AUSA Global Force 2026

The former head of the Army Air Defense Artillery School at Fort Sill offers unique insights into the challenges of defeating Iranian missiles and drones.
Iran

Retired Patriot Battalion Commander On The Challenges Of Defeating Iran’s Barrages

David Shank, former commandant of the Army’s Air Defense Artillery School, offers a frank assessment of how air defenses are performing against Iran.

A slightly shorter and lighter-weight carbine version of the U.S. Army's new 6.8x51mm M7 service rifle has now gotten its own designation: XM8.
U.S. Army

New Army 6.8mm Carbine Recycles XM8 Designation From Failed “Starship Troopers” Rifle Program

For a time in the early 2000s, the Army looked poised to adopt a very different XM8 family of small arms.

A submarine is among the Iranian naval vessels that U.S. forces have struck with Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) short-range ballistic missiles.
Iran

Iranian Submarine Sunk By ATACMS Short Range Ballistic Missile

ATACMS and PrSM ballistic missiles have played a key role in destroying Iran’s Navy from afar.

The U.S. military has employed new Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) short-range ballistic missiles as part of ongoing operations against Iran.
Iran

America’s New PrSM Ballistic Missile Just Made Its Combat Debut

PrSM struck targets in Iran and can fly hundreds of miles further than its predecessor ATACMS.

The U.S. Army has confirmed to TWZ that it plans to start fielding its new MV-75 tiltrotors in 2027.
Future Vertical Lift

Army Punches Its MV-75 Tiltrotor Program Into Overdrive

The Army wants to start fielding its first MV-75 tiltrotors in 2027, years earlier than originally planned.

The U.S. Army has released the first images showing parts of the design of a very early prototype of the next-generation iteration of the Abrams tank, or M1E3.
U.S. Army

Our First Glimpse At The M1E3 Abrams Next-Gen Tank Demonstrator

Testing of the first iteration of the Army’s next-generation, lighter-weight, hybrid-electric Abrams tank concept is set to kick off soon.

The first full deployment of the U.S. Army's new Sentinel A4 air defense radar will be in the area around Washington, D.C., also known as the National Capital Region (NCR).
U.S. Homeland

Army’s New Sentinel A4 Radar’s First Full Deployment Will Be Defending Nation’s Capital

Sentinel A4 offers a boost in detection range and other capabilities, especially for spotting and tracking cruise missiles and drones.

A combination of new interceptors and launchers is set to give the Patriot surface-to-air missile system an "over-the-shoulder" engagement capability, the U.S. Army has disclosed.
U.S. Army

New Patriot Interceptors To Allow For “Over-The-Shoulder” Shots At Passing Targets

New vertical launchers will also help change how Patriot can engage threats, including ones that slip by overhead.