MQ-9 Reaper Getting New Multirole Missions as MQ-1 Retirement Nears Officials are sending out the MQ-9 for a new, tailored multi-role mission to strike Taliban targets in Afghanistan.
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Air Force Wants to Decrease Manning for Its UAVs It takes about 10 people to operate one UAV at any given time.
Mattis’ Pet Peeve: Calling Drones 'Unmanned Aerial Vehicles' Defense Secretary Jim Mattis can't stand the term "unmanned aerial vehicle."
New Infantry Challenge: Drones Pose Risk to Aircraft in Training The Marine Corps is taking on a new challenge: how to safely integrate drones and manned aircraft in training exercises.
Air Force Wants to Add 4,700 Airmen; Buy More F-35s, Drones The service is requesting $194.1 billion, including war funding -- a 14 percent increase from the previous request.
Marine Corps Wants Reaper Drone to Provide Overwatch for Helmand The MQ-9 reaper can carry and deploy ordnance, meaning it could be used to conduct strikes as well as to conduct intelligence...
Enlisted Drone Program Expands as Air Force Seeks More Operators The Air Force Personnel Center will decide on 40 new airmen out of 134 applicants by next month.
Army Chief Wants Robotic Vehicles, AI for Future Battles Gen. Mark Milley said future combat vehicles and helicopters will need to serve in both manned and unmanned roles.
US Denies Role in Drone Swarm Attack on Russian Air Base Gen. Joseph Dunford called his Russian counterpart following a swarm drone attack on a Russian air base in Syria.
The Email Chain Heard 'Round the Corps: Top Enlisted Leader Makes Surprise Visit to Corporal's Graduation Cpl. Andrew Hundley never expected fame, but after becoming a Marine Corps sensation overnight, he wields it with humility...
Retired Rear Admiral Who Served Under Trump Warns of Plans to Politicize Military Justice System Retired Rear Adm. Jim McPherson warned that the Trump administration and leaders in the Pentagon have politicized the...
Pentagon Proposes Ending 14 Advisory Panels, Including Historic Committee Focused on Women in the Services As part of a review to determine whether the boards provide value and contribute to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's vision...
Army Faces Backlash over Plan to Divert Barracks Funds to Border Mission The decision, reported last week by Military.com, would gut a key portion of the Army's Facilities Sustainment, Restoration...
US Soldier Gets 23 Years for Killing His Pregnant Wife with a Machete And Dumping Her in the Trash Pfc. Dewayne Johnson II pleaded guilty earlier in the week to voluntary manslaughter, obstruction of justice and providing...