Cadet Ananya Ganesh did not expect to be a math major. Cadet Babe “BK” Kwasniak was planning to study history. Together, they are using one of the most counterintuitive concepts in mathematics to solve one of the Army’s most pressing drone vulnerabilities. ...

Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy are enhancing battlefield adaptability with a new weapon mount that increases the versatility of the Army’s next-generation M250 automatic rifle. In support of the 2026 Projects Day Research Symposium focus on supporting the warfighter, cadets in the Small Caliber Weapon Mount capstone design team developed solutions for real-world applications. ...

In the summer of 2025, Cadet Amani Haskins and a group of fellow West Point cadets stood at a monument in the French countryside – the sister monument of one they had seen only weeks before in Harlem, New York. Same stone. Same shape. Same names. An ocean apart....

Class of 2026 Cadets Boston Graf, Maksymilian Olszowka and Elizabeth “Ezra” Bardales labored on a capstone project, a philosophy-centric venture as part of the Department Law and Philosophy, focusing on the “Training Ethical Employment of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems,” or TEELAWS....

To meet the Army’s scientific and technical demands for future warfighting, the U.S. Military Academy is transforming the Department of Chemistry and Life Science into the Department of Chemical and Biological Science and Engineering (CBSE)....

West Point is transforming the Department of History into the Department of History and War Studies, a department charged with producing graduates who understand both history and the past, present, and future of war, strategy, and warfare....

As modern warfare grows more complex, West Point continues its transformation to develop leaders who can think, adapt, and innovate across all domains....

U.S. Military Academy cadets from the Cadet Cyber Team and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Department represented West Point in an inter-academy National Security Agency (NSA) Cyber Exercise competition virtually and in-person at the Maritime Conference Center from March 31-April 2, 2025, in Linthicum Heights, Maryland. ...

"As we look at the changes in artificial intelligence, I sense a wave different than even the Internet,” Retired Gen. Scott Miller observes....

West Point is excited to announce the launch of the third season of its podcast, "Inside West Point: Ideas That Impact." Hosted by West Point Dean, Brig. Gen. Shane Reeves, this season delves into the innovative research and pivotal discussions shaping the future of national security. ...