Congress should consider tighter monitoring of costs for the Dark Eagle hypersonic missile program as it gets closer to fuller operational status, a report by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service said.

The XM8 is a lighter version of the M7, making it easier for soldiers to move in tight spaces while using the Army’s new 6.8mm ammunition.

North Korea tested a tactical ballistic missile tipped with a cluster bomb warhead this week, claiming it can reduce target areas to “ashes.”

Still in early development, the XM8 is being designed as a carbine — which is typically lighter and shorter — version of the M7, making it easier for soldiers to move in tight spaces while using the Army’s new 6.8mm ammunition.

The Army approved for full release of a hand grenade built for urban combat, marking the first new grenade to enter the service since the Vietnam War era.

The U.S. has used more than 20 different systems including bombers, fighter jets, MQ-9 Reaper unmanned missile-launching drones and the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) to hit more than 1,000 targets, U.S. Central Command said.

Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii are testing a prototype command-and-control system designed to speed how the Army detects threats, makes decisions and strikes targets on the battlefield.

The Marine Corps will keep the M27 automatic rifle as its standard service weapon rather than adopt the higher-caliber firearm being fielded by the Army, according to the amphibious force.

The new tournament brought together troops to share their latest tactics, innovations and knowledge about small drones and to discover the remaining capability gaps across the service.

The missile, which the Pentagon plans to take the place of the current LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBMs, would anchor the land-based portion of the triad for attacking enemy targets with nuclear weapons.