February 13, 2019 Inside the F-35 factory, where stealth begins Filled with stacks of fuselage panels, engine components and a wide assortment of pipes, electronics and avionics, the spralling F-35 construction facility in Ft. Worth, Texas, resembles a small city filled with engineers, mechanics, electricians and airplanes at various stages of construction.
February 11, 2019 Pentagon to send up-gunned, drone-killing Strykers to Europe to deter Russia The U.S. Army is arming its Stryker vehicle with attack drones, lasers, up-gunned cannons and anti-aircraft missiles in anticipation of scheduled 2020 Stryker-unit deployments to Europe -- intended to fortify a broader and much-discussed strategy to counter Russian “aggression” in the region.
February 11, 2019 Army's next rifle to be the iPhone of lethality, officials say The Army is looking to Silicon Valley, specifically the success of Apple's iPhone, to inspire some of its next-generation weaponry.
February 4, 2019 Some F-35s could become unflyable by 2026 Some of the U.S. military's F-35 Joint Strike Fighters that are the oldest of their kind could become unflyable as soon as 2026 — after only 2,100 flight hours.
January 31, 2019 Army tests new communication device that could save wounded soldiers’ lives The U.S. Army is testing a new medical communication device that could help save soldiers’ lives.
January 11, 2019 The 5 most exciting defense stories to look out for in 2019 The U.S. military has been modernizing the armed forces in preparation for a potentially new era of warfare around the corner.
January 10, 2019 Army to test and shoot weapons at new Mobile Protected Firepower prototypes The Army plans to fire guns, rockets and cannons at prototypes of the emerging Mobile Protected Firepower vehicle to prepare the fast-tracked platform for major mechanized warfare, service officials explained.
January 9, 2019 New precision targeting on historic .50-cal machine gun can hit enemy drones The Army is revving up development and delivery of advanced targeting technology for its .50-cal machine gun to increase precision, widen the mission envelope and destroy challenging targets such as enemy drones, low-flying aircraft, light-skinned armored vehicles and troop concentrations.
November 29, 2018 Vermont colonel forced to resign after flying F-16 to meet love interest: report The former commander of the Vermont Air National Guard was forced to resign in 2015 after taking an F-16 fighter jet for a work trip that doubled as a romantic rendezvous in Washington D.C., according to a report by local website VTDigger.org.
November 23, 2018 Army’s future Stryker vehicles to launch attack drones and fire lasers The U.S. Army is massively revving up the offensive attack technology on its Stryker vehicles with vehicle-launched attack drones, laser weapons, bomb-deflecting structures and a more powerful 30mm cannon, service and industry developers said.