F-16 Shoots Down Drone in Test for New Cruise Missile Defense An F-16 has taken out a drone using an AGR-20A Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rocket.
Major Problem with New Air Force Tanker Has Been Fixed, Service Says The Air Force's newest tanker has been cleared to carry extra passengers and equipment following a three-month ban.
Guardsman Lawmaker's Reconnaissance Plane Saved in Defense Bill The fiscal 2020 NDAA contains provisions to halt the retirement of an Air National Guard's RC-26 surveillance plane.
The Air Force Just Flew a Surveillance Drone for 2 Days Straight The Air Force just flew an unmanned aircraft for two days, demonstrating the drone's ability to take off and land by itself.
The Marines and Army Are Developing Longer-Range Rockets. Congress Wants Details Lawmakers want to know more about what the Pentagon is doing to enhance the U.S. military's long-range artillery.
Air Force F-35 Simulator Will Let Pilots Fly in Formation, Talk to Other Aircraft The U.S. Air Force will get its first F-35 Lightning II distributed mission training simulator system this spring.
Raytheon Unveils Platoon-Sized Infantry Combat Simulator "When you put your cheek to the stock of that weapon, you have that same sight [picture] as you would in real life."
After Contract Delays, Army Units Finally Close to Getting New ACFT Equipment Before units can administer the new assessment to soldiers, they still will need battalion sets of special fitness equipment.
Plans for Pentagon's Future Flying Bomb Truck Begin to Take Shape DoD officials may select a bomber already in the Air Force's inventory to become its munitions-packed "arsenal plane."
Marines Want Crab-Like Unmanned Vehicle to Clear Beach Mines The Crawling Remotely-Operated Amphibious Breacher (CRAB) will be a submersible, remote-autonomous system.
Did Sherrill Violate Naval Academy’s Honor Code? Classmates Speak out About Notorious Cheating Scandal Mikie Sherrill, a New Jersey Democratic congresswoman running for governor, says she did not cheat but was penalized because...
Trump Calls for Using US Cities as 'Training Ground' for Armed Forces in Unusual Speech to Generals President Donald Trump proposed using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces, with U.S. military might...
Marines Say They Hit Recruiting Goals and Point to 'Unapologetic' Standards Data provided by the Corps shows that it has recruited 30,536 active-duty and reserve enlisted Marines — just one person over...
Bill Would Allow Noncitizen US Military Members to Become Naturalized Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. House have reintroduced a bill that would protect noncitizen military members from being...
5 Unsung Vehicles from ‘Band of Brothers’ HBO’s legendary World War II series featured inspiring characters, unforgettable story lines and several vehicles worth...
