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Air Force Special Operations Command has begun investigating what is causing the clutches in the aircraft to slip.

Gen. Duke Richardson, head of Air Force Materiel Command, told reporters the upcoming ARRW test will be “a big one.”

Russia said created a department for developing AI weapons. The program could serve to counter the Pentagon’s newly formed AI authority.

The program is six months to a year from being fully operational, according to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Stanton.

Oleksii Reznikov described Ukraine as “a testing ground,” where “many weapons are now getting tested in the field, in the real conditions of battle.”

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Air Force Special Operations Command has begun investigating what is causing the clutches in the aircraft to slip.

The program is six months to a year from being fully operational, according to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Stanton.

JADC2 is the Pentagon’s concept for a wholly connected military, in which information flows quickly and accurately across land, air, sea, space and cyber.

The U.S. warned against further engagement with Russia’s defense sector amid reports Turkey will move forward with a second S-400 batch.

Austin first contracted COVID early this year, though both cases have presented only mild symptoms.

Adm. Richard also discussed the recent Minuteman III test delay.

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U.S. Coast Guard cutters are punching above their weight in the Pacific, conducting higher-end missions and operating at longer ranges than usual.

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The program is six months to a year from being fully operational, according to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Stanton.

Oleksii Reznikov described Ukraine as “a testing ground,” where “many weapons are now getting tested in the field, in the real conditions of battle.”

American Rheinmetall Vehicles and GM Defense are combining heir strengths in the vehicle world to compete for the U.S. Army's Common Tactical Vehicle.

JADC2 is the Pentagon’s concept for a wholly connected military, in which information flows quickly and accurately across land, air, sea, space and cyber.

The U.S. warned against further engagement with Russia’s defense sector amid reports Turkey will move forward with a second S-400 batch.

The allies’ summertime drills, named Ulchi Freedom Shield, will take place from Aug. 22 to Sept. 1 in South Korea.

The test was postponed for 12 days in an effort to lower tension with China following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.

The Pentagon's 2020 ICAM strategy acknowledged failures to “maximize the strategic, operational, and tactical benefits of information sharing.”

Austin first contracted COVID early this year, though both cases have presented only mild symptoms.

The Pentagon will use the software as part of its System for Insider Threat Hindrance, or “SITH,” in another apparent military reference to Star Wars.

“We want to demonstrate that we can be in Asia within a day,” said Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz, the service’s chief of staff.

Hundreds of new Ukrainian Army recruits are training to liberate Ukraine from the Russian invasion — but they are doing it more than 1,000 miles away.

Service technicians inspected 706 cartridges from 349 F-35s, as well as additional supplies of spare cartridges.

The U.S. offer to sell Boeing CH-47 Chinooks was discussed as early as last year by the Philippine defense secretary and his American counterpart.

Despite the inoffensive name — a far cry from Reaper or Predator drones or Hellfire missiles — the electronic warfare system can bare its claws.

The Missile Defense Agency director lays out his top priorities to address current and emerging missile threats.

A total of more than 5,000 personnel from the U.S., Indonesia, Australia, Japan and Singapore are participating.

Adm. Richard also discussed the recent Minuteman III test delay.

The Air Force wants to retire 33 older F-22s in fiscal 2023, but Congress wants the service to keep the fighter jets and bring them to parity with newer variants.

Sierra Nevada Corporation, an aerospace and defense company, will provide the United Kingdom with high-altitude uncrewed balloons to be used for surveillance and reconnaissance.

U.S. Coast Guard cutters are punching above their weight in the Pacific, conducting higher-end missions and operating at longer ranges than usual.

Babcock International has signed it’s second deal in a fortnight to aimed at offering Israeli technology for British defense programs.

The U.S. Army’s pursuit to counter small drones is heating up through directed-energy solutions.

These drones can remain airborne until a target is identified ― at which point they set a course for that target and go out in a blaze of glory.

Transport helicopters are a vital component of the Philippine military; the country is an archipelagic nation made up of more than 7,000 islands and is beset with natural disasters and ongoing insurgencies.

US Army Cyber, Space and Special Operations Forces are coming together in a new "triad" that aims to increase effectiveness in operations and provide combatant commanders with more unique options to act.

Boeing and Nammo have jointly test-fired a Ramjet 155 weapon as the U.S. Army seeks to modernize its long-range precision fire capability.

The Air Force says a continuing resolution could slow down its plans to award a contract for the E-7 Wedgetail in February.