The US Navy is eyeing next-gen carrier-based drones. Here’s what they might do.
The Navy wants its next-gen carrier-based drones to handle a wide range of missions, from strikes and anti-submarine warfare to aerial refueling and more.
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4,000 troops lose air conditioning in Hawaii
Mechanical problems with a water treatment plant in Hawaii have left thousands of soldiers without central air conditioning in the barracks.
Space Force agency awards tech companies $1.75 billion contract for missile warning, tracking satellites
A Space Force agency selected two contractors to field missile warning and tracking satellites in support of the Golden Dome initiative.
Move over, ASVAB? Marines seek better way to predict troop success
“Is the ASVAB … score the only indicator of success? We say it’s not,” Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlos Ruiz said.
Space Force offers $25K for 8-year enlistments in new pilot
The first-come, first-serve program will offer a $25,000 bonus to enlistees who commit to eight-year contracts until the cap of 100 bonuses is reached.
Air Force UH-1N helicopter makes emergency landing in DC after crew hears vibrations in flight
An Air Force helicopter made a precautionary landing in Northwest D.C. on Monday night after its crew heard "vibrating mechanical sounds."
Manufacturing woes hamper US 155-mm ammo production
Manufacturing problems are dashing the U.S. Army’s plans to boost production of urgently needed 155-mm howitzer shells, a government watchdog said.
Army to move aerial intelligence brigade to Texas for HADES program
The U.S. Army is relocating its fixed-wing aerial intelligence brigade to Texas as part of a modernization effort centered on the HADES program.
The US military measures readiness. What about adaptability?
Many of the qualities defense experts say will matter most in future wars are difficult to define and even harder to quantify.
9 nations back Ukraine’s Patriot alternative, Freyja — and want it flying in a year
Ballistic missiles are the one threat Ukraine can't stop with a weapon it makes itself.
Nearly 12,000 military Tricare beneficiaries warned of data breach
TriWest officials notified 11,844 beneficiaries of a data breach that may have affected their protected health information.
Lawmakers demand Pentagon release findings from probe of Iran school strike
Lawmakers demanded Monday that the Pentagon release its findings from an investigation into the Feb. 28 strike at a girls’ school in Iran.
Active-duty airmen have 18 days to submit current waist-to-height ratio, Wilsbach says
Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach said active-duty airmen have until the end of the month to submit their updated waist-to-heigh ratio into myBodyComp.
German-American veteran of the Battle of the Bulge dies at 100
Col. Frank Cohn, a veteran of the Second World War, Korea and Vietnam, died on July 4 at the age of 100.
US to begin enforcing maritime blockade on Iran on Tuesday
The U.S. military will begin enforcing a maritime blockade on Iran on Tuesday.
US recovery teams begin new search in China for remains of MIAs amid looming budget cuts
Recovery teams from the DPAA traveled over the weekend to China to renew searches for the remains of MIAs ahead of projected budget cuts.
Navy christens Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer after Korean War hero
The ship is named in honor of veteran Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class George M. Neal, who was awarded the Navy Cross for actions during the Korean War.
