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Laser Weapons Inch Closer to Battlefield

The military aims to turn lasers weapons from science fiction into reality for everything from space platforms to Humvees.

Systems Protecting Earth in Peril Due to Sequester

The Air Force says it can no longer afford to scan the sky for extraterrestrial threats that could doom the planet.

Engineers from around the world are competing to build underwater robotic vehicles that can operate on their own -- no human pilot required -- at the annual International RoboSub Competition. (AUVSI Foundation)

Robots Battle for Underwater Supremacy

Thirty-two teams are duking it out for an underwater robotic supremacy title.

Tech Lets Soldiers See Through Drones

During the largest military exercise the U.S. undertakes with any single nation, new tech debuted to give soldiers...

New Military Underwear Gives Iron Man Performance

Mind-Controlled Limbs Could Restore Sense of Touch

Big breakthroughs may restore a sense of touch to U.S. military personnel who have lost limbs in service of the country.

Boeing Executive Vice President Dannis Muilenburg, Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould, Dean of the Faculty Brig. Gen. Dana Born and others watch a demonstration of a cadet aeronautical engineering project called the "Night Owl".

AFA Cadets Invent MEDEVAC Vehicle of 2045

Air Force Academy cadets have captured first place creating a new futuristic vehicle for extracting the wounded from war...

A close-up view of the nanofoam material, a porous silica with an average pore size of a few microns, seen at the 5-micron scale.

Nanofoam Could Lead to New Body Armor

The Army's research and development arm has funded a three-year research program at University of California, San Diego...

Student team members from the Virginia Techâs National Science Foundation Center for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems test a 5-foot wide jellyfish-like robot under water at War Memorial Hall.

Giant Robot Jellyfish to Patrol US Coasts

A Virginia Tech College of Engineering team has announced their successful testing of a new jellyfish robot. Weighing in at...

New Generation of Explosives for the Army

A far stabler new explosive called IMX-101 will soon make soldiers safer on and off the battlefield -- and the U.S. Army on...

Robot Helicopters Help Out in War Zones

A robotic helicopter has been quietly busy resupplying Marines on the battlefield and in remote locations in Afghanistan.

Could the US Deploy 'Cyborg' Troops?

The U.S. military is working to develop a new chip technology that, when implanted, will connect human brains to computers --...

Midnight Air Defense Scramble in Skies Over DC

Fighter jets have been quietly scrambled in the skies above the nation's capital to run air defense "Falcon Virgo" from...

A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 waits on the flightline as aircrew Marines conduct preflight checks at Marine Corps Station Miramar, Calif., Sept. 16. Photo By: Sgt. Lillian Stephens

Marine Corps' New Helicopter Completes its First Flight

King Stallion, the U.S. Marine Corps’ brand spanking new helicopter, completed its first flight Tuesday.

Scientists Build Dog Nose to Sniff Out Explosives

Inspired by that snuffling wet lump at the end of your dog's face, a new chip can rapidly identify trace amounts of TNT --...

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The Taliban Reject Trump’s Bid to Retake Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan

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Space Force News

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