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Air Force's B-21 Raider Making More Test Flights as Service Eyes 2 New Basing Locations -- Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall announced this month that Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri and Dyess Air Force Base in...
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New Mortar and Rocket Training Simulators Could Shield Marines from Blasts Linked to Brain Injury -- The Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer, which is currently in use at five Marine Corps bases across the world, allows...8 days ago
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...14 days ago
Flaw in Osprey Gears Was Known a Decade Prior to Deadly Japan Crash, Internal Report Shows -- The revelations about the history of the gear problems come as family members from the Japan crash, as well as families of...29 days ago
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...1 month ago
Soldiers Hit with More Problems Accessing Education Benefits Amid Fall Enrollment Deadlines -- For at least a month, soldiers have been reporting issues accessing their benefits though Army IgnitED, an online portal that...1 month ago
Army Advocates Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence by Soldiers as Other Services Are Hesitant -- The service, not typically known for embracing the bleeding edge of new technology, appears to be the first military branch...2 months ago
Using New Missile, Marine Corps Attack Helicopter Sinks Mock Vessel During Pacific Test -- An AH-1Z Viper crew attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 fired the live missile in the Philippine Sea near...2 months ago
Camp Pendleton Marines Take New Amphibious Vehicle on First Deployment After Early Training Issues -- Sailing with two Navy ships in the Indo-Pacific Ocean, the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit out of Camp Pendleton is the first...2 months ago
Air Force Veteran Accused of Disclosing Classified Data on Aircraft, Weapons in Latest Military Leak Case -- The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida announced that retired Lt. Col. Paul J. Freeman has been...2 months ago
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...2 months ago
Number of Air Force Osprey Pilots and Aircrew Under Review Amid Mechanical Issues, Flight Restriction -- Air Force Special Operations Command may shift the number of its CV-22 Osprey pilots and aircrew as it reevaluates how the...2 months ago
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...3 months ago
Lasting Grief but Few Answers: Families of Troops Killed in Osprey Crashes React to Hearing on Troubled Aircraft -- Lawmakers grilled Navy and Defense Department officials, asking about the November crash, as well as why the Osprey has...3 months ago
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...3 months ago
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...3 months ago
Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet -- The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as...4 months ago
Marine Corps Says It Wants Counter-Drone Capabilities 'Yesterday' as It Rushes to Roll Out New Systems -- Over the last five years, the Marine Corps has been improving its counter-drone systems as it looks to reshape the force and...4 months ago
Air Force MQ-9 Crashed in Africa Last Year Due to Engine Failure, Report Details -- Nearly 10 hours into the MQ-9's flight, a "propulsion system anomaly" occurred, causing the pilot of the remotely controlled...4 months ago
The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to Combat Enemy Drones -- A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out...4 months ago
'That's Our Land': Homeless Veterans in LA Hail Court Ruling Ordering VA to Use Campus for Housing -- The class-action suit was filed in November 2022 by the nonprofit Public Counsel law firm on behalf of 14 unhoused and...8 hours ago
Air Force Top Enlisted Leader Says Trainees Carrying Real Rifles at Boot Camp Is 'Desired End State' -- Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Flosi said during a media roundtable at the annual Air and Space Forces...8 hours ago
Soldiers Set to Get New Deployment Bonus as High Operations Tempos Strain the Army -- Soldiers will receive an extra monthly bonus -- ranging from $210 to $450 per month, depending on rank -- for time away from...1 day ago
Ellsworth Air Force Base Fires Second Commander in Just 2 Months -- Lt. Col. Carsten Stahr, commander of the 28th Force Support Squadron, was relieved from duty last week, a brief news release...8 hours ago
Marine Who Published Memoir About Alleged Sexual Abuse of Underage Recruit Faces Court-Martial -- The charges come nearly a year after Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Champagne published a book that described his own pursuit of a...8 hours ago