NAPLES, Italy — U.S. soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade stationed in Italy are taking insights gleaned from their Ukrainian counterparts fighting Russia to shape the Army’s future battlefield ...

The Army’s “Project Shank,” previously known as Project Shiv, pairs one-way, first-person-view (FPV) drones with existing explosively formed penetrator warheads. The US Army recently achieved its ...

PDW’s C100 quadcopter, which has also been acquired by the U.S. Army, was used to safely lase targets from a standoff range, demonstrating a new joint fires capability. Performance Drone Works (PDW), ...

Seattle-based tech company Overland AI demonstrates its fully autonomous tactical vehicle “ULTRA” at Vaziani Training Area with U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd ...

During Swift Response 2025 at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, the 173rd Airborne Brigade conducted live-fire exercises using purpose-built, retrievable first-person view (FPV) drones against ...

Col. Joshua Gaspard, commander of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza, Italy. Learn more about exercises Swift Response and African Lion 2025 here and here, respectively. Find a transcript of ...

When medics with the 173rd Airborne Brigade called for blood supplies to treat combat wounds in a major exercise last month, the flying machines slashed life-saving minutes in transport time and used ...

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email In a combat zone, every second counts—and every drop of blood can save a life. That’s why U.S. Army paratroopers ...

Each small drone, compared to "steerable mortars," is made in-house with soldiers building them themselves to then train with them. By Nicholas Slayton Published May 11, 2025 8:12 PM EDT The U.S. Army ...

A soldier tests the controls on a small drone at the 173rd Airborne Brigade's drone lab. The U.S. Army’s rapid response unit in Europe is working quickly to build out its own arsenal of small, agile ...