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armored vehicle launched bridge

Ukraine is getting mobile bridges from the US. Here’s how they can help.

By Kelsey D. Atherton

US M1 Abrams tank

M1 Abrams tanks and other armored vehicles could change how Ukraine fights

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A night vision view of a C-17 pilot in the airplane's cockpit.

The illuminating tech inside night vision goggles, explained

soldiers wearing augmented reality goggles

The Army takes another crack at augmented reality headsets

By Kelsey D. Atherton

These are the tank-destroying vehicles the US is sending to Ukraine

These are the tank-destroying vehicles the US is sending to Ukraine

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How a robotic arm could help the US Army lift artillery shells

How a robotic arm could help the US Army lift artillery shells

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Army’s Black Hawk helicopter replacement is a speedy tiltrotor aircraft

The Army’s Black Hawk helicopter replacement is a speedy tiltrotor aircraft

The most awesome aerospace innovations of 2022

The most awesome aerospace innovations of 2022

By Rahul Rao, Rob Verger

The Army shot down a missile surrogate using new command-system tech

The Army shot down a missile surrogate using new command-system tech

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Army wants to modernize battlefield medicine with blood delivery by drone

The Army wants to modernize battlefield medicine with blood delivery by drone

By Kelsey D. Atherton

These military vehicles are designed to deploy drone-like missiles

These military vehicles are designed to deploy drone-like missiles

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Army’s new light tank can venture where its beefier cousins can’t

The Army’s new light tank can venture where its beefier cousins can’t

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Lockheed’s newest high-energy weapon is multiple lasers in one

Lockheed’s newest high-energy weapon is multiple lasers in one

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Everything to know about the Army’s new 38-ton light tank

Everything to know about the Army’s new 38-ton light tank

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Army’s Chinook helicopters are grounded. Here’s why.

The Army’s Chinook helicopters are grounded. Here’s why.

How a ‘digital twin’ of an Apache helicopter could help keep these old birds flying

How a ‘digital twin’ of an Apache helicopter could help keep these old birds flying

The Army’s new Arctic vehicle, Beowulf, is made for ice and marshes

The Army’s new Arctic vehicle, Beowulf, is made for ice and marshes

By Kelsey D. Atherton

After a two-month flight, the Army’s Zephyr drone fell from the sky

After a two-month flight, the Army’s Zephyr drone fell from the sky

Move over, autopilot: This AI can avoid other planes

Move over, autopilot: This AI can avoid other planes

A solar-powered Army drone has been flying for 40 days straight

A solar-powered Army drone has been flying for 40 days straight

A short history of US hypersonic weapons testing

A short history of US hypersonic weapons testing

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Why Bell’s sleek new helicopter has detachable wings

Why Bell’s sleek new helicopter has detachable wings

Meet the JLTV, the Humvee’s agile new cousin

Meet the JLTV, the Humvee’s agile new cousin

By Kelsey D. Atherton

What the future holds for the Army’s venerable Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle

What the future holds for the Army’s venerable Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Take a peek at Sikorsky’s scout helicopter prototype

Take a peek at Sikorsky’s scout helicopter prototype

Why the US Army wants an ‘aerial tier network’ for better communications

Why the US Army wants an ‘aerial tier network’ for better communications

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A next-gen tank will be revealed in October. Here’s what we know about it so far.

A next-gen tank will be revealed in October. Here’s what we know about it so far.

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How the massive ‘flow battery’ coming to an Army facility in Colorado will work

How the massive ‘flow battery’ coming to an Army facility in Colorado will work

two drones flying

The Army is testing out ‘wolfpacks’ of swarming drones

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This is the Army’s plan to battle climate change—and still fight wars

This is the Army’s plan to battle climate change—and still fight wars

By Kelsey D. Atherton

a helicopter with no one on board

A Black Hawk helicopter flew for the first time without pilots

a coaxial helicopter

Check out the helicopter vying to be the next Black Hawk

a fighter jet turns in the sky

The most compelling military tech stories from the land, air, and sea this year

The Army’s Infantry Squad Vehicle seats 9 and can be dropped from a cargo plane

The Army’s Infantry Squad Vehicle seats 9 and can be dropped from a cargo plane

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A Laser Weapon System on a Naval ship in 2012.

General Atomics and Boeing will build a giant laser for the US military

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Tank in trouble? The Army can just 3D print the part.

Tank in trouble? The Army can just 3D print the part.

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Check out the futuristic turrets US tanks might sport

Check out the futuristic turrets US tanks might sport

By Kelsey D. Atherton

an apache helicopter

Here’s how the US Army plans on winning the wars of our future

By Kelsey D. Atherton

U.S. Military Wants To Blow Up Landmines With Lasers

U.S. Military Wants To Blow Up Landmines With Lasers

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Army Truck Shoots Drones, Mortars With Lasers

Army Truck Shoots Drones, Mortars With Lasers

By Kelsey D. Atherton

These multi-tasking machines can roll across the ground—or fly through the air

These multi-tasking machines can roll across the ground—or fly through the air

By Kelsey D. Atherton

West Point Cadets Are Shooting Down Drones With Cyber Rifles

West Point Cadets Are Shooting Down Drones With Cyber Rifles

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Army’s launching drones from dune buggies. Here’s why.

The Army’s launching drones from dune buggies. Here’s why.

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A soldier looks at a gun sight.

The Army is giving its gun sights a seriously high-tech upgrade

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Soldiers wearing augmented reality headsets while sitting in a vehicle.

These augmented-reality goggles let soldiers see through vehicle walls

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This remote-controlled landmine will attack tanks from above

This remote-controlled landmine will attack tanks from above

By Kelsey D. Atherton

US Army soldier running on a track in a bomb suit

Meet the woman who set a record for running in a 96-pound bomb suit

By David Roza/Task & Purpose

A 120mm mortar fires from a military vehicle.

Laser detection and GPS guide this new mortar to its target with better accuracy

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Greenland's ice sheet

How a top-secret nuclear project became a gold mine for data on Greenland’s ice sheet

By Ellie Shechet

Three paratroopers walk across a snowy field.

The Army put fitness trackers on paratroopers in Alaska to fine-tune its training

A rendering of the Defiant X helicopter from Sikorsky and Boeing.

Check out the double-rotor helicopter that could be the US Army’s next Black Hawk

A Black Hawk helicopter with a rescue basket beneath it.

Getting rescued by helicopter has risks. This gadget could make it safer.

Can you pass the U.S. Army’s World War I-era intelligence test?

Can you pass the U.S. Army’s World War I-era intelligence test?

By Eleanor Cummins

Consumer drones are causing problems for the military

Consumer drones are causing problems for the military

By Kelsey D. Atherton

AH-64D Apache Helicopter Fires Flares

Here come the helicopters with weaponized lasers

By Kelsey D. Atherton

There will be #NoDAPL at Lake Oahe. What now?

By Mary Beth Griggs

New Hand Grenade Design For U.S. Army In The Works

New Hand Grenade Design For U.S. Army In The Works

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Fooling the machine

Fooling the machine

By Dave Gershgorn

Soldier Making Snow Cave In Alaska

The Pentagon Wants Technology To Fight Wars In Big Cities And Underground

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This Is The Vehicle That Will Replace The Humvee

This Is The Vehicle That Will Replace The Humvee

By Kelsey D. Atherton

New Army Exoskeleton Makes Soldiers’ Gunshots More Accurate

New Army Exoskeleton Makes Soldiers’ Gunshots More Accurate

By PopSci Editors

U.S. Army Wants A Parachuting Tank

U.S. Army Wants A Parachuting Tank

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The War Of Zeros And Ones

The War Of Zeros And Ones

By Peter W. Singer

Crowd-Cataloguing The Guns Of World War One

Crowd-Cataloguing The Guns Of World War One

By Kelsey D. Atherton