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Sgt. Maj. of the Army Grinston unveils the new M10 Booker Combat Vehicle.

A New Armored Vehicle Is Coming to the Army. It Could Be a Game Changer for Light Units, Vets Say.

Unveiled June 10, the M10 Booker is the first specialized armored vehicle with a tank-sized gun to join the Army in decades.

Acting Secretary of the Air Force Matthew P. Donovan introduces the T-7A Red Hawk.

Air Force Faces 2-Year Delay on New T-7 Training Jets as Old Aircraft Continue to Have Mishaps

An Air Force spokesperson told Military.com that "estimated first delivery of production aircraft will occur in December 2025...

155 mm artillery rounds for M777 howitzers.

'We've Got a Ways to Go': Pentagon Seeks Massive Ammo Boost as War in Ukraine Rages On

Right now, the Army produces about 20,000 155mm artillery rounds per month. That's a significant boost from 14,000 produced...

A CV-22 Osprey flies over Fort Walton Beach, Fla.

Military Quietly Stops Buying Ospreys as Aircraft Faces an Uncertain Future

New budget documents for the three military branches that fly the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft show that none has plans to...

Field testing of the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle.

Army Fields New Armored Personnel Carrier, Replacing 60-Year-Old Vehicle

The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle, or AMPV, is a tracked armored vehicle with similar gearing and suspension as the M2...

fighter jet crash landed at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth

Deliveries of F-35s and Engines on Hold in Latest Fallout from Texas Crash

The halt in deliveries comes three weeks after an F-35B Lightning II crashed during a vertical landing at a Naval Air Station...

Rolls-Royce Just Tested a Hydrogen-Powered Jet Engine

United Kingdom-based Rolls-Royce just took the first step toward reducing or eliminating aviation's enormous carbon footprint...

An HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter is parked.

New Search-and-Rescue Helicopter Deploys Despite Uncertain Future

The Air Force's new HH‐60W "Jolly Green II" is heading on its inaugural deployment as Air Force leaders debate how many of...

David Schmitz with Valerie and their dog on the flight line at Holloman.

Widow of F-16 Pilot Alleges Possible Counterfeit Ejection Seat Parts in Lawsuit Against Defense Contractors

Valerie Schmitz has filed a federal civil lawsuit against defense giant Lockheed Martin, Collins Aerospace and several...

Soldiers firing M142 HIMARS Ripper rounds.

Medium-Range Rockets and Hackers Signal Escalating US Support to Ukraine

The U.S. military is stepping up its aid to Ukraine with high-tech medium-range rocket systems as part of a $700 million...

U.S. Marine Corps M777 towed 155 mm howitzers.

Lend-Lease Is Back as Congress Gives Biden New Tool for Quick Ukraine Weapons Shipments

The weapons funding could go toward "even more artillery, armored vehicles, anti-armor systems, anti-air capabilities that...

XM250 Automatic Rifle on display at the Pentagon.

It Will Be a Long Time Before Soldiers Get the M4 and SAW Replacements

Defense officials are holding many major details close to the chest about the guns that more than a 100K soldiers will haul...

Sig Sauer's NGSW-AR, top, and NGSW-R, bottom, have been delivered to the Army as Next Generation Squad Weapon prototypes. (Courtesy Sig Sauer)

Army Picks Its Replacement for the M4 and SAW

The force is awarding a 10-year contract to Sig Sauer for the XM5 Rifle, which will become the new standard rifle for...

This is an artist rendering of a B-21 Raider.

Air Force Ramps Up Spending on Next-Generation Stealth Bomber

The Air Force awarded a $108 million deal to a defense contractor to start acquiring parts for the B-21 Raider program.

A F-16 is flies during a mission at Eglin Air Force Base.

Ukraine Aims High with Request for F-15 and F-16 Jets. Here's Why It Probably Won't Happen

The Ukrainian Air Force's request is the latest example of the tense back-and-forth conversations the U.S. and European...

The USS Paul Ignatius, USS Kearsarge, and USS Gunston Hall

The Navy Knows How Many Ships the Future Fleet Needs – But It's Not Telling for Now

The man in charge of the Navy's surface forces has rolled out a new plan to ready the fleet for a possible conflict with...

A Great Wall 236 submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy

US Will Help Australia Build Nuclear Submarines as China Looms

The sharing agreement with Australia comes competition for influence over trade routes with Beijing has become a top policy...

A U.S. Navy information systems technician troubleshoots a server.

Pentagon Cancels $10 Billion JEDI Contract with Microsoft, Will Restart Bid Process

Microsoft said it understands the Pentagon was put in a difficult spot given the legal battle, but it will pursue the new...

An unarmed AGM-86B Air-Launched Cruise Missile.

Air Force Gives Raytheon $2 Billion For Nuclear Cruise Missile Development

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon Technologies $2 billion to develop the Pentagon's new air launched nuclear cruise...

Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs, assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, fly over the base and the surrounding area on Feb 14, 2018. (Andrew Lee/U.S. Air Force)

Switzerland Becomes Latest Nation to Choose F-35 for Its Next Fighter Jet

The deal with Lockheed costs roughly $5 billion Swiss francs, which amounts to $5.5 billion in U.S. currency.

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