Army redesignates unit for jungle warfare training in Panama
The Army’s focus on the Western Hemisphere is beginning to show in how it’s reorganizing the forces it sends abroad. Earlier this week the Army redesignated a brigade formerly used to advise partner forces in Afghanistan as the Army Security Cooperation Group – South, a...
Air Force ‘battle lab’ to focus on protecting bases from small drones
The U.S. Air Force has chosen the 319th Reconnaissance Wing at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, to spearhead efforts to counter small-drone threats at U.S. military installations, the service announced earlier this month. The initiative, dubbed the Point Defense Battle Lab, will focus...
Newest Ford-class carrier USS John F. Kennedy heads to sea for testing
The U.S. Navy’s second nuclear-powered Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier steamed out to sea Wednesday for sea trials ahead of its much-anticipated arrival to the fleet in 2027. The USS John F. Kennedy left Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia, for initial trials, the ship’s manufacturer Huntington...
The US Army wants 11 business jets for ISR missions
After a half-century of flying turboprop ISR aircraft, the U.S. Army is turning to business jets. The service plans to buy up to 11 customized Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft for its High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System, or HADES, program, according to the Army’s recent...
Iran threatens retaliation against ‘aggression’ as Trump pushes for nuclear deal
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As President Donald Trump pressures Iran to strike a nuclear deal, the Islamic Republic’s foreign minister warned that the nation’s military is ready to retaliate against any possible “aggression.” “Our brave Armed Forces are prepared — with...
VMI cadets defend school as Virginia Democrats threaten state funding
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cadets at the Virginia Military Institute went to bat for the historic military college after Virginia Democrats introduced legislation to investigate VMI in a move that would potentially revoke state funding and even close the school’s doors...
Chagos Islands sovereignty talks restart following Trump criticism of deal
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Talks between the U.K. and the U.S. over the future of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean have reportedly reopened after President Donald Trump’s comments cast doubt over an agreement that would see Britain hand sovereignty...
