US Air Force debuts operational AI wargame system
The U.S. Air Force for the first time utilized the service’s new artificial intelligence wargame system in an event late last month. The department premiered WarMatrix for its inaugural use at the March 27 GE 26 Benchmark Wargame, marking the system’s move from development into...
US Navy destroyer intercepts Iranian-flagged vessel trying to skirt blockade
The U.S. Navy prevented an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel from leaving Iran on Tuesday after it attempted to evade the maritime blockade that began Monday, U.S. Central Command announced. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance redirected the vessel back toward Iran after it fled Bandar...
S.E.R.E. Ya Go: New GiantMouse Fixed Blade Made for Survival
GiantMouse is breaking new ground in its catalog with the Redington. While this beefy fixed blade retains the characteristic elan of a GiantMouse design, it is a full on outdoors survival knife. For the majority of its existence, GiantMouse was built on design collaborations between...
AeroVironment launches new multifunctional drone variant
AeroVironment is debuting a new drone with the capacity to carry out reconnaissance, electronic warfare and strike missions, building on a lethal loitering system that is already being fielded by the Army, according to a Wednesday announcement. The defense technology firm introduced the system, known...
USS Gerald R. Ford breaks record for longest post-Vietnam deployment
The world’s largest aircraft carrier officially earned the distinction of having the longest modern deployment Wednesday, when it marked 296 days at sea. The USS Abraham Lincoln previously held that record, having deployed for 295 days in January 2020. The USS Nimitz was at sea...
Suicide rates among military families continue to climb
Nearly 150 military family members died by suicide in 2023, a drop of 22% in the past six years. Despite the decline, however, the rate of suicides among military spouses and dependent children has actually risen slightly, the result of a declining population and continued...
Army officer pleads guilty to 17 charges in firearms parts smuggling case
A U.S. Army lieutenant colonel pleaded guilty Monday to importing AK-style firearms parts from foreign countries, including Russia, without a license. Frank Ross Talbert, most recently with the Army’s Explosives Ordinance Disposal at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, was indicted on 21 charges in 2024 after federal...
New Army assault aircraft named ‘Cheyenne II’
The Army on Wednesday named its next-generation assault aircraft “Cheyenne II,” putting a formal name on the focal point of an aviation program that has been readily expedited. The name pays homage to the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribe — Native...
Amid focus on Strait of Hormuz, experts sound warning on Yemen’s Houthis and Red Sea
The world’s attention is fixed on the Strait of Hormuz now that the U.S. Navy is blockading the crucial shipping channel at President Donald Trump’s behest. But some foreign policy experts warn that the strait is not the only potential choke point that Iran and...
Bill from vets in Congress would keep military roles open to women
As the Pentagon pursues a review of the effectiveness of women in ground combat roles, a group of lawmakers is promoting legislation that would enshrine in policy the ability for women to serve in those roles. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, a Pennsylvania Democrat and former Air...
