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Sikorsky’s H-60 series of Black Hawk helicopters have become legendary for their prowess on the battlefield, but almost a decade before... Read More

As tensions mount between Washington and Moscow over a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine, U.S. intelligence has found the Kremlin is... Read More

Finland is set to pick Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 fighter jets in its 10 billion-euro ($11.3 billion) tender to replace soon-outdated war... Read More

Eighty years ago the Imperial Japanese Navy pulled off an astonishing feat of arms, pummeling the U.S. Navy battle line moored at Pearl... Read More

Wargaming is often discussed as a necessary step in the Military Decision Making Process (MDMP) for Army units, but it is an often... Read More

Alarmed officials at the White House and Pentagon urge Equatorial Guinea to rebuff Beijing’s overtures BATA, Equatorial... Read More

ARLINGTON, Va. — In a first for the Marine Corps, Marines from Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1) conducted... Read More

Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, the head of Cyber Command, said a new cross-functional effort has been gathering intelligence to combat criminal... Read More

Critics accuse admin of 'delivering a dressed-up Chanukah present to the regime' The Biden administration quietly waived sanctions on Iran to... Read More

Much has been made of last month’s destruction by Russia of one of its defunct Soviet-era satellites (Kosmos 1408) in a test-firing of... Read More

A House bill cuts about $118 million earmarked for the Evolved SeaSparrow Missile, a Raytheon-made anti-ship weapon being developed by the US... Read More

Japan has decided to accept a request by the United States to pay more for hosting its military forces from fiscal 2022 after the two... Read More

General Erwin Rommel famously said ‘the British write some of the best doctrine in the world; it is fortunate that their officers do... Read More

A new senior procurement executive for space programs will oversee the transfer of the Space Development Agency and a restructuring of the... Read More

Robert Joseph Dole sat in his wheelchair in the center of a circle of reporters and onlookers, staring toward the flag-draped casket of his... Read More

Russia has deployed its first regular unit of Terminator combat support tanks. The first Terminator company – equipped with nine... Read More

The Department of the Air Force, which includes the Space Force, got some good news this week. The White House announced it was nominating... Read More

The U.S. military flew a record number of spy planes over the South China Sea in November, a Chinese think tank says, as tensions between the... Read More

The new B61-12, with replaced or refurbished components, will be used by the F-15, F-16 and B-2, among others. Read More

Soldiers with two tank crews from the 3rd Armored Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, recently tested the Army’s newest 120mm tactical... Read More

After a handful of unsuccessful attempts to replace the Army’s aging Bradley fighting vehicle, the service hopes it is finally on the... Read More

A continuously high operational tempo hinders readiness. For the past 20 years, the nation’s military has operated in largely... Read More

The proposed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will encourage critical race theory indoctrination and other “woke”... Read More

The Academy didn’t seem to “really be aware of the changes that were going on in the shipping industry,” one investigator... Read More

The U.S. Coast Guard's only operational heavy icebreaker might not have a replacement by the time it needs to retire, even after a major... Read More

Thirty years ago, an improbable U.S.-Soviet partnership took dramatic cooperative security steps to end the Cold War. George Kennan made... Read More

The move, expected to be announced this month, would aim to strengthen China’s dominance of the global supply chain around the... Read More

First Lieutenant Liu, USMC, looked north out to sea toward the Luzon Strait. The sky was turning amber and orange as the sun sank toward the... Read More

When the European Union assesses China’s behavior in the South China Sea, the 27 nations see a threat to their security, but they also... Read More

Cyber risk is everywhere—and it threatens every military system. Testifying before the Senate Armed Services readiness subcommittee in... Read More