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.
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.
Military Wants to Use Rockets to Deliver Cargo Anywhere in the World in Less Than an Hour The Air Force announced that "Rocket Cargo" will be the fourth experiment under its Vanguard program.
It May Be the End of the Line for the Navy's Hypervelocity Projectile The meter-long projectile was first developed exclusively as a round for the Navy's experimental railgun.
A Flying Car Could Be the Air Force's Next Medevac Transport The initiative has the potential to save lives or deliver critical equipment, all while decreasing the service's carbon...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...