SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 — The U.S. Army’s Project Manager Close Combat Systems has passed First Article Testing (FAT) and completed Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) of the XM204 interim top-attack munition. PM CCS conducted FAT at Yuma Proving Ground and validated the performance, reliability, and integrated safety features of the XM204 which the government developed in … [Read more...]
Air Force Reserve Expands Partnerships in Europe
SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 - Chief of the Air Force Reserve and Commander of Air Force Reserve Command Lt. Gen. John Healy is expanding international partnerships through a strategic engagement tour across Europe this month. The tour advances the Reserve Allies and Partners Program's mission to build interoperable reserve capabilities and strengthen international partnerships in … [Read more...]
Military Testing Experimental Resupply Parachutes
SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 - The roar of aircraft engines echoed across Alaska's interior skies as an unusual payload dropped from the back of a plane during exercise Arctic Edge 25. Instead of a simple parachute bundle drifting to the ground, the device kicked into motion and steered itself toward a precise landing zone. For Special Operations Command North, the experimental … [Read more...]
Army Calls for Innovation
SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 — Army leaders delivered a call-to-action Sept. 15 at the Army Demand Signal Forum, part of senior leadership’s ongoing push for continuous transformation and modernization. Secretary of the Army, the Honorable Dan Driscoll, used this platform to announce the Army’s newest technology integration enterprise: FUZE. FUZE brings together four flagship … [Read more...]
DoW’s Joint Counter-Small UAS University
SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 - In the subtropical landscape of Fort Sill, Oklahoma, those who are up early can often hear a constant buzzing coming from part of the installation. But it's not their tinnitus acting up, or a swarm of killer bees. That low droning sound is likely coming from the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems University. The school is the War Department's … [Read more...]