While National Guard leaders are reminding their troops to run problems up their chains of command before going public, they don’t plan to investigate who sent photos to media outlets last week showing dozens of troops resting on the floor of a parking garage, Maj. Gen. William Walker, commander of the District of Columbia National …

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The Army‘s top modernization official said Monday that the Pentagon may have to relax its rules on human control over artificial intelligent combat systems to defeat swarms of enemy drones that often move too fast for soldiers to track. All branches of the U.S. military have expressed interest in using artificial intelligence, or AI, for …

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Sikorsky and Boeing Co. have unveiled the futuristic helicopter they’re proposing to be the U.S. Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft. In a series of mockup photos and videos, Sikorsky and Boeing officials on Monday revealed Defiant X: a compound coaxial helicopter, like its predecessor the SB>1 Defiant, but with significant upgrades for troops headed …

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A Republican congressman is calling for a public hearing to find out why thousands of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. were abruptly told to leave the U.S. Capitol and take their breaks in a crowded garage during a pandemic. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., sent a letter requesting that leaders of the Committee on House …

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ATHENS, Greece — Greece signed a 2.3 billion-euro ($2.8 billion) deal with France on Monday to purchase 18 Rafale fighter jets, as tensions remain high with neighbor Turkey. Florence Parly, the French defense minister, signed the agreement in Athens to deliver 12 used and six new aircraft built by Dassault Aviation over two years, starting …

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