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The deal, worth $5 million, seeks to keep shooters and spotters in communication, even if such infrastructure is destroyed.

Deal between US military and Persistent Systems to keep soldiers communicating

For this week's Weapon of the Week, we take a closer look at the helmets used by the U.S. Army that utilize integrated heads-up displays.

New radar helping pilots before they hit the skies: Weapon of the week

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the dismissal of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, citing a lack of mutual trust.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu fires Defense Minister Yoav Gallant

Authorities are connecting two explosions in at warehouses in Europe to a possible Russian scheme involving incendiary devices on planes.

Alleged Russian plot exposed, targeted US-bound planes for bombings

The U.S. and Saudi Arabia are negotiating a security agreement that excludes Israel, after a breakdown of talks after Hamas’ attack on Israel.

US, Saudi Arabia discuss security agreement, excluding Israel: Report

North Korea launches short-range ballistic missiles hours before U.S. presidential election, amid tensions over U.S.-led military drills.

North Korea fires short-range missiles hours before US election

At least 30 people, including 10 children, are dead are dead after Israeli strikes in Gaza.

At least 30 killed, including children, after Israel targets weapons facility in Gaza

Special Operators from India are in Idaho, training alongside their U.S. counterparts from the U.S. Army Special Forces.

Idaho sees Indian special forces train with US Army counterparts

US B-1B bomber leads joint air drill with South Korea and Japan amid North Korea's escalating nuclear and missile threats.

US brings out B-1B bomber after North Korea’s ICBM launch

More than 163,000 veterans and military family members are set to serve as poll workers for the upcoming November election, marking a significant increase from the 63,500 who participated in the 2022 midterms, according to the Vet the Vote coalition. This coalition, comprising 43 advocacy organizations, aims to bolster the election workforce with veterans and military families to support Election Day operations.

2024 election sees record number of veterans serving as poll workers

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns that North Korea's deployment of 10,000 troops to Ukraine signals Russia's growing desperation.

Blinken calls Russia’s turn to North Korean soldiers a sign of desperation

Donald Trump is facing backlash after making comments about and insulting one of his most outspoken republican critics – former congresswoman Liz Cheney

Controversy follows Trump comments on ‘training’ guns on ‘war hawk’ Liz Cheney

Iran gears up for potential attack on Israel before U.S. presidential election, using Iraqi territory to avoid direct retaliation.

Israeli intelligence warns of imminent Iranian strike from Iraqi soil

Taiwan is getting the same air defense system that protects Washington D.C., and China is none too pleased about it.

China furious US approved NASAMS sale to Taiwan

An Army specialist is facing charges in connection with the murder of a fellow soldier. Investigators accused Spc. Wooster Rancy, 21, of murdering Sgt. Sarah Roque, 23.

Army specialist charged in female soldier’s murder at Missouri base

North Korea tests long-range ICBM, signaling advancements in missile technology and sparking concerns over potential nuclear threat.

North Korea fires ICBM; US, South Korea respond with simulated strikes

A Pentagon watchdog says Boeing overcharged the U.S. Air Force by nearly 8,000% for soap dispensers designed for C-17s.

Boeing overcharged US Air Force by nearly $1 million for spare parts: Report

Google’s former CEO Eric Schmidt has called on the U.S. military to replace its tanks with AI-powered drones, arguing that these autonomous technologies offer significant cost and strategic advantages over traditional armored vehicles. Speaking at the Future Investment Initiative conference in Saudi Arabia, Schmidt emphasized that in modern warfare, drones could eventually render tanks, artillery, and mortars obsolete.

Ex-Google CEO wants AI drones in modern warfare, calls tanks ‘useless’

Israel said it captured about 100 Hamas fighters. Not in a tunnel or military base, but at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza.

Israel captures 100 suspected Hamas fighters at Gaza hospital

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, Oct. 30, supervised a large-scale nuclear exercise, testing intercontinental ballistic missiles and other nuclear capabilities as Russia faces continued tensions with Western nations over the war in Ukraine. The exercise included ballistic missile launches from land-based installations and nuclear submarines in the Barents and Okhotsk Seas, alongside cruise missile exercises by long-range bombers, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

Putin oversees nuclear drills, signals readiness for rising threats

For this week's "Weapon of the Week," we take a closer look at the helmets used by the U.S. Army that utilize integrated heads-up displays.

New helmet aims to give pilots high-tech display: Weapon of the week

At this year’s AUSA exhibition, General Dynamics Land Systems prominently displayed innovative vehicles, hoping to fill in strategic gaps.

General Dynamics has an eye on innovation at the AUSA Exhibition

This week on Weapons & Warfare, the team talked with the group trying to make making mission command mobile.

General Dynamic’s vision for a mobile command center: Weapons and Warfare

Hezbollah announced a new leader as it launched more attacks toward northern Israel on Tuesday, Oct. 29.

Hezbollah launches more attacks as it announces new leader in wake of deaths

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