How the Navy is Taking Divers Out Of Minesweeping The Navy's current minesweeping methods are slow, costly and dangerous to sailors. A new, sophisticated sonar and drone...
Trump Reverses Obama-Era Restrictions on Military Use of Land Mines The Trump administration has reversed an Obama-era policy that largely prohibited military use of anti-personnel land mines.
Textron Shows Off Mine-Hunting Drone Boat Armed with Hellfire Missiles Textron Systems is working with the Navy to turn a mine-sweeping unmanned surface vessel into a mine-hunting craft.
Navy EOD Techs Use Underwater Bomb-Sweeping Drones in New Arctic Exercise Sailors are sweeping for explosives in the depths of frigid Arctic waters as they prepare for a new kind of fight.
Navy's Bottlenose Dolphins Hunt Mines in RIMPAC Exercise Dolphins joined the world's largest military maritime exercise in search of mines buried at the bottom of the sea.
Marine Corps May Be Interested in Navy's Minesweeping Drone Boat An unmanned surface vessel designed to conduct minesweeping missions for the Navy is heading to final tests.
Pentagon Pledges to Destroy All Landmines Outside Korea The U.S. will destroy its stockpiles of landmines outside Korea, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
Army Concerned Over Ban on Cluster Munitions, Land Mines Army ammunition specialists are scrambling to develop solutions to a DoD deadline that will end the use of cluster munitions.
Cash-Strapped National Guard Warns It Will Be Forced to Cancel Training, Ground Aircraft The National Guard is facing a severe funding shortage after its months-long mission securing the U.S. Capitol.
Army Investigating Death of Colonel Found Unresponsive at Fort Leavenworth Col. Scott Green, 49, had been in his current position since July of 2019.
Seven Top Generals Object to Taking Military Prosecutions Out of Commanders' Hands The Joint Chiefs came out against Sen. Gillibrand's proposal to take the decision to prosecute major crimes out of the hands...
Air Force's THOR Microwave Weapon Instantly Ends Enemy Drone Attack in New Video The service published a video showing how its THOR directed-energy system uses powerful microwaves to take out incoming...
Navy's Century-Old SWO Career Path Needs Big Changes, Government Watchdog Says The GAO report notes that only 33% of SWOs stayed in the community after 10 years, compared with 45% of other Navy officers.
