Soldiers Test Improved Features for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division had the chance to test some improved features the Army has designed for the JTLV.
Army Works to Slim Down Powerful New Laser Defense System The powerful new High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstrator is currently too big to deploy.
Raytheon Directed-Energy Weapons Down Drones in Air Force Demonstration The release noted the HPM and HEL systems engaged and defeated "dozens of unmanned aerial system targets."
Air Force Expanding Hypersonic Technology Testing at Two Indiana Universities The Air Force is expanding its hypersonic testing facilities, relying on partnerships for its future experiments.
Army Testing Compact, Disposable Blowtorch for Soldier Breaching Ops Army explosive experts have ginned up a smaller version of the thermite grenade that works like a tiny blowtorch.
Army Studies Electrical Brain Zaps for Enhancing Soldier Performance U.S. Army scientists are studying how running electrical current through the brain could enhance soldier performance.
Army to Host Drone Fly-Off to Showcase Student Designs The U.S. Army will host a drone fly-off event at the University of Texas at El Paso as part of a student design competition.
Overtasking of B-1 Lancer Fleet Led to Faster Deterioration, General Says The Air Force overcommitted its B-1B Lancer bombers in Middle East operations over the last decade, Gen. Timothy Ray says.
Marine Corps Wants to Upgrade its K-MAX Pilotless Cargo Helicopters The Marine Corps plans to upgrade its K-MAX unmanned cargo helicopters to improve its ability to autonomously deliver gear.
Aging Navy Destroyers Will Get Radar Upgrades to Counter Threats from China, Russia The Navy is taking a big step toward keeping some of its aging destroyers in the fight.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...