Kamikaze Drones Could Deploy to Protect Patriot Missile Defense Batteries The Army is looking to integrate counter-drone capabilities into existing Patriot systems.
Army M1 Tanks Are Getting the Ability to Locate and Destroy Enemy Missiles Ultimately, four brigades of tanks will get the new system.
US to Deploy 200 Troops, Patriot Air Defense Battery in Response to Saudi Attacks Defense Secretary Mark Esper has also put an unspecified number of U.S. troops on "Prepare To Deploy Orders."
Attacks on Saudi Oil Plants Reveal Weaknesses in US-Made Defenses The attacks on the Saudi oil facilities evaded Raytheon’s Patriot ballistic missile defense system.
Pentagon Halts Work on Directed-Energy Beam to Stop Enemy Missiles The Pentagon is shelving a directed-energy program it was hoping to use in space to destroy enemy ICBMs.
Boeing Withdraws from Competition to Build New Land-Based Nuclear Missile Boeing Co. says it is out of the running to develop the U.S. Air Force's Ground Based Strategic Deterrent missile.
NORAD May Ramp Up North American Surveillance amid Rising Threats from Russia NORAD gets several notifications a day that require monitoring at the command center or scrambling jets.
NORAD Is Evolving to Meet New Threats to North America "NORAD is responding toemerging threats by transforming how we defend our nations, sharpening our focus."
US to Deploy THAAD Missile System to Romania this Summer The THAAD will integrate into the existing NATO Ballistic Missile Defense system, U.S. European Command announced.
STRATCOM Chief Renews Call for Sensors in Space Air Force Gens. John Hyten and Terrence O'Shaughnessy said the Navy's sea radars will be needed to thwart missiles.
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Marines Suffer Most Cases of 2 Life-Threatening Conditions Related to Exercise and Heat, Report Finds The April issue of the Defense Department's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published last week, was focused entirely on...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill Gets Agreement Between House and Senate The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program, the beleaguered electronic health records program, veteran homelessness...