United States Defense and Military Forces – Page 4

Army Ammunition Plant Is Tied to Mass Shootings Across the U.S.

The site was built for the military, but commercial sales are booming with little public accountability. Rounds have been bought by murderers, antigovernment groups and others.

By Ben Dooley and Emily Rhyne

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Tech Start-Ups Try to Sell a Cautious Pentagon on A.I.

Shield AI, a tech start-up, already has a drone run by artificial intelligence being used by the Israeli military. But persuading the Pentagon to embrace the technology remains a big challenge.

By Eric Lipton and Erin Schaff

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Electric Planes, Once a Fantasy, Start to Take to the Skies

How a small cargo plane’s 16-day trip from Vermont to Florida might foreshadow a new era of battery-powered air travel long considered implausible.

By Niraj Chokshi and Tony Cenicola

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Kenneth Force, the ‘Toscanini of Military Marching Bands,’ Dies at 83

Captain Force was part of the pomp and ceremony at 10 presidential inaugurations, and for 45 years he taught midshipmen to revere traditional military music.

By Alex Traub

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