Next-Gen Tracking Sensor Could Help Avoid Friendly Fire Accidents There may soon be a new infrared detection sensor on the market that can better scrutinize friendly forces on the ground.
Maintenance Mistakes May Have Caused 2017 Navy Helicopter Crash off Guam The helicopter crashed April 27, 2017, while the Dewey was on a deployment to the Western Pacific with another destroyer.
F-35 Helmet Bug Means Only Expert Pilots Can Do Night Carrier Landings The Navy is close to fixing a bug in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter helmet that amounts to a dangerous hindrance for aviators.
KC-135 Damaged in Tropical Storm Won't Fly until October, Air Force Says A KC-135 damaged by Tropical Storm Maria in the Pacific last month will be out of commission until at least October.
Total Hydraulic Failure Caused Deadly T-38 Crash in November, Air Force Says The T-38 had experienced a series of failures in flight before it crashed 12 miles northwest of Laughlin Air Force Base.
Army's Chief Buyer: We Have a Need for Speed The military must make a major technological breakthrough in speed to maintain its edge on future battlefields.
Army Vice Chief Warns Against Overreliance on Drones As useful as unmanned technology is, "it's not a panacea," Gen. McConville said at the Army Science & Technology Symposium.
Pave Hawk Replacement Can't Come Too Soon as Maintenance Mounts: GAO The service plans to replace its primary search-and-rescue helo, but it will take years for new aircraft to reach the fleet.
Lockheed Gets $3 Billion Contract for Next-Gen Missile Warning Satellites The contract, not allows Lockheed to conduct analysis, "design/development, hardware procurement, early manufacturing.
Need for New Tech Grows as Air Force's Bird Strike Mission Expands Wildlife encounters accounted for 418 of the Air Force's 5,109 Class A, B and C mishaps from 2011-2017, according to a study.
Defense Department to Review List of Medical Conditions that Disqualify Potential Recruits from Serving The review follows changes over the last three years that expanded waivers for 51 conditions.
Frantic Refugees, Helicopters Pushed Overboard: Memories of the Fall of Saigon 50 Years Later Fifty years later, the surreal images of U.S. sailors and Marines scrambling to push, drag and muscle helicopters overboard...
Reports of Civilian Deaths in Yemen Are Mounting. The Pentagon Is Remaining Mostly Silent. After reports of two major strikes against targets inside Yemen, officials at U.S. Central Command are refusing to discuss...
Trump Locks In Future of Michigan Air Base with New Fighter Jet Announcement President Donald Trump landed in Michigan and shared a hug with a longtime antagonist, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, as...
48 Hours with Marines and Soldiers on the US Southern Border Amid President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, military assets and personnel are increasingly being relied upon for a...