Amphibious Ship Obliterates Drone with Laser Weapon in 1st-of-its-Kind Sea Test The Portland was equipped with the Solid State Laser Weapons System Demonstrator for the at-sea test.
The Air Force Is Now Accepting Bids to Build R2D2-Like 'Skyborg' Copilots It will be like R2-D2 from "Star Wars" in an aircraft, an official says.
Air Force Finally Has Plans to Test a Laser Weapon on Its AC-130J Gunship The fourth-generation AC-130 is slated to replace the AC-130H/U/W models, with delivery of the final J-variant in 2021.
SOCOM Wants Army's Futuristic Troop-Carrying Helicopter PEO Rotary Wing officials are working with the Army on special operations-specific requirements for the FLRAA.
This Smart-Soldier Gear May Succeed SOCOM's Failed 'Iron Man' Suit U.S. Special Operations Command wants to equip small teams of with smart-soldier gear to stay connected with intel assets.
Army Wants Uniform Accessory That Can ID Friendlies But Stay Invisible to the Enemy Avoiding fratricide is still a challenge for U.S. ground forces in particular.
SpaceX Is Teaching US Space Force How to Execute Successful Launches Officials will study SpaceX's launch methods at its headquarters in California, and at Vandenberg and Cape Canaveral.
Army Pilot’s Invention Enables Hyper-Realistic Low-Visibility Flight Training Using a smartphone app, an instructor can cause the visor to appear cloudy and partially or fully obscure the pilot's vision.
Army Wants Wearable Coronavirus Symptom Detector for Soldiers U.S. Army medical officials want the defense industry to create wearable monitors to detect symptoms of coronavirus.
Everything You Need to Know About the Air Force's New F-15EX The Air Force's new F-15s are supposed to complement the F-35, not compete with its mission.
8 Legendary US Military Snipers The most notable snipers in U.S. military history aren’t just legends – they include real soldiers, sailors and Marines who...
This World War II POW Endured More Than 50 Years in Captivity When Anna Gabulya saw a television report of a POW’s return to Hungary a half-century after he served during World War II...
Pentagon Says Troops Can Only Be Exempt from Shaving Their Facial Hair for a Year Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that troops who need an exemption from shaving their facial hair for longer than a...
Military Veteran Says Having His Security Clearance Revoked Gave Added Incentive for Senate Run Joel Willett, a military veteran and former CIA officer, has launched his Democratic campaign for the U.S. Senate from...
Pentagon Plan Pits US Marines Against California Off-Roaders and Civilian Pilots The U.S. Marine Corps tried once to occupy this remote stretch of California desert beloved by off-roaders — but officials...