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GM Defense To Develop Ultium-Based Battery Pack Prototype For US Army

The Department of Defense's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) requires a scalable battery pack design that can be used for tactical military vehicles.

InsideEVs · Oct 7, 2022

Reports: Migrant flights’ mysterious recruiter identified

Several media outlets have identified the mysterious woman who allegedly lured dozens of migrants on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ flights to Martha’s Vineyard from San Antonio

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

DeSantis' "Perla" identified as Army vet

Perla Huerta is a former U.S. Army counterintelligence agent and combat medic specialist

Salon · Oct 3, 2022

Army veteran among 4 killed in Arizona eviction shooting

A U.S. Army veteran was among the four people fatally shot while serving an eviction notice at an apartment complex in Tucson, Arizona

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022

Virtual reality, autonomous weapons and the future of war: military tech startup Anduril comes to Australia

Earlier this month, posters started going up around Sydney advertising an event called “In the Ops Room, with Palmer Luckey”. Rather than an album launch or standup gig, this turned out to be a free talk given last week by the chief executive of a high-tech US defence company called…

The Conversation · Aug 22, 2022

Chicago Air and Water Show persists through rain and late director’s absence: ‘Seeing this, it gives me joy’

The annual lakefront spectacular returned to the city Saturday after two years of altered or canceled shows due to the pandemic.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 20, 2022

'Pain does not go away': Anger persists for family of U.S. Marine killed in Kabul

The last text message Darin Taylor Hoover sent his mother from Kabul's airport a year ago was short but one she still reads every day.

Reuters · Aug 17, 2022

With war nearby, US shows support for Poland on army holiday

Polish officials are marking their nation’s Armed Forces Day holiday alongside the U.S. army commander in Europe and regular American troops, a symbolic underlining of NATO support for members on the eastern front as Russia wages war nearby in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022

Soldiers killed by falling tree in Georgia identified as medical sergeant and West Point graduate

The victims of the weather related incident were described as “the very best of our military”

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2022

In the Army, you’re more likely to be detained for drugs than sexual assault

A first-of-its-kind analysis reveals that, on average, Army soldiers had to face at least eight counts of sexual offenses before their commanders detained them ahead of trial as often as soldiers charged with drug or burglary crimes.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 11, 2022