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Competition To Build An Army Stryker That Zaps Drone Swarms Heats Up
Stryker

Competition To Build An Army Stryker That Zaps Drone Swarms Heats Up

A Stryker armed with a high-power microwave weapon joins a field with two other designs equipped with turreted lasers.

This Is Our First Look Inside A CH-53K King Stallion Fully Loaded With Marines
CH-53K

This Is Our First Look Inside A CH-53K King Stallion Fully Loaded With Marines

Just as with the aging CH-53Es it will replace, scenes like this aboard CH-53Ks will become a staple of Marine infantry for decades to come.

The Air Force Has A Plan To Make Jet Fuel Out Of Thin Air
U.S. Air Force

The Air Force Has A Plan To Make Jet Fuel Out Of Thin Air

A new carbon transformation process could be game-changing for the Air Force, which spends billions annually to buy fuel and ship it around the world.

Bunker Talk: Let’s Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week
Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Let’s Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

Hunker down in the bunker.

This Is Our First Look At The USS Connecticut After Its Underwater Collision
Seawolf Class

This Is Our First Look At The USS Connecticut After Its Underwater Collision

The Navy remains tight-lipped as to what the nuclear submarine hit in the South China Sea and the damage that was done.

Watch A Royal Navy Wildcat Helicopter Fire Its First Operational Martlet Missile
Royal Navy

Watch A Royal Navy Wildcat Helicopter Fire Its First Operational Martlet Missile

Wildcat helicopters tasked with protecting Royal Navy ships can carry 10 of the lightweight air-to-surface missiles now, and potentially 20 soon.

Green Berets Hone Their Destruction Of Enemy Air Defenses Skills For A Peer Conflict
Green Berets

Green Berets Hone Their Destruction Of Enemy Air Defenses Skills For A Peer Conflict

Army Special Forces soldiers knocked out "enemy" air defenses, snooped on mock missile silos, and sabotaged a simulated port in a recent exercise.

Life On The High Seas Aboard A Tin Can Destroyer During The Cold War
U.S. Navy

Life On The High Seas Aboard A Tin Can Destroyer During The Cold War

A sailor's life is never easy, but there can be some great times among the challenges.

Navy Follows Air Force In Wanting Another Jet Trainer Variant For Aggressor And Support Roles
U.S. Navy

Navy Follows Air Force In Wanting Another Jet Trainer Variant For Aggressor And Support Roles

The chosen trainer would be expected to offer fighter-like qualities and take the strain off the frontline combat fleet.

U.S. Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon Test Fails (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

U.S. Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon Test Fails (Updated)

The test appeared set to loft a hypersonic craft beyond the range of any existing known U.S. boost-glide vehicle-based weapon in development.

Armada Of 10 Chinese And Russian Warships Is Sailing Around Japan
Japan

Armada Of 10 Chinese And Russian Warships Is Sailing Around Japan

The joint patrol first passed through a 12-mile-wide strait between Japan's main islands in an already significant show of force.

The Military’s Mobile Nuclear Reactor Prototype Is Set To Begin Taking Shape
Nuclear Power

The Military’s Mobile Nuclear Reactor Prototype Is Set To Begin Taking Shape

Project Pele is one potentially revolutionary, albeit controversial, answer to the military's growing battlefield energy requirements.

Unwanted Global Hawk Drones Are Being Transformed To Support Hypersonic Missile Tests
Q-4

Unwanted Global Hawk Drones Are Being Transformed To Support Hypersonic Missile Tests

Northrop Grumman is now working to convert four RQ-4s as Range Hawks to gather data on the new breed of hypersonic weapons.

This Alaskan Air Base Will Host An Experimental Mini Nuclear Reactor
U.S. Homeland

This Alaskan Air Base Will Host An Experimental Mini Nuclear Reactor

The military hopes its new mini nuclear reactor will lead to new battlefield energy capabilities and help power its sprawling installations.

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B-1 Bombers Deploy To Diego Garcia For The First Time In Over 15 Years
B-1

B-1 Bombers Deploy To Diego Garcia For The First Time In Over 15 Years

The swing-wing bombers are back at the remote Indian Ocean outpost at a time of rising tensions in the wider Asia-Pacific region.

New Short-Range Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Tested By North Korea (Updated)
North Korea

New Short-Range Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Tested By North Korea (Updated)

The missile appears to be very similar to a mysterious short-range type that Kim Jong Un recently showed off at an arms showcase in Pyongyang.

The Navy Practiced Battle Damage Repairs On The Burnt-Out USS Bonhomme Richard
U.S. Navy

The Navy Practiced Battle Damage Repairs On The Burnt-Out USS Bonhomme Richard

These kinds of skills are increasingly seen as vital for the Navy to survive a future large-scale maritime conflict.

Surface To Air Missiles Now Needed To Protect Critical U.S. Infrastructure During A Crisis
U.S. Homeland

Surface To Air Missiles Now Needed To Protect Critical U.S. Infrastructure During A Crisis

Growing threats to the homeland, especially from advanced cruise missiles, have prompted new initiatives aimed at defending key sites.

AH-1 Cobra Helicopter Gunships Turned Firefighters Have Flown Their Last Mission
AH-1

AH-1 Cobra Helicopter Gunships Turned Firefighters Have Flown Their Last Mission

The aging rotorcraft filled a unique firefighting niche but maintaining them eventually became too troublesome.