Ejection Sequence Failed Before Deadly Fighter Jet Crash, Investigation Shows First Lt. David Schmitz died June 30, 2020 following a nighttime qualification training sortie while attempting to land.
Army Still Wants a Precision Infantry Weapon to Destroy the Enemy From Behind Cover The XM25 was a semi-automatic, shoulder-fired weapon that fired 25mm high-explosive, air-bursting ammunition.
Army Using Wearable Tracking Devices to Learn How Soldiers Perform Under Pressure The yearlong human performance study tracks not just their physical exertion, but also how their heart rate responds under...
Air Force Moves Forward with Plan to Turn Giant Cargo Planes into Bomb Trucks The aircraft would complement fighters and bombers with enhanced long-range standoff weapons to engage multiple targets.
A-10 Accidentally Discharges Non-Explosive Munition Over South Korea The Air Force has not issued a safety stand-down, but an investigation into the undetermined release is ongoing.
Rangers, Green Berets Showing Interest in New Nonlethal M4 Carbine, Firm Says Unit Solutions Inc.'s Unit4 is a standalone M4 look-alike system that uses carbon dioxide to fire 8mm nonlethal projectiles.
F-16 Fighter Jet Fires Flares at Unauthorized Aircraft Near Trump Rally An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon intercepted a civilian aircraft flying near President Trump's latest rally in Arizona.
Army Receives First Infantry Squad Vehicles for Carrying Foot Soldiers into the Fight The delivery of the first four ISVs is part of a 650-vehicle deal worth up to $214.3 million.
F-35 Pilots in Alaska Get New Extreme Cold Weather Survival Gear The latest update comes after the Air Force first modified its standard packs for fighter and bomber crews in 2018.
Senators Want Upgraded C-130s Assigned to Western Firefighting Mission Lawmakers first made the request in February, before the Air Guard announced its list of candidates for the newer C-130J.
Guardsmen Patrolling DC Will Soon Be Armed, Pentagon Says Guardsmen have mostly been patrolling tourist areas not known for high crime rates, such as the National Mall and a transit...
Air Force Top Enlisted Leader Says Service Oath Isn't Made to 'Any Individual' Amid General's Retirement Chief Master Sgt. David Flosi's message to the force seemingly sought to calm the rank and file as the Pentagon goes through...
Veterans Stole over $150K from Air Force Base’s Sports Program in Florida, Feds Say Keith Pilawski, 63, and Edwin Ortiz, 58, defrauded the sports program from 2009 until 2024, the U.S. Attorney's Office for...
Why Is the Army Chopping Away at Its Chopper Fleet? The cuts are part of a larger reorganization as the Army prepares for the changing landscape of warfare with one of the...
Hegseth Fires General Whose Agency's Intel Assessment of Damage from Iran Strikes Angered Trump Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse will no longer serve as head of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, according to the people, who...