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New capabilities that will transform an Army balancing tight budgets in 2021.

WASHINGTON: The US Army is in the midst of a generational modernization effort, a budget crunch and pivoting away from the Middle East to focus on threats in China and Russia. But that’ll be the focus of a different end of year piece. For this one, we can just have fun. Here are the stories from 2021 (or from the three months that I’ve been with Breaking Defense) that I had the most fun or found the most interesting. And if you don’t notice right away, there’s a common t...

Northrop Grumman Developers describe the proximity round as having an optimal “fire control solution” for destroying drones. The rounds travel through the air with a built-in sensor and can “explode” in the direct vicinity of targets nearby at the optimal point in its trajectory.

The Army is clearly evolving the weapon so that it is capable of attacking enemy ships, air defenses and other maritime targets. 

Armys Project Convergence Continues on 10-Year Learning Curve

Lawmakers worry the Army's modernization efforts could be undermined by a flat budget proposal for fiscal 2022.

The service is “setting the stage” to try new communications ideas in the Pacific.

The service is “setting the stage” to try new communications ideas in the Pacific.

Breaking Defense reporting about what the service did during PC21, what it found, and how much further it still has to go.

While still seeking customers in the US military, General Atomics president Dave Alexander says several unnamed international parties are interested in latest deadly remotely controlled aircraft.