More On Gear and Equipment

The new chain gun, named the Sky Viper, will be similar to the M230 30mm cannon.

The service has erected a temporary prototype "Environmental Protection Shelter" at Ellsworth Air Force Base.

The Air Force has released its wish list for better gear for pilots, aircrew and base defenders -- and heated flight suits...

Cobham Mission Systems announced that it won a contract to update the trainers with the GGU-25 next-generation concentrator.

The Navy's new destroyer passed a round of sea trials in which it sailed through two storms off California and Alaska.

Rep. Adam Smith is questioning how the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program fits into the Defense Department's future strategy.

Installing a new 360-degree air-defense system would free up at least three Navy ships for other missions, admiral says.

The guided-missile cruiser Vella Gulf is now undergoing technical assessments to repair the leak.

Increasing the F-15E's load capacity will lower requirements for supplemental manpower and transport aircraft.

Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets have flown off the flight deck of a Navy aircraft carrier for the last time.