Air Force Says Costly New F-35 Engine Research Is Needed Even If It's a Dead End The Air Force will eventually face a "fork in the road" and must decide whether to move forward on a new replacement engine.
All of Aircraft Carrier Ford's Weapons Elevators Will Be Ready by End of Year Despite Long Delay, Navy Says The Ford's elevator systems use new technology -- high-powered magnets instead of cables -- to move ordnance.
Navy's New Triton Drone Getting Close to Taking Over for Older Patrol Aircraft The Navy's new MQ-4C Triton drones hit a new development milestone last week, the Navy's project manager announced.
Lawmakers Move to Protect Pilots from Ejection Seat Problems Lawmakers plan to require the Air Force and the Navy to notify them when the live-saving seats are in need of repair.
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Air Force Releases a New Peek at the Stealthy B-21 Raider Officials have said first deliveries should begin in the mid-2020s, but have been careful not to broadcast too many details.
The Navy Finally Pulls the Plug on the Railgun The program, which began in 2005, was supposed to use magnetic fields instead of gunpowder to fire rounds.
SOCOM Leads Development of 'Iron Man' Suit The Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit, or TALOS, is the vision of Navy Adm. William H. McRaven, SOCOM's commander.
The Air Force Is Developing Bird-Like Microdrones with Flapping Wings Military microdrones that can flap their wings and change their wingbeat mid-flight could soon be coming to a future...
The Navy's New Tanker Drone Just Refueled a Super Hornet Fighter Jet for the First Time The MQ-25 Stingray drone was able to successfully attach to and refuel a Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet during a test flight.
Meink Confirmed as Air Force Secretary in Senate Vote The Senate voted 74-25 to confirm Troy Meink, who has been principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office...
Hegseth's Plan to Cut Senior Military Jobs Could Hit More than 120 High-Ranking Officers Based on the percentages outlined by Hegseth and his senior staff, 20% of the 44 authorized top active duty general and...
Dozens of Air Force Families Disenrolled from Day Care at New Mexico Base as Staffing Woes Grow Dozens of families at a New Mexico Air Force base have been suddenly and unexpectedly warned their children will be...
Navy Subs, Nuclear Secrets and Beer: The Riveting History of Bay Area’s Mare Island Mare Island supported the Navy during both world wars and helped spy efforts during the Cold War by using nuclear submarines...
Tweaks to Army's Physical Fitness Test Are Relatively Modest The Army has approved a series of revisions to its physical fitness test, recalibrating performance benchmarks in a modest...
![Microdrone has flapping wings](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2021-06/drone.jpg?itok=B6po5lNf "Airion Health LLC signed a patent license agreement in January with AFRL to develop and market a device to achieve six-degree control of flapping wing micro air vehicles, enabling the aircraft to display insect-like maneuverability. (Still from AFRL video, "WOW" Technologies, Micro Air Vehicles)")
