Science&Tech

Should war break out with China, the sprawling logistics depots of the type used by the Marine Corps in Afghanistan could quickly be turned into smoking craters—a fate previewed by Ukraine’s devastating strikes on Russian arms and oil…

What do Army leaders want—but not quite enough to include in their formal 2025 budget request? Aerial drones, counter-drone tech, and ground robots in formations, according to the service’s “unfunded priorities” list, obtained by Defense…

The National Reconnaissance Office is gearing up to launch new satellites that will enable the U.S. military and intelligence community to track moving vehicles and people from space.The Air Force wants to replace its aging E-8 JSTARS…

The Marine Corps is seeing success with fielding futuristic loitering munitions and unmanned missile launchers, but the flat defense budget has constrained the pace of the service’s transformation, the service’s assistant commandant said…

Russia, which has worked to sway U.S. elections since at least 2016, will focus this year on undermining U.S. political support for Ukraine, a top National Security Agency official said.“I think where we diverge in this election cycle is…

The Army’s 2025 budget request includes $13.5 million for hand-held anti-drone devices to equip a division and $54.2 million for backpack-size jammers, an Army spokesperson said Thursday. The $13.5 million will buy 20 Modi devices, 10…

SpaceX’s Starship made it to orbit before failing on reentry during its Thursday test flight, taking another step toward becoming the biggest space hauler of all time. The reusable mega-rocket, whose third flight was described as a success…

The U.S. should act quickly on developing hypersonic defenses, to stay ahead of “the consistently growing capabilities of our adversaries,” the head of U.S. Northern Command and NORAD told lawmakers Thursday. Gen. Gregory Guillot and…

In its most recent budget request, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, is asking for increased spending for a handful of key AI projects focused on human-machine teams, AI reasoning, and highly autonomous AIs that…

As a major Army technology experiment rolls along in California, top leaders speaking at the McAleese annual defense forum Thursday teased other measures intended to help the service acquire new technology. The efforts include a new…