5 Things to Start Your Week: February 26, 2018 Here are five news stories and events to start your week, from the editors at Military.com.
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.
Houthi Troops Celebrate With Captured Navy Underwater Drone in Video A video has surfaced showing the Houthi Navy celebrating what appears to be a captured U.S. Navy underwater drone.
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic...
Marine Corps F-35C Was Used in Combat for First Time to Strike Houthis, Military Confirms Traveling at speeds of 1,200 mph, the F-35C can carry Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, air-to-air missiles and other...
Military Diversity Is Not the Problem "The main reason for concern about the U.S. military and its performance has to do with the variety of U.S. commitments and...
MacDill Airman Gets 5 Years Of Probation in 'Undead Apes' Blockchain Fraud U.S. District Judge William Jung sentenced Devin Rhoden to five years’ probation, a reflection of Rhoden’s substantial...