Sheep, soldiers, and grains: Studying the physics of crowds

To be fair, humans aren't shaped like sheep or grains. And unlike in the study with the board, Zuriguel believes that all ...
Aviation Week Network

U.S. Army Outlines Real-World Test Plan For New Surveillance Fleet

The U.S. Army for the past five years has built a program for a new high-altitude surveillance fleet through a unique approach: flying contractor-owned aircraft on real-world missions to set ...
Aviation Week Network

U.S. Army To Test ‘Swarms’ of Balloons, High-Altitude UAS

U.S. Army To Test ‘Swarms’ of Balloons, High-Altitude UAS is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week ...
The National Interest

The US Army Is Testing Drones for Its Minesweeper Operations

The Army already has an effective mine-clearing weapon—the M58 MICLIC rocket—but will use the drone to reduce the need for a human presence along the front lines.
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Military Fitness Tests Aren't What They Used to Be, and It’s a Big Deal

Think the fitness tests you did in gym class were tough? The U.S. military has been putting its service members through the ...
Army Times

Army scales back eligibility for Future Soldier Prep Course

The Future Soldier Preparatory Course, a cornerstone of the Army’s recent recruiting gains, is set to narrow its eligibility ...
Inside Defense

Bell will field first MV-75 test aircraft in FY-27 as Army moves up timeline

As the Army plans to move out on an ambitious plan to field 24 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft -- the MV-75 -- in two years, prime contractor Bell Textron plans to fly its first test aircraft in ...