USNS Supply Combat Support Ship

US Navy Destroyer USS Truxtun Strikes USNS Supply in Caribbean During Complex At-Sea Resupply Mission, Both Ships Remain Underway

An at-sea replenishment operation in the Caribbean Sea ended in a collision between the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Truxtun and the fast combat support ship USNS Supply, U.S. Southern Command confirmed, marking a potentially serious incident during one...
Laser Shootdown Over El Paso Sparks Airspace Shutdown- Exposes Legal and Safety Gaps in US Homeland Drone Defense

Laser Shootdown Over El Paso Sparks Airspace Shutdown, Exposes Legal and Safety Gaps in US Homeland Drone Defense

The recent use of a laser directed energy weapon to down an aerial object near El Paso, and the chaotic aftermath that followed, have laid bare the complicated legal authorities, safety concerns, and interagency friction that continue to hamper America’s...
Palletized version LOCUST, Palletized High Energy Laser (P-HEL)

US Army’s LOCUST Laser System Linked to Sudden El Paso Airspace Shutdown Amid Border Drone Concerns

An advanced laser weapon designed to shoot down small drones has emerged as a central element in the chain of events that led to the sudden temporary shutdown of airspace over El Paso, Texas, raising fresh questions about interagency coordination,...
Pentagon

Pentagon Prepares ‘Naughty or Nice’ List to Hold Defense Contractors Accountable Amid Delays, Cost Overruns, and Growing Global Demand for Critical Weapons

The Pentagon, one of the world’s largest buyers and sellers of military hardware, is undertaking one of the most ambitious overhauls of its acquisition and arms transfer systems in decades. After years of false starts and reform pledges that yielded...
US Army AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel radar

Cartel Drone Incursion Triggers Sudden National Defense Airspace Shutdown Over El Paso, Exposing Gaps in Military-FAA Coordination

A sudden and sweeping shutdown of airspace over El Paso on Thursday triggered confusion among aviation officials, local authorities, and residents after what Trump administration officials described as a breach of U.S. airspace by drones operated by Mexican drug cartels....
LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM ,USAF

USAF Maintains Capability To Increase ICBM Warhead Loads And Convert Entire B-52 Force Back To Nuclear Role In Post–New START Era

The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) has confirmed it is prepared to significantly expand the operational nuclear capabilities of America’s strategic forces in the wake of the expiration of the New START arms control treaty with Russia. The...
Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush

Second US Carrier Strike Group Ordered To Spin Up for Possible Middle East Deployment, Boosting Firepower for Potential Sustained Operations Against Iran

As President Donald Trump deliberates over whether to authorize military strikes against Iran, the Pentagon has reportedly directed a second U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group (CSG) to prepare for a potential deployment to the Middle East — a move...
C-17 Globemaster III

Boeing C-17 Globemaster Production Restart Global Military Airlift Demand Surges

Boeing has long stood as one of the pillars of the global aviation industry. While its commercial airliners form the backbone of fleets worldwide, the US aerospace giant has also built some of the most capable and widely deployed military...
NASA Seeks New ‘Vomit Comet’ Providers as It Reimagines Access to Zero-Gravity Flight

NASA Seeks New ‘Vomit Comet’ Providers as It Reimagines Access to Zero-Gravity Flight

For generations of astronauts, engineers, and researchers, the path to space has included a rite of passage that is equal parts scientific preparation and surreal thrill ride: floating weightless inside an aircraft diving through the sky. Long before a rocket...
Grumman F-14 Tomcat

F-14 Tomcat Was Masterpiece-but Not Mass Product: Why Grumman Built So Few of US Navy’s Ultimate Interceptors

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat remains one of the most recognizable fighter aircraft ever to enter operational service. With its wide-set engines, twin tails, and dramatic variable-sweep wings, the Tomcat became an enduring symbol of American naval air power during the...
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