Top stories
Disrupt, Strike, Assault and Endure: The 4 pillars of the US Army’s new warfare guidance
“How The Army Fights” is a new 46-page U.S. Army-issued guide on how the service should fight — and survive — on the modern battlefield.
US Army taps 9 companies to build next-gen command and control software
The service announced contract awards worth $93.6 million across nine companies building applications for its Next Generation Command and Control software.
SPECIAL FEATURES
AUSA Annual 2026 Coverage
Defense News, the official and exclusive media partner of AUSA Annual, is reporting on the top stories coming out of the show.
Insurance Guide
Military Times has outlined helpful information about car insurance, renters insurance, and life insurance for troops.
2025 PCS Guide
Read up on tips and tricks in Military Times’ 2025 Permanent Change of Station Guide.
2025 Benefits Guide
Learn how your military benefits — including health care, retirement pay and more — have changed in 2025.
EDITOR'S PICKS
Pentagon & Congress
Voting by absentee ballot? It’s time.
If you're a service member or military family member and plan to vote by absentee ballot in the Nov. 3 election, it's time to take action.
Medal of Honor Recipient and Retired Maj. Nicholas Dockery on His Mission Beyond Service
Medal of Honor recipient and retired Maj. Nicholas Dockery discusses his foundation's efforts to expand mental health support for veterans and their communities
‘Unknown’ sailors and Marines from the battleship Arizona to be disinterred Dec. 7
The exhumations will begin with the disinterment of eight caskets from the National Cemetery of the Pacific, known as the “Punchbowl,” on Dec. 7, 2026.
During WWI, this German sub sailed into a US harbor — uninvited
110 years ago, a German U-Boat cruised into Newport Harbor while crews onboard American destroyers could only watch.
In other news
Inside the push for Agent Orange victims memorial in small-town Utah
Former Air Force Sgt. Larry Kerr served two tours in Vietnam and is working with officials of Sunset City, Utah, to honor those affected by Agent Orange.
VIDEOS
Rolls-Royce Details Its Role in Two Major Army Modernization Programs
Rolls-Royce outlines its propulsion plans for the Army's MV-75 tiltrotor aircraft and XM30 fighting vehicle, including manufacturing and production capacity.
Featured Videos
TSA stops Alabama traveler for Civil War-era cannonballs in luggage
An Alabama traveler was stopped recently by TSA after checking luggage containing five Civil War-era cannonballs. Roll Tide.
Sailor reportedly finds dead rat in finished energy drink
The sailor said medical personnel informed him, “with the chemicals that are in Monster, that it should be OK.”
By J.D. Simkins
That time the Air Force proposed making a ‘gay bomb’
The Air Force once explored the idea of a chemical weapon that would make enemy soldiers sexually irresistible to one another — striking a blow to morale.
Master Chief actor condemns use of character in White House’s Iran war hype video
“I demand that the producers of this disgusting and juvenile war porn remove my voice immediately,” Steve Downes wrote in a post on X.
Don't miss
Trending Now
MORE STORIES
US Army, Navy research labs team up to combat Arctic cold
As the Department of Defense eyes greater operability in the Arctic, it needs equipment that can operate in temps as low as -50 degrees Fahrenheit.
97% of US soldiers complete brain health assessment
Medical professionals use the data to monitor soldiers' cognitive health throughout their military careers, allowing them to spot significant changes.
US Army suspends longtime hometown recruiter assistance program, faces cancellation
The service’s decades-old Hometown Recruiter Assistance Program has been suspended, Lt. Gen. Johnny Davis confirmed.
By Hope Hodge Seck
LaNeve to industry: ‘We are not walking away from modernization’
The U.S. Army's Futures and Concepts Command has been redesignated as U.S. Army Futures and Autonomous Systems, the service's top officer announced.
By Eve Sampson
Startup wants US soldiers to command AI agents through its smart glasses
Rivet's CEO envisions a world where a soldier commands an AI agent, and the AI agent commands the robots and drones.
Army eyes changes to emergency war gear stocks amid review
The Army is nearing decisions on changes to make to its own emergency stockpiles.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Anduril reveals family of surface-to-air interceptor missiles
The interceptor family was built to address threats across the air-and-missile defense spectrum, while aiming to come at a fraction of the cost of others.
General Dynamics showcases Wolf XM30, new counter-drone systems at AUSA
General Dynamics Land Systems is showcasing a 1/8 model of the Wolf XM30, the company’s candidate to replace the M2 Bradley at AUSA this week.
US Army to stand up command for unmanned and autonomous warfare
An Oct. 1 memo directs the Army vice chief of staff to establish the U.S. Army Futures and Autonomous Systems Command, or FASCOM.
The Lynx XM30 is making its case to be the US Army’s Bradley replacement
American Rheinmetall announced the delivery of its Lynx XM30 prototype to the Army in September. A month later, soldiers are getting their hands on it.
By Riley Ceder
Different suppressors for training, combat? Sig Sauer offers new way to reduce toxic fumes
The company is exploring offering different suppressors that maximize blowback reduction during training and signature masking in combat.
By Hope Hodge Seck
With the cold breed: For soldiers of the 11th Airborne Division, ‘winter is always coming’
Survival in Alaska’s vast wilderness presents its own difficulties. Training soldiers to fight in these environs is an undertaking even more daunting.
By J.D. Simkins
US Army aspires to create Indo-Pacific manufacturing hub in Korea
As the Army builds out its logistics capability in Korea, it’s investing in manufacturing to supply local forces — and troops across the Pacific region.
By Hope Hodge Seck
The US Army is back in the jungle. Panamanians are showing soldiers the way.
Panamanian service members have trained, lived — and in some cases, fought — in the jungle. Now, they are teaching U.S. service members.
By Eve Sampson
Catholics in US Army must not participate in firing squad, prominent archbishop says
Catholics serving in the U.S. Army should not participate in the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, a prominent U.S. archbishop said.
By Phil Stewart and Joshua McElwee, Reuters