From 1951 to 1959, the FBI and Air Force ran Operation Washtub, a covert program that trained bush pilots, trappers, hunters and miners to operate as covert agents if Soviet paratroopers ever landed ...

This episode investigates how Russia, despite overwhelming military power, failed to subdue Chechnya during the First Chechen War. We analyze the chaotic invasion of 1994, the fierce urban warfare in ...

Nuclear projects are getting a boost of investment. WSJ in 2022 looked at how startups say their alternative designs can help solve past issues. Photo illustration: Eve Hartley The U.S. military is ...

25th Infantry Division soldiers discuss electrical wiring in a first-person view drone operating course on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. (Spc. Wyatt Moore/U.S. Army) Amid a push to put more small drones ...

The military is planning to go big on nuclear energy — by going small. The only problem with this excellent idea is that it can’t come fast enough. The U.S. Army announced this week that it is ...

The Army says it will install small nuclear reactors as power plants on nine U.S. bases as it effort they’re calling Project Janus — a name chosen for its reference to the Roman god of doorways or, ...

The Army plans to build up to 10 small nuclear reactors on bases to provide power as part of a shift away from reliance on fossil-based energy sources. Above, a shuttered nuclear power plant in ...

The Army is embarking on an ambitious effort to diversify energy sources at military bases across the world and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. The Janus program, led by Dr. Jeff Waksman, lies at ...

Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll participated in Tuesday's announcement of the Janus Program, aimed at putting small nuclear power generation reactors on U.S. Army bases. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) U.S.

For the past five years, Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech awards have celebrated technological breakthroughs that are changing the way we work and live. This year’s awards include 137 honors for ...

Nearly a half-century since the Army last operated a nuclear power plant, the service is aiming to break ground on a micro-reactor on a U.S. base by 2027. The joint Janus Program seeks to bring new ...

The US Army is accepting a donation of roughly $1 million for the travel and lodging of senior leaders to a professional development conference in Washington, DC, next week, as active duty forces are ...