Navy Considers Laser Weapons for Carriers The Navy may outfit is new Ford-class carriers to accommodate a wide range of laser weapons to shoot down incoming missiles.
Navy, Air Force to Develop Sixth-Generation Unmanned Fighter Developers have begun work on a sixth-generation fighter with an ability to perform for both manned and unmanned missions.
Vice Chief: Smaller Army Must Make Its Network Allied-Forces Friendly The Army's vice chief of staff today stressed that the service's battlefield network be designed to work alongside technology...
US Army Wants More Firepower across Formations, General Says A U.S. Army technology czar wants to arm the service's combat formations, from squads to brigade combat teams, with firefight...
Air Force Delays Decision on Whether to Let Enlisted Airmen Fly Drones A decision on the matter was expected in the fall, but has been delayed until winter.
Marines Use Tablet Technology to Advance Warfighting Technology Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One hosted the Mobility Joint Capability Technology Demonstration to showcase...
Soldier Develops Apps to Help His Comrades Today, almost everything is on the Internet, and mobile devices place that immense collection of knowledge in the palms of...
BAE Looks to Develop New Hypersonic Engine The British defense giant BAE Systems Pls plans to team with a smaller specialty propulsion company to develop a new...
US Needs Up to 200 New Bombers, Former Strategic Plans Chief Says The U.S. needs a new long-range bomber fleet of between 150 and 200 planes, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Moeller told...
Army Zaps Artillery Rounds with Electricity for Extended Range The U.S. Army is experimenting with electricity to give field artillery rounds extended range.
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...
