US Army faces uphill battle to fix aviation mishap crisis

Fiscal 2023 marked the highest death rate for Army soldiers since the U.S. withdrew from Iraq in 2011, with a total of 14 dead across 10 accidents.

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US, Philippine forces launch combat drills in South China Sea

American and Filipino forces launched their largest combat exercises in years Monday in a show of allied firepower that has alarmed Beijing.

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US Army deploys midrange missile for first time in Philippines

The Mid-Range Capability is in the Philippines for a joint exercise, marking its first-ever deployment after an Army unit recently fielded it.

Space Development Agency satellites poised to track first missile test

Tranche 0 tracking satellites have been collecting and transmitting, but their position has yet to align with the timing of a missile launch.

11 days ago

SPY-7 radar tracks live space objects ahead of delivery to Japan

The ongoing round of live testing is meant to ensure the current iteration of hardware and software are fully integrated with the Aegis combat system.

11 days ago

How US Navy experiments could get drones beyond spying and into battle

The Navy is trying to make unmanned systems a more normal part of daily operations, even as experimentation continues to refine concepts of operations.

12 days ago

Army pushes more safety training as helicopter crashes spike

Operations will continue during the mandated safety training period.

13 days ago

Navy, Marines launching study to improve readiness of amphibious fleet

The Navy and Marine Corps will dive deep into amphibious ship readiness and how that affects their ability to train sufficiently ahead of deployments.

2 weeks ago

The robots are coming: US Army experiments with human-machine warfare

But before it works, the service must break from antiquated acquisition processes that prevent rapid purchases and slow down deliveries to soldiers.

4 weeks ago

US testing Stryker-mounted lasers in Iraq amid Middle East drone boom

Laser and microwave weapons are considered critical elements of layered defense, or having different countermeasures ready to thwart different threats.

5 weeks ago

US Navy making Aegis updates, training changes based on Houthi attacks

The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin have developed and fielded software updates for destroyers shooting down Houthi missiles and drones in the Red Sea.

5 weeks ago

Marine wargames offer a look at the future — and fuel dissent

For the Marines who may one day carry out new kinds of operations, the stakes of these games are high.

5 weeks ago

US Air Force tests third-stage rocket motor for next nuclear missile

Northrop Grumman has also carried out other tests of Sentinel ICBM components, including a fly-off test of its nose cone shroud.

5 weeks ago

US Air Force conducts final test of Lockheed’s hypersonic missile

The Air Force has not requested more money for ARRW in 2025, and plans to wind down the prototyping program this year.

5 weeks ago

North Korea’s Kim test drives new tank

The tank was first unveiled during a military parade in 2020.

5 weeks ago

Army event to ‘detangle’ joint force logistics at outset of wars

The Army will come together with joint partners this summer to tackle how to sustain forces during the first few months of large-scale combat operations.

6 weeks ago

Drones, tanks and ships: Takeaways from Turkey’s annual defense report

The government listed 49 ongoing modernization and acquisition projects across the various armed forces. Here are some that stood out.

6 weeks ago

India conducts first test flight of locally developed missile

The missile is equipped with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles, according to the prime minister.

6 weeks ago

NATO navigates fine line between transparency, information security

A core theme of the speeches presented by NATO representatives revolved around transparency. Yet many were wary of answering questions related to Russia.

7 weeks ago

Training & Simulation Report

Fiscal 2023 marked the highest death rate for Army soldiers since the U.S. withdrew from Iraq in 2011, with a total of 14 dead across 10 accidents.

American and Filipino forces launched their largest combat exercises in years Monday in a show of allied firepower that has alarmed Beijing.

The Mid-Range Capability is in the Philippines for a joint exercise, marking its first-ever deployment after an Army unit recently fielded it.

Tranche 0 tracking satellites have been collecting and transmitting, but their position has yet to align with the timing of a missile launch.

The ongoing round of live testing is meant to ensure the current iteration of hardware and software are fully integrated with the Aegis combat system.

The Navy is trying to make unmanned systems a more normal part of daily operations, even as experimentation continues to refine concepts of operations.

Operations will continue during the mandated safety training period.

The Navy and Marine Corps will dive deep into amphibious ship readiness and how that affects their ability to train sufficiently ahead of deployments.

But before it works, the service must break from antiquated acquisition processes that prevent rapid purchases and slow down deliveries to soldiers.

Laser and microwave weapons are considered critical elements of layered defense, or having different countermeasures ready to thwart different threats.

The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin have developed and fielded software updates for destroyers shooting down Houthi missiles and drones in the Red Sea.

For the Marines who may one day carry out new kinds of operations, the stakes of these games are high.

Northrop Grumman has also carried out other tests of Sentinel ICBM components, including a fly-off test of its nose cone shroud.

The Air Force has not requested more money for ARRW in 2025, and plans to wind down the prototyping program this year.

The tank was first unveiled during a military parade in 2020.

The Army will come together with joint partners this summer to tackle how to sustain forces during the first few months of large-scale combat operations.

The government listed 49 ongoing modernization and acquisition projects across the various armed forces. Here are some that stood out.

The missile is equipped with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles, according to the prime minister.

A core theme of the speeches presented by NATO representatives revolved around transparency. Yet many were wary of answering questions related to Russia.