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Air Force Ospreys in Japan Remain Grounded After Deadly Crash, Even as Marines Return to the Air -- The Air Force is still not flying Osprey aircraft in Japan despite getting the green light to lift a monthslong flight hold...
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Top General in Mideast Calls for Microwave Weapons for 'Layered' Defense Against Drone Swarms -- The top general responsible for U.S. troops in the Middle East wants to see a surge of directed-energy weapons in the region...1 month ago
A Moment of Truth for the Army's Chief Laser Weapon -- Four prototypes reportedly arrived in the U.S. Central Command area of operations in early February, with the Army...1 month ago
New Navy Robotics Job Aimed at Getting Specialized Sailors to Work on Drones -- The new rating is called robotics warfare specialist and "will accelerate development of deep expertise in rapidly advancing...1 month ago
Marines Field New Technology that Can Measure Bullet Trajectory, Simulated Wounds in California Exercise -- In its largest annual war game, the Marine Corps outfitted thousands of Marines with new technology meant to measure just how...1 month ago
Lighter, More Protection: Army Next-Gen Helmet Now Fielded to 82nd Airborne Division Soldiers -- The Next-Generation Integrated Head Protection System will purportedly protect soldiers from small-arms fire in a 40% lighter...2 months ago
Despite Deadly Attack, US Military Still Grappling with How to Handle Enemy Drones -- Defense officials and experts have spent the last decade warning against the oncoming threats of drones in future warfare...2 months ago
Air Force Has 'Strong Desire' to Fly Osprey Again Following Deadly Crash, But Questions Remain -- Air Force Special Operations Command officials want to get their fleet of Ospreys back in the air for missions, but are...2 months ago
Chinese Technology Company Lashes Back at US Claims It Has Ties to Military -- A Nasdaq-listed Chinese technology company that makes parts for self-driving vehicles is threatening to sue the U.S...2 months ago
As the Marine Corps Says Goodbye to Decades-Old Jet, Its Maintainers Hit the Fleet for the Last Time -- The final class of Marines who will repair and maintain the Harrier's monster F402 jet engine is another casualty of the...2 months ago
NASA Eyes Billion-Dollar Space Vehicle to Avert International Space Station's Uncontrolled Reentry -- Companies have until March 4 to propose their plans for what NASA is calling the United States Deorbit Vehicle to try to...3 months ago
Marine Units Rotating to Indo-Pacific Don't Have Their Own Counter-Drone Capabilities, Commanders Say -- Some Marine units rotating to the Pacific to bolster security in the region against Chinese influence do not have organic...3 months ago
Air Force Issues Smartwatches and Rings to 1,000 First Sergeants to Manage Their Health -- The Air Force's use of the smart devices comes as the Space Force continues its research into the equipment to possibly...4 months ago
New Apps to Help with Military Family Moves Further Delayed as Private Contractor Takes Over Household Shipments -- Technical issues have further delayed the transition to a new process for overseeing the Defense Department's household goods...4 months ago
US Military Grounds Entire Fleet of Osprey Aircraft Following a Deadly Crash off the Coast of Japan -- The Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps took the extraordinary step of grounding hundreds of aircraft after a preliminary...4 months ago
As Laser Pointer Incidents Spike, Airmen Are Getting Updated Eyewear That Provides Better Protection -- The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Human Systems Division is starting to field new, upgraded eyewear that can...4 months ago
Pentagon Artificial Intelligence Chief Speaks on Network-Centric Warfare, Generative AI Challenges -- The Pentagon's chief digital and artificial intelligence officer is alarmed by the potential for generative artificial...4 months ago
The Marines Are Marching into the Metaverse. Here's What That Could Look Like. -- Last month, Marines with the Marine Corps Platform Integration Center, or MCPIC, successfully fielded a "real-time pilot set...5 months ago
The Air Force's Newest, and Highly Classified, Stealth Bomber Makes Its First Flight -- Images and videos of a B-21 taxiing on the runway of the Air Force's Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, and later taking to...5 months ago
Marine Corps Wants Lighter .50 Caliber Ammunition to Reduce the Burden of Weight on the Battlefield -- The desire to reduce the .50 caliber ammo's weight is part of the Corps' continuing effort to lighten its infantry and...5 months ago
Troubled USS Boxer Returns Home 10 Days into Deployment Due to Maintenance Issue -- The maintenance-embattled USS Boxer is heading back to San Diego just 10 days after deploying due to an engineering issue, as...4 days ago
On Newly Quiet Stretch of US-Mexico Border, Louisiana Soldiers Sit Around, Watch and Wait -- The Louisiana soldiers are spaced in groups of two or three over the 1.5 mile, 400-yard-wide strip of land.4 days ago
How the Army Made a Deal with UFL Football and The Rock Despite Doubts over the Sponsorship's Worth -- The roughly $11 million deal set the service up to be the premier partner for the league's inaugural season, which started...4 days ago
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight -- A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...8 days ago
'Restore Real Value': House Panel Wants to Give Junior Enlisted Troops 15% Pay Raise -- The recommendation on boosting paychecks is part of the final report from the House Armed Services Committee's military...4 days ago