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The Oshkosh Defense RCV can bring cutting-edge weapons to the enemy’s door, wherever that is.

Will the Army Go All-In on the Oshkosh Defense RCV?

Check out the latest combat vehicle from the people who brought us the JLTV, MTVR and HEMTT.

The WOLF-X will combine technology from three defense companies to bring the fight to the enemy – if the Army awards it with the RCV contract.

Sic 'Em! Will the WOLF-X Be the Army's Next Attack Dog?

BAE Systems, HDT and McQ Inc. are teaming up to build a contender for the Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle contract.

GM Defense created this next-generation tactical vehicle concept to combine military and commercial technology.

GM Defense Fires Up a Next-Generation Tactical Vehicle

Is this tactical pickup truck coming to a military base near you? GM Defense is making the case that it should.

The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle 4 at Kennedy Space Center

Space Force Makes Tricky Maneuver with Top-Secret Space Plane to Dispose of Debris

The unmanned X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle has been in space since late December, and it has been used for classified...

A Newport News Shipbuilding contractor uses a carbon arc

Navy Says 26 Ships Affected by Faulty Welds at Newport News Shipyard in Virginia

Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said that poor welds were found on the aircraft carrier USS George Washington as well as the...

A contractor welds aboard an aircraft carrier

Lawmakers Launch Investigation of Reported Faulty Welds on Navy Subs and Aircraft Carriers

Reports that welds on Navy submarines and aircraft carriers being built at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia may have...

Christine Wormuth, United States Secretary of the Army, visits Fort Cavazos

'Significant Consequences': Army Secretary Warns Congress over Short-Term Funding

Wormuth emphasized that a planned three-month continuing resolution set to fund the Army starting Oct. 1 will have...

Navy Boss Lays Out Ambitious Goals on Ships and Recruiting But Dodges on Accountability

The Navy's chief of naval operations, Adm. Lisa Franchetti, rolled out a document this week laying out her vision for the...

Christening of the pre-commissioning unit Idaho submarine

Amid Struggle to Build Subs, Navy Gives Company Running Ads and Website a $1 Billion Contract

The contract, which has options that allow it to pay out as much as $980 million, went to a company called BlueForge Alliance...

Soldiers Set to Get One Shoulder-Fired Round to Replace Multiple Weapons in Move to Ease Loads, Training

The XM919 Individual Assault Munition is intended to replace the service’s various anti-tank and anti-structure rounds with a...

U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B prepares to land aboard the USS Wasp

Marine Corps Lays Out Plan for Harrier Crews as Stalwart Aircraft Flies into Sunset

The Harrier -- once the bleeding edge of Marine Corps aviation with its vertical takeoff and landing capability -- is set to...

Two SpaceX Dragon vehicles docked to the ISS' Harmony module

NASA Chooses SpaceX Vehicle to Deorbit ISS as Crews Take Cover from Near Collision

The announcement came on the same day that the crew of the ISS had to unexpectedly board their capsules to wait for the...

MV-22 Osprey onboard USS New York in support of UNITAS

After Deadly Crashes, New 'Leading Theory' on Osprey Issues Points to Sprag Clutches

After more than a dozen MV-22 Osprey incidents involving what is known as a hard clutch engagement, or HCE, military...

Crew of Coast Guard heavy icebreaker Polar Star prepares for training.

Construction on Coast Guard's Much-Needed Icebreaker Could Begin by End of the Year, Service Says

The service is renegotiating portions of its contract with Bollinger Shipyards and will have a more accurate timeline for the...

A B-21 Raider conducts ground testing, taxiing and flying operations

Photos Snapped of Sleek B-21 Raider as Bomber Moves Closer to Entering Service

The new B-21 Raider is slated to eventually replace the existing B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit bombers in the Air Force's fleet...

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey preforms aerial demonstrations

Deadly Marine Osprey Crash Triggers Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Bell Textron, Boeing, Rolls-Royce

The lawsuit points to well-publicized issues with the Osprey's mechanics and names as defendants Bell Textron and Boeing...

U.S. Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicles

Marines' New Amphibious Combat Vehicle Makes Operational Debut in Annual Philippines Exercise

The deployment of the vehicle occurred during Exercise Balikatan '24, which involved U.S. training with the Philippine...

An A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft prior to divestment at Davis-Monthan

Air Force Wants to Send Historic Number of A-10s to the Boneyard in 2025, Continuing Shift Away from Warthogs

The Air Force is hoping to retire more A-10 Warthogs in 2025, as the service continues to readjust its overall strategies and...

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, assigned to the 215th Corps, stands next to an ANA Humvee while guarding the Operational Coordination Center-Regional (OCC-R) during the Afghan presidential elections as a sandstorm approaches aboard Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 5, 2014. (Lance Cpl. Darien J. Bjorndal/U.S. Marine Corps photo)

The Rise and Fall of the Humvee

Get into the nuts and bolts of the vehicle that took the U.S. military from World War II holdovers to futuristic tech.

When Will Ospreys Fly Again? That's Still a Question Mark After Defense Secretary Briefing.

In addition to the Air Force's November crash off the coast of Japan, there was a deadly Marine Corps Osprey crash in...

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