuma Connections
APRIL 1, 2026 - Artemis II is expected to begin its 10-day journey around the moon from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Kennedy Space Center later today. The mission will be capped by the deployment of the Orion space capsule’s parachutes, rigorously evaluated at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) in multiple developmental tests between 2011 and … [Read more...]
Two Divisions Team Up to Transform the Army
MARCH 31, 2026 – Two U.S. Army divisions, dozens of industry partners, and multiple Army program offices have joined forces to help expedite the Army’s command and control and networking transformation. Both divisions are leveraging a series of operational training events to experiment with Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) prototypes: The 4th Infantry Division (4th … [Read more...]
USAF, Army Integrate Air Defense Capabilities
MARCH 31, 2026 - The 51st Security Forces Squadron and 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade conducted joint training during exercise Freedom Shield 26 at Osan Air Base, March 9-13. During the exercise, the 51st SFS and 35th ADA worked together to detect and respond to a simulated hostile drone approaching the installation, using a U.S. Army AN/TWQ-1 Avenger to identify, track … [Read more...]
Army Considering Foreign Technologies
MARCH 30, 2026 - The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Armaments Center seeks not only to create new technologies for the warfighter, but also to leverage foreign technologies to get new capabilities into Soldiers’ hands faster. One highly beneficial method of doing this is through the Foreign Comparative Test (FCT). This program connects mature … [Read more...]