The debate about lethal autonomy—core to the Trump administration’s fight with Anthropic—obscures a deeper danger of the Pentagon’s rapid adoption of commercial AI tools: they might weaken the U.S. military’s ability to tell fact from fiction.New research suggests that relying on AI to do various tasks can erode one’s native ability…

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—The Army is sprinting to field drones and counter-drone systems throughout its units, but there are a handful of capabilities they’re still looking for in order to make these new systems viable in combat.That starts with the training environment, Col. Burr Miller, of Security Assistance Group-Ukraine, said Tuesday at…

Learn how to calculate ammo for USPSA matches using stage round counts, extra planning, and a system built on Stack. Train. Repeat. Having plenty of stock for practice and for the day of the match is important to consider! Gearing up in prep for upcoming USPSA competitions is important, not…

At AmmoSquared, we’ve never believed we’re just in the business of selling ammunition.From the beginning, this has been about something bigger… about responsibility, preparedness, and the people who choose to live that out every day.Our values are grounded in a simple idea: being prepared isn’t a one-time decision. It’s a…

The $900 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed by Congress includes a “non-traditional” provision warned by analysts to benefit the United States’ biggest defense contractors.Section 821 of the NDAA stipulates that companies already with billions of dollars’ worth in Pentagon contracts can maintain non-traditional status by keeping research and…

We examine six well-known helicopter movie scenes and grade them for realism.Hollywood loves a helicopter rescue: rotors thumping, a swimmer on the hoist, the ocean trying to swallow the whole frame. Real Coast Guard aviation has the same ingredients, just with fewer speeches and a lot more checklists.To see what movies…

Viridian Weapon Technologies has just unveiled its new Venta Green Dot reflex sight, meant for long guns.  The new Viridian Venta Green Dot reflex sight is an unmagnified optic with a 22 mm objective lens that runs off a single CR2032 battery and provides an estimated 30,000 hours runtime. Its…

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