NASHVILLE—Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine said Thursday that autonomous weapons are going to be a “key and essential part of everything we do” when asked about how such tools would fit into the future of warfare.Speaking during a fireside chat at Vanderbilt University’s Asness Summit on Modern Conflict and…

The Defense Department has completed its $1 billion investment in L3Harris Technologies’ missile-making unit, ahead of a planned initial public offering later this year.DOD’s capital infusion is a convertible preferred security that will convert into common equity if, as planned, the IPO turns the company’s Missile Solutions business into an independent, publicly-traded company.…

NASHVILLE—The Army thinks its Apache helicopters, developed a half-century ago to kill Soviet tanks, might offer a solution to enemy drones two or three orders of magnitude smaller.As the service races to mold a counter-drone strategy based on lessons from Ukraine and now Iran, it is testing AH-64s armed with…

Casualty increases and new sanctions are reshaping Washington’s response to Iran’s nationwide protests, as the White House signals it is keeping both diplomacy and force in play.Widespread demonstrations across Iran have entered a third week, with human rights organizations reporting that thousands have been killed or detained. Meanwhile, the Trump…

A majority of Americans oppose U.S. military intervention in Venezuela and Greenland, along with other nations, according to a new poll.The latest Marist Poll published Friday shows varied opinions on the role of the U.S. abroad based mainly on political partisanship, with the majority of Democratic and independent voters discouraging…

U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Larry Martens, 21, and Lance Cpl. Rodney “Rocky” Padilla, 19, were found brutally murdered on Sept. 7, 1980. More than 45 years later, the cold case remains on people’s minds while DNA evidence could unseal truths long held below the surface.A new episode of the true…

Veterans keep fighting long after the uniform comes off. Some battles unfold in families, careers and friendships. Others stay locked inside the mind.Sheepdog, a new independent film, brings those unseen struggles into the open and refuses to leave them there.Written and directed by Steven Grayhm and produced by Matt Dallas,…

Families of two West Virginia veterans received a little bit of closure when it was announced this week that their remains have been identified after several decades. Sgt. William L. Harper, a Korean War soldier from White Sulphur Springs, and Pvt. Ira Warren from Seth, a World War II veteran, were…

The Pentagon’s sudden push to reshape the longtime military publication Stars and Stripes has ignited a high-stakes fight over whether the military’s historic newspaper can remain independent while operating inside the Department of Defense.The Defense Department announced Thursday that it wants the publication to shift editorial emphasis toward warfighters—a change…

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