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Officials from U.S. Special Operations Command are gearing up to assess and downselect industry hardware offerings that can support SOCOM’s growing use of AI and large language models.
The organization is looking to enter into procurement contracts or other agreements with vendors whose solutions are favorably evaluated by subject matter experts from SOCOM’s J24 Intelligence Data Science Team, according to a special notice about the effort.

A week after West Point’s football team debuted a custom football uniform full of subtle symbols for the upcoming Army-Navy game, the Midshipmen have fired back.
U.S. Naval Academy officials unveiled the team’s 2025 game uniform Tuesday, which — like West Point’s — embraces a post-colonial theme, as both services celebrate their 250th anniversary this year.
The Navy uniform is based on the original six frigates of the U.S. Navy, which includes the still-active USS Constitution.

This year alone, the U.S. government designated 19 groups as terrorists, a massive spike compared to the last decade. Several are criminal organizations allegedly involved in trafficking drugs.
Of those designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations by the State Department this year, eight are drug cartels, such as Cártel de Sinaloa, Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, Cártel del Noreste, La Nueva Familia Michoacana, Cartel del Golfo, Carteles Unidos, Tren de Aragua, and Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13).
Most recently, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the U.S.

On Dec. 13, 2025, the Army Black Knights and Navy Midshipmen will square off in Baltimore at M&T Bank Stadium for the 126th Army-Navy Game, presented by USAA. The Army side will be clad in Nike uniforms loaded with symbolic features to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the service branch and honor the soldiers who have defended our nation throughout history. 
(U.S. Army)
Amid the rising tensions of the American Revolution, the United States Army was born on June 14, 1775.

Red 6 has integrated its ATARS technology with Boeing’s AH-64E Apache Crewstation Advanced Technology Testbed (CATT).

ST Engineering iDirect and BCS are expanding their partnership to create an Advanced Satcom Technology Demonstration Lab for ADF.

Throughout history, an arms race has persisted: a race between bigger and better weapons and the armor capable of protecting against those weapons. From swords and chainmail to ceramic ballistic plates and black-tip .30-06 bullets, the two are locked in a constant struggle to defeat each other.
On the armor side, a significant factor is mobility; armor can be nearly impenetrable, but it doesn’t do a soldier much good if it makes them immobile when they need to be on the move.

Naval Technology
The US Navy has commissioned the USS Pierre (LCS 38), its 19th and final Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS)

Greg Hadley, A&SF Mag.