by David Axe | Aug 23, 2012 | Monitor
<< Previous | Next >> The U.S. Army just took a big step closer to getting a brand-new, high-tech ride. Yesterday the Army announced the three companies that will continue to develop the new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, a sort of blend between...
by Spencer Ackerman | Aug 3, 2012 | Monitor
A mock-up of the interface soldiers will see when they access the Army’s brand-new data network, known as WIN-T. Photo: Spencer Ackerman/Wired.com It took the Army 16 years to develop its battlefield data network. But just months before soldiers finally take...
by Noah Shachtman | Aug 1, 2012 | Monitor
Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn (right), who now serves as head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, is at the center of a vicious fight over the Army’s analysis software. Photo: DoD This is how nasty and personal the fight over the Army’s wartime brain has become:...
by Spencer Ackerman | Jul 25, 2012 | Monitor
Photo: IvanWalsh.com/Flickr If you have any oyster shells lying around, the U.S. Army wants five dumptrucks’ worth. You don’t even have to include the delicious oysters inside. And they’re willing to pay up to $15,000 for them. That’s the gist...
by Spencer Ackerman | Jul 12, 2012 | Monitor
Me in the F-35 cockpit demonstrator at Lockheed Martin’s northern Virginia offices. Photo: Blackfive’s Jim Hanson The first rule of flying the world’s most advanced fighter jet: Do not push the red button until you absolutely mean to. As soon as the...
