Manufacturing woes hamper US 155-mm ammo production
Manufacturing problems are dashing the U.S. Army’s plans to boost production of urgently needed 155-mm howitzer shells, a Pentagon watchdog warned. Despite a goal of 100,000 rounds per month by October 2025, the Army had only managed to produce 36,000 rounds per month as of...
The US military measures readiness. What about adaptability?
The U.S. military can tell commanders how many troops are deployable, how many aircraft are mission-capable and how quickly units can mobilize for combat. As military leaders prepare for wars shaped by drones, artificial intelligence and rapidly shifting battlefield conditions, however, defense experts say the...
Pentagon seemingly lifts suspension of low-flying South Carolina Apache pilots
The Pentagon said the suspension of Apache pilots involved in a beach flyover last week has been lifted after videos of the helicopters flying low over a beach packed with onlookers circulated online and local news reported that the soldiers were subject to an investigation....
Sea drones strike Iranian port in combat first for US
U.S. Central Command utilized three Corsair unmanned surface vessels to strike a submarine and ship maintenance facility at the Bandar Abbas naval base in Iran, marking the “first time American forces have employed sea drones in combat operations,” CENTCOM confirmed on X on Monday. The...
9 nations back Ukraine’s Patriot alternative, Freyja — and want it flying in a year
KYIV, Ukraine — Nine nations have joined Ukraine in a nascent anti-ballistic coalition to speed up production of Ukraine’s Freyja interceptor system and get it operational within a year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced at a meeting of defense allies in France on Monday. He...
Navy christens Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer after Korean War hero
The U.S. Navy on Saturday christened the future USS George M. Neal (DDG 131), the fourth Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to be built by Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. William Toti, performing the duties of the under secretary of the Navy, presided over the ceremony...
Nearly 12,000 military Tricare beneficiaries warned of data breach
TriWest Healthcare Alliance officials notified 11,844 beneficiaries of a data breach that may have affected their protected health information. In a letter to one beneficiary dated July 2 and provided to Military Times, TriWest officials said they had discovered a security incident April 16, in...
German-American veteran of the Battle of the Bulge dies at 100
Col. Frank Cohn, a veteran of the Second World War, Korea and Vietnam, died on July 4 at the age of 100, the Friends of the National WWII Memorial confirmed. He was one month shy of turning 101. Born in Breslau, Germany (present day Wrocław,...
Lawmakers demand Pentagon release findings from probe of Iran school strike
Democratic senators led by Kirsten Gillibrand called on Monday for President Donald Trump’s administration to disclose within the next week the findings from a U.S. military investigation into a Feb. 28 strike at a girls’ school in Iran. Reuters first reported on March 5 that...
Active-duty airmen have 18 days to submit current waist-to-height ratio, Wilsbach says
Air Force officials continue to reinforce the necessity of focusing on fitness, dress and appearance standards to airmen in a Monday letter sent to the force. In the letter, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach argued that every airman needs to focus on...
