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  1. 5 More US Patrol Ships Heading to the Gulf

    Five more coastal patrol ships are moving to Bahrain starting this summer.

    • May. 20, 2013
  2. US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's Strategic Choices and Management Review is due May 31. Agence France-Presse

    DoD Examines 3 Budget-Cut Scenarios

    Senior US Defense Department officials are expected to present three budget-cutting scenarios to the defense secretary when they wrap up a wide-ranging review of military strategy at the end of this month, according to sources.

    • May. 19, 2013
  3. Vietnam has procured six new conventional Kilo-class submarines from Russia. Here, the Russian Navy's Kilo-class sub Lipetsk is docked in Severomorsk, Russia. Agence France-Presse

    Asia's Naval Procurement Sees Major Growth

    Asia-Pacific nations are modernizing their surface and underwater naval capabilities by buying stealthy warships, attack submarines, patrol vessels, sensors, radars, missiles and unmanned systems.

    • May. 19, 2013

  4. N. Korea Test-Fires Another Short-Range Missile

    North Korea Sunday test-fired a short-range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days, despite pleas from South Korea and the UN chief to halt the launches at a time of high tensions.

    • May. 19, 2013

  5. Netanyahu: Israel acts to deny Hezbollah arms

    Israel is 'acting' to prevent Syrian weapons from reaching Lebanon's Hezbollah and will continue to do so, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.

    • May. 19, 2013
  6. Derailing the 'Grand Bargain': US lawmakers on both sides believe the scandals enveloping the White House threaten President Barack Obama's and Capitol Hill's ability to come up with a deal to avoid the sequester. Agence France-Presse

    For Obama's Agenda, an 'October Surprise' in May

    A slew of politically charged scandals threatens to derail a sweeping fiscal deal with Senate Republicans that would address sequestration's defense budget cuts.

    • May. 18, 2013
  7. Betsy Schmid, a Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee staffer, has emerged as the leading candidate to become Navy undersecretary. Pentagon Comptroller Robert Hale is among those expected to step down in the coming months. DoD

    Several DoD Personnel Moves Expected Soon

    The White House is working to fill several high-level Pentagon posts as incumbents prepare to step down as the Obama administration begins a second term amid a fury of budget uncertainty.

    • May. 17, 2013

  8. French Defense Minister Defends Strategy, Mali Mission

    France's defense minister on Friday defended his government's new security strategy and its mission in Mali, and called for a political solution to Syria's bloody civil war.

    • May. 17, 2013

  9. Navy Seeks To Map the Mind

    In some visions of the future, you'll drive your car with little more than your mind. Electrodes on your head, you can climb into your car, think about how much you'd like a Big Mac, and let the car take you automatically to the nearest McDonald's.

    • May. 17, 2013

  10. Australia One Step Nearer to Acquiring Triton UAV

    The acquisition of Northrop Grumman's MQ-4C Triton unmanned air vehicle took a step closer yesterday with the Australian government announcement that it would issue a letter of request to the US for pricing and availability data.

    • May. 17, 2013

  11. India Mulls Stationing of Ground Forces in Afghanistan

    The Indian government is evaluating the possibility of stationing troops in Afghanistan after the international forces begin leaving the country in 2014.

    • May. 17, 2013

  12. Military Sales Fall for CAE

    The US sequester is producing what many simulation companies have dreaded: falling military orders and unfortunate numbers.

    • May. 17, 2013

  13. Report: France To Buy US Reaper Drones for Mali

    France will buy two medium-altitude Reaper drones from the US Air Force to back up its operations against Islamists in Mali, the Air et Cosmos specialist magazine reported Friday.

    • May. 17, 2013
  14. Surveillance Needs: France hopes a batch of unmanned and unarmed MQ-9 Reapers will fill a capability gap for medium-altitude, long-endurance UAVs. US Air Force

    France Expects 1st Batch of Reapers Soon

    France expects the US will soon approve the speedy shipment of two Reaper surveillance drones after sending a formal request in early May, American and French sources said.

    • May. 17, 2013

  15. NZ Budget Holds Steady, Air Force Gains

    New Zealand's spending on defense is little changed from the NZ $2.9 billion (then US $2.2 billion) for 2012-2013 to NZ $2.87 billion for 2013-2014.

    • May. 16, 2013
  16. Michael Sheehan is assistant defense secretary for special operations and low-intensity conflict. Department of Defense

    US Sens: Pentagon Attempting to 'Rewrite the Constitution'

    US senators blasted senior Pentagon legal officials Thursday for suggesting the 2001-passed measure authorizing the war on al-Qaida would justify American ground operations anywhere in the world.

    • May. 16, 2013

  17. CEOs Talk Sequestration Challenges

    Faced with a new budget reality, industry and the Pentagon are looking for ways to streamline contracting and pursue new innovations, a panel of CEOs said today.

    • May. 16, 2013
  18. Lockheed Martin showed off its submission to the Short Range Precision Strike System competition this week at the SOFIC conference in Tampa, Fla. Lockheed Martin

    Precision Mortar Tech Could Give Operators New Options

    Imagine if an individual infantryman could fire a GPS- or laser-guided mortar anywhere from 100 meters to 14 kilometers — and hit within a few meters of his target.

    • May. 16, 2013
  19. US Special Operations Command wants to buy 1,297 new GMVs to replace the current 1,072 Humvee-based GMVs it has in its inventory US Army

    SOCOM's Humvee Replacement Schedule Slips

    US Special Operations Command plans to award a contract this August for the closely watched Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 (GMV) program, as opposed to making an award this month, said USMC Lt. Col. Ken Burger, program manager for the Family of Special Operations Vehicles.

    • May. 16, 2013

  20. Taiwan Stages Exercise As Philippines Row Continues

    Taiwan held a military exercise Thursday in waters near the northern Philippines in response to the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman, after rejecting repeated apologies from Manila.

    • May. 16, 2013

  21. Show Scout

    Follow our live reports from the SOFIC Conference

    • May. 16, 2013

  22. On Iran, US Senators Hear Mixed Messages from Administration

    A senior US State Department official on Wednesday sent mixed messages to Iran, striking hawkish and dovish tones about its nuclear weapons program.

    • May. 15, 2013

  23. Licensing Issues Cancel German Euro Hawk Procurement

    Top Executive Confident Issues Fixable

    • May. 15, 2013

  24. SOFIC Shatters Trend of Declining Trade Show Attendance

    After a year of declining attendance at defense industry conferences and a spate of canceled industry events this past spring, the jam-packed Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) here this week feels like a throwback to presequestration times.

    • May. 15, 2013
  25. Rob Curtis / Staff

    GearScout: Sig Sauer's New Carbine on Display at SOFIC

    Sig Sauer quietly showed their new PDW, a short stroke push rod, multi-caliber, integrally suppressed carbine that has yet to be named. MCX would be a likely choice for the carbine's name based on Sig's current naming convention.

    • May. 15, 2013

  26. Aging SOF Helicopters Will Have To Fly for Decades More

    In the chaotic September 2009 rescue of New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell in northern Afghanistan by British special forces who were ferried to the mission by US special operations aircraft, Farrell’s interpreter, Sultan Munadi, and a British paratrooper were killed.

    • May. 15, 2013

  27. US House Democrats: Defense Sequester Hurting Economy

    Pentagon spending reductions are hurting the US economy more than other spending cuts mandated under sequestration, say House Democrats, who appear poised to inject such effects into the 2014 midterm election narrative.

    • May. 15, 2013
  28. Pictured: An armed MQ-9 Reaper Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson/US Air Force

    Targeted Killing: CIA's fleet of 80+ UAVs unlikely to be transferred to military

    The Obama administration has floated the idea of putting the CIA's controversial targeted killing operations under the control of the uniformed armed services.

    • May. 15, 2013

  29. Making Better Waves for Maritime Sims

    Does one ocean wave look very much like the next? Not to experienced mariners, who find the water effects in today's ship simulators far from realistic.

    • May. 15, 2013

  30. US Repositioning 200 Marines in Italy as Precaution for Libya Unrest

    Italy on Wednesday said the United States was transferring 200 Marines and two planes to its base at Sigonella in Sicily to deploy in Libya in case US diplomats come under attack as they did last year.

    • May. 15, 2013
  31. The number of US Navy SEAL platoons in Afghanistan will be cut in half by Christmas, Rear Adm. Sean Pybus said May 15. Army

    Number of SEAL Platoons in Afghanistan To Be Cut

    Probably the most celebrated US special forces component serving in Afghanistan, at least in the movies and in growing stacks of paperback books, will see its presence in Afghanistan at least cut in half by December, as the United States continues to draw down the war.

    • May. 15, 2013
  32. Defense News

    Quick look: Steiner's 1-5x24mm Rapid Dot

    Here's Steiner's true 1x power, standard illuminated reticle and impressive 3.5' of eye relief and 118'-23.6' field of view at 100 ft. all at 21.2 ounces.

    • May. 14, 2013
  33. The upcoming revision of the Multitasker Series 3 is all the pocket tool any AR shooter could need. Multitasker Tools

    Multitasker Series 3 To Make Debut

    The upcoming revision of the Multitasker Series 3 is all the pocket tool any AR shooter could need. The Series 2X was already the strongest multitool we've seen, and the improvements made to the Series 3 only make it stronger and more useful.

    • May. 14, 2013
  34. Safariland has unveiled a new line of holsters. Safariland

    Safariland Releases New 7TS Holster Series

    Safariland has released its new 7TS Series holsters. This next-generation injection-molded holster design is constructed of SafariSeven material, a proprietary nylon blend from DuPont that is completely nonabrasive to the weapon's finish.

    • May. 14, 2013
  35. Blue Force Gear has introduced Urban Wolf to its list of available colorways. Blue Force Gear

    Blue Force Gear Goes Urban Wolf

    Blue Force Gear has introduced Urban Wolf to its list of available colorways.

    • May. 14, 2013

  36. GearScout: Princeton Tec Updates Switch Mounts

    Tampa-Princeton Tec updated the mounts that come with the Switch MPLS. The Picattiny, MOLLE, OpsCcore and MICH mounts are all updated.

    • May. 14, 2013
  37. Surefire's Scout Lights are getting new heads. Rob Curtis/Defense News

    Surefire upgrades Scout lights

    The mainstay of weapon mounted lights will see some worthy upgrades shortly. Surefire's Scout Lights are getting new heads.

    • May. 14, 2013

  38. SOF Commander Wants to 'Change the Narrative'

    US Special Operations chief Adm.

    • May. 14, 2013
  39. The S&S Stalker multi-purpose tactical vehicle is a prop-driven, parachute lofted aircraft and open-air ground assault vehicle.

    Drive or Fly with the S&S Precision Stalker MPTV

    You probably haven't seen anything quite like the S&S Stalker multi-purpose tactical vehicle. It's a prop-driven, parachute lofted aircraft and an open-air ground assault vehicle in one super-capable package.

    • May. 14, 2013

  40. Is A Billion-Dollar Border Security Program Finally Due?

    The Department of Homeland Security has taken a positive step in one of the longer running procurement sagas of recent years, issuing downselect notices to several contractors to compete in the next phase of a controversial border security program, source

    • May. 14, 2013
  41. Northrop Grumman personnel conduct pre-operational tests May 13 on an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush. On May 14, the ship became the first aircraft carrier to catapult launch an unmanned aircraft from its flight deck. MC3 Kevin J. Steinberg/US Navy via AFP

    X-47 Unmanned Aircraft Makes Successful Launch

    The US Navy launched an unmanned jet off an aircraft carrier Tuesday morning.

    • May. 14, 2013

  42. Better than 20/20: High-Fidelity Vision Research

    Cutting-edge sims aren't just for training. A new Air Force Research Laboratory flight simulator will be used by researchers to measure and evaluate pilot vision.

    • May. 14, 2013
  43. Sailors aboard an inflatable boat unload bales of cocaine after an embarked Coast Guard law enforcement detachment seized the contraband during a drug interdiction in the Caribbean Sea. Navy

    Going Dark: SOUTHCOM, Where Modern ISR Was Born, Is Hoping for Assets

    In 1989, two small U.S. planes took off in Colombia's expansive Aburra Valley, the first flights of a surveillance operation that would ultimately reshape the American way of war.

    • May. 14, 2013

  44. Show Your Assistant Gunner You Care with MMI's AG Pack

    You can't give your assistant gunner enough love. Period. One way to show your appreciation for the guy with suckest job in the infantry is to give them one of MMI's new AG Packs.

    • May. 14, 2013

  45. Afghanistan overtaxes US contractors, IG finds

    Afghanistan has slapped US-funded contractors working on reconstruction efforts with nearly $1 billion in taxes since 2008, often in spite of clear tax exemption agreements, a government watchdog has found.

    • May. 14, 2013

  46. US Land Forces Highlight Their Importance Through 'Human Domain' Interaction

    'Thinking is free,' the leadership of the US Army, Marine Corps and Special Operations Command write in a new Strategic Landpower Task Force white paper released this week.

    • May. 14, 2013

  47. India To Add Navy Bases, Expand Coastline Security Sensors

    Addressing the top commanders of the Indian Navy on Tuesday, Defence Minister A.K. Antony announced that additional naval bases and air stations are required to extend the Navy's reach.

    • May. 14, 2013

  48. Germany axes Euro Hawk drone program

    Germany has canceled a planned 'Euro Hawk' drone program over fears that European authorities will not certify them, a defense ministry source said Tuesday after reported European safety concerns.

    • May. 14, 2013

  49. Using Stress to Treat Suicides and PTSD

    The Army is developing a roadmap for incorporating mental resilience into training devices, basing the decision on the theory that stressing a soldier during training — and teaching him or her techniques to manage that stress — is the best way to prevent

    • May. 13, 2013

  50. Biometrics: A New Intelligence Discipline

    The intelligence community is pushing to make biometrically enabled intelligence — the art of identifying people by fingerprints, digital mugshots, iris scans or DNA — a regular part of business.

    • May. 13, 2013
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