One dies after explosion at General Dynamics plant in Arkansas
Production is on hold at the building where the explosion occurred while an investigation is ongoing.
Air Warfare
Timeline on returning Ospreys to flight remains murky, Air Force says
Air Force Special Operations Command wants to fly its Ospreys again, but doesn't have the information it needs to do so.
At Project Convergence, Army’s new battle command system demonstrated expanded capability
Here's how the Army's Integrated Battle Command System performed at Project Convergence 2021.
Army readies to deliver first set of Strykers with 50-kilowatt laser weapons
The U.S. Army nears initial fielding of a powerful laser weapon on Stryker combat vehicle.
Congress gives Missile Defense Agency authority to research and develop laser tech for missile defense
The Missile Defense Agency has received a renewed mandate from Congress to research and develop defensive laser weapons to take out ballistic and hypersonic missile threats.
US Army awards Northrop $1.4 billion contract for future battle command system
The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to produce its next-generation battle command system that will tie critical sensors and shooters together on the battlefield.
Designs for next-gen missile defense interceptors pass key review ahead of schedule
A Northrop Grumman-Raytheon team and a Lockheed Martin-Aerojet Rocketdyne team pass through the systems requirements review gauntlet.
Congress drops Army mandate to buy more ‘Iron Dome’ defenses against cruise missiles
The Army is off the hook to buy two more Iron Dome air defense batteries, leaving the service to focus on an enduring Indirect Fires Protection Capability that will be able to combat drones, cruise missiles and rockets, artillery and mortars.
Congress wants Hawaiian missile defense radar up and running by end of 2028
The FY22 National Defense Authorization Act support a homeland missile defense radar in Hawaii and the establishment of a robust missile defense architecture in Guam.
General Atomics unveils new unmanned aircraft named for harsh American desert
Named for a harsh desert in the American southwest, General Atomics' newest unmanned aircraft is designed for greater endurance, greater payload and can take off and land using short, undeveloped strips of land.
US Missile Defense Agency declares initial delivery of Long-Range Discrimination Radar in Alaska
The Alaska-based missile defense radar that can detect intercontinental ballistic missiles has reached initial fielding, the Missile Defense Agency declared in a Dec. 6 ceremony at Clear Air Force Station.