Military pay concerns remain after Trump alleviates major shutdown pain point
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Members of the U.S. military were poised to miss their first paychecks of the government shutdown on Wednesday, but active duty troops are at least getting some reprieve thanks to the Trump administration moving to reshuffle some...
Air Force: Qatar air force facility in Idaho ‘in the works for years’
The defense secretary’s announcement that the United States would allow Qatar to build an air force facility in Idaho was “in the works for years” and mirrors accommodations made for a handful of other allies in the country, a U.S. Air Force spokesperson told Military...
President Donald Trump refuses to rule out land strikes in Latin America
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump is next looking “at land” in Latin America, after the U.S. military has conducted at least five fatal strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean since September. “We are certainly looking at land...
Next-gen tank to reach soldiers for testing by end of 2026
The Army’s already-accelerated plan to field its next-generation M1E3 Abrams tank will hit a major milestone before the end of next year with its first soldier touchpoint, a General Dynamics executive revealed Wednesday. Speaking at a panel alongside Chief of Staff of the Army Gen....
Alcohol sales stay possible in planned Army campus-style dining halls
Contracting document language is raising questions about possible other new features that might be included as the U.S. Army launches a five-site “campus-style” dining facility pilot program for possible expansion to installations across the service. Officials, including Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Weimer, addressed...
Pete Hegseth’s Air Force plane makes unscheduled landing in England
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An aircraft carrying War Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly made an unscheduled landing Wednesday afternoon in the United Kingdom. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced on social media that on the way back to the U.S. from NATO’s Defense...
These soldiers are finding ways to see enemy drones before they strike
Soldiers with the 1st Cavalry Division have found ways to help armored vehicles pair sensors with drones to spot enemy drones before they strike. Col. Nicholas Dvonch, division artillery commander, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Trenton Huntsinger spoke with Army Times recently about the progress...
No drones for Army squads, teams, 25th Infantry Division leader says
Amid a push to put more small drones in the hands of soldiers across the force, the U.S. Army is learning that there’s a ceiling to the number of unmanned systems that units can handle. Col. Dave Lamborn, commander of 2nd Mobile Brigade, 25th Infantry...
Johnson warns Trump’s military pay fix is temporary amid shutdown
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is warning that a key move by the Trump administration in the government shutdown impasse is only a temporary Band-Aid — and that lawmakers could soon be forced to reckon with the...
Army’s big drone ambition runs into the hard part: scaling up
ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. — The U.S. Army is racing to turn its aging organic industrial base into a modern drone factory network — and learning just how hard it is to move from prototypes to mass production. “We know how to manufacture things. There’s...
