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NORAD, Russia Practice Intercepting Hijacked Airliners 27 Aug 2013 | 05:40 am
U.S. and Russian forces began a joint exercise Monday over the Bering Sea despite the raised tensions with U.S. naval forces moving into position to potentially fire cruise missiles into Syria. The ex...
Investigation Continues into B-1 Crash 23 Aug 2013 | 02:41 am
The Air Force continued its investigation into Monday’s B-1 bomber crash near Broadus, Mont., even after the 28th Bomb Wing commander ended the stand down for the wing’s B-1 fleet. Questions remain ov...
Navy Overhauls Phalanx Ship Defense Weapon 22 Aug 2013 | 02:39 am
The U.S. Navy is pursuing a massive, fleet-wide upgrade of its shipboard defensive weapon designed to intercept and destroy approaching or nearby threats, the Phalanx Close in Weapons System, service ...
Northrop Bullish on Building Navy Drone Fleet 21 Aug 2013 | 12:59 am
Northrop Grumman Corp. is pursuing a contract to build a fleet of stealthy, carrier-based drones for the U.S. Navy while it explores commercial uses for the technology, a vice president said. The succ...
Iran Trains Students to Target Drones 20 Aug 2013 | 03:16 am
Officials with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard have reportedly started work to begin training high school students to target drones flying overhead, according to an Iranian newspaper. Gen. Ali Fazli, ...
Area 51 Identity Revealed in Official Document 17 Aug 2013 | 03:05 am
The truth that everyone already knew is finally out in the open: Area 51 is not a mythical place and is in fact a Defense Department facility. Jeffrey T. Richelson, a senior fellow at the National Sec...
Army to Rename XM25 Airburst Weapon 16 Aug 2013 | 01:10 am
U.S. Army weapons officials predict that the long-awaited XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement weapon will be ready for fielding by late 2014. The weapon will be known as the M25. “We’d take the X ...
Army and Marines: Leave the Shooting to Humans 15 Aug 2013 | 03:59 am
U.S. ground combat forces like the idea of self-controlling, unmanned robots on the battlefield – as long as they don’t have big guns mounted on them. Both the Army and Marine Corps rank autonomy amon...
Army to Shrink Robot Fleet 14 Aug 2013 | 06:38 am
The U.S. Army plans to trash nearly half of its small robotic vehicle fleet and develop a new family of unmanned ground vehicles capable of multiple missions across services. Over the past 10 years of...
Army Sending New Counter-Rocket System to Afghanistan 13 Aug 2013 | 03:04 am
U.S. Army equipment officials recently tested an improved version of a counter-rocket system designed to protect convoys as well as squads on foot. The new Counter Rocket Shooter System with Highly Ac...
