‘Hard for everyone’: Air Force rescinds 135 promotions after admin flub
The Air Force just gave 135 security forces airmen some bad news: a previous notification that the personnel were being promoted to E6 was an error. The mistake was “an isolated and highly unprecedented anomaly,” officials announced in a July 7 release. “Following the recent...
Pentagon to explore cheaper replacements for the MQ-9 Reaper
The Pentagon is exploring cheap, long-range drone options that may eventually replace the MQ-9 Reaper. The search comes after dozens of MQ-9s were swatted out of the sky during the Iran war, according to a May 13 Congressional Research Service report. With the Air Force...
Ukraine to get ‘license’ for making Patriot interceptors, Trump pledges
ANKARA — President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States will give a license to Ukraine for Patriot missiles as he said both Russia and Ukraine want to see the war settled. “We’re going to give a license to you to make Patriots....
US Army will mothball 10,000 sets of clunky IVAS goggles, report reveals
After years of development and nearly $2 billion in investments, the Army is finally calling time of death on its much-hyped Integrated Visual Augmentation System – at least in its current form. That’s according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office, which found...
Trump turns on Spain and demands Greenland as NATO summit exposes cracks
ANKARA — President Donald Trump threw a summit of NATO leaders into disarray on Wednesday as he demanded the United States cut trade ties with Spain and made renewed claims on Greenland, irking another NATO ally Denmark. Speaking in the Turkish capital Ankara, Trump called...
China shows snazzy clip of DF-17 missile on state TV in show of force
NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — China’s Dong Feng-17 ballistic missile has probably existed for more than a decade, quietly adding to the People’s Liberation Army arsenal of ever more modern weaponry. Suddenly in June it was showcased for the first time in official Chinese media,...
US launches new strikes on Iran after reinstating oil sanctions over shipping attacks
The U.S. military unleashed a new wave of strikes against Iran on Tuesday and revoked a license allowing the country to sell oil after three tankers were hit in the Strait of Hormuz, putting pressure on an already fragile ceasefire. After a day in which...
Squadron commanding officer identified as Navy aviator killed in downed helicopter
The U.S. Navy identified the missing sailor from an emergency helicopter landing in the Arabian Sea on July 1 as the commanding officer of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5. Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards vanished after the MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter he was aboard went down at...
US Army tests autonomous mass mine-laying
When mounted to a vehicle, the U.S. Army’s Volcano mine dispenser can blanket roughly 32 acres with up to 960 mines. Now, the service is testing a system that can do the same thing without a driver behind the wheel. During May demonstrations at Camp...
US Navy fears ballistic missile subs can be hit by drones, anti-tank rockets
When hidden deep in the vastness of the ocean, America’s ballistic missile subs are practically invulnerable. But berthed in port — or sailing on the surface while transiting to and from port — these powerful yet fragile boats can be sitting ducks for drones, mines...
