Army Close to Awarding New Contract for Robotic Mule to Carry Gear for Grunts The Army tested prototypes from several vendors early last year by putting them into the hands of soldiers.
Air Force Will Pit a Drone Against a Fighter Jet in Aerial Combat Test The test is just one example of how the service is gunning to change the character of warfare, top officials say.
Air Force Begins Search for Next Hunter-Killer Drone The U.S. Air Force is asking companies to submit ideas for a next-generation hunter-killer drone to replace the MQ-9 Reaper
Army Shoot-Off Will Pit Israel's Iron Dome Against Foreign Competitors The Army announced its plans to purchase Iron Dome in February 2019 to comply with the fiscal 2019 NDAA.
Tech Glitches and COVID-19 Delay Testing for Army's Stryker-Based Air Defense System Social-distancing restrictions have interrupted testing of the Interim Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense System.
Amphibious Ship Obliterates Drone with Laser Weapon in 1st-of-its-Kind Sea Test The Portland was equipped with the Solid State Laser Weapons System Demonstrator for the at-sea test.
The Air Force Is Now Accepting Bids to Build R2D2-Like 'Skyborg' Copilots It will be like R2-D2 from "Star Wars" in an aircraft, an official says.
Air Force Finally Has Plans to Test a Laser Weapon on Its AC-130J Gunship The fourth-generation AC-130 is slated to replace the AC-130H/U/W models, with delivery of the final J-variant in 2021.
SOCOM Wants Army's Futuristic Troop-Carrying Helicopter PEO Rotary Wing officials are working with the Army on special operations-specific requirements for the FLRAA.
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...