Croatia buys German Leopard tanks using EU loans
Deliveries of the tanks to the Croatian land forces are to take place between 2028 and 2030.
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The British Army’s faulty Ajax vehicles come back to rattle Parliament
The armored vehicles had been declared fully functioning after nine years of delays to the $8 billion program and repeated problems with vibrations.
Inside the US Army’s new modernization mega-command
The service has folded two four-star commands into one, as leaders hope for an Austin-style innovation jolt.
Sikorsky turns the venerable Black Hawk into a true unmanned aircraft
Sikorsky unveils the S-70 UAS “U-HAWK,” a fully unmanned Black Hawk engineered for autonomous logistics, payload delivery, and multi-mission operations.
Boeing and Leonardo join forces to modernize Army aviator training
Boeing and Leonardo are partnering to offer a modernized U.S. Army pilot training solution with the AW119T helicopter under the Flight School Next program.
Oregon Army National Guardsman sets push-up world record
Maj. Tommy Vu previously set the world record for the most ground-to-chest burpees in 2024.
FN to continue developing Army’s next-gen precision grenadier system
Creation of the next-gen system was influenced by real-time soldier feedback and battlefield priorities that continue to evolve in places like Ukraine.
Army expands MOS program that allows soldiers to skip certain training
Recruits who meet certain skill requirements are eligible to go into the service with modified training and at a higher rank than their peers.
Anduril, GDLS team up on smarter battlefield radar
Anduril will integrate its Spark Radar onto General Dynamics Land Systems platforms.
Government shutdown forces Army to cancel ‘Best Squad’ competition
The service said the 2025 "Best Squad" competition would not take place “due to a lapse in appropriations."
Marines retire ‘workhorse’ Assault Amphibious Vehicle after 50 years
From the shores of Grenada to the deserts of Iraq, Assault Amphibious Vehicles shielded and carried Marines from ship to sea to shore since 1972.
