Army testing new video-navigated airdrop system

The U.S. Army is testing a high-tech airdrop system that uses a sophisticated video navigation system to locate its target. The system could prove invaluable for airdrops in difficult terrain and urban environments, researchers say. The military has been working for years to boost the accuracy of its airdrops when resupplying troops. As part of […]

Veil of secrecy lifted on Pentagon office planning ‘Avatar’ fighters and drone swarms

High over Alaska last summer, the Pentagon experimented with new, secret prototypes: Micro-drones that can be launched from the flare dispensers of moving F-16s and F/A-18 fighter jets. Canisters containing the tiny aircraft descended from the jets on parachutes before breaking open, allowing wings on each drone to swing out and catch the wind. Inch-wide […]

Pentagon Has Plan to Cripple ISIS in Libya With Air Barrage

 The Pentagon has presented the White House with the most detailed set of military options yet for attacking the growing Islamic State threat in Libya, including a range of potential airstrikes against training camps, command centers, munitions depots and other militant targets. Airstrikes against as many as 30 to 40 targets in four areas of the […]

U.S. military using pre-approved hackers to try to ‘Hack the Pentagon’

The Pentagon on Wednesday invited outside hackers who have been vetted to test the cyber security of some public U.S. Defense Department websites as part of a pilot project next month, the first such program ever by the federal government. “Hack the Pentagon” is modeled after similar competitions known as “bug bounties” conducted by many […]

Rookie Cop and Marine Corp Reservist shot and killed by an Army Staff Sergeant

The Army staff sergeant charged with killing one Prince William County police officer and injuring two others on Saturday opened fire as they arrived at his front door to investigate a domestic altercation, the Prince William County police chief said Sunday. Chief Stephan M. Hudson said at an afternoon news conference that Ronald Williams Hamilton, […]

Pentagon testing ‘mind-controlled’ drone technology

The Pentagon is attempting what was, until recently, an impossible technological feat—developing a high-bandwidth neural interface that would allow people to beam data from their minds to external devices and back. That’s right—a brain modem. One that could allow a soldier to, for example, control a drone with his mind. This seemingly unlikely piece of technology […]

Navy Admiral: U.S. to continue sailing through South China Sea despite tension

Featured photo by Ritchie B. Tongo (pool photo via AP, File) WASHINGTON: The US Navy will step up its operations in the South China Sea with “greater complexity”, a top US admiral has warned, drawing sharp rebuke from China which is building military facilities on islands in the hotly disputed area. “We’ll be doing them […]

Pentagon looking to these new weapons to combat threat of Russia and China

Featured photo courtesy of Boston Dynamics Little noticed amid the daily news bulletins about the Islamic State and Syria, the Pentagon has begun a push for exotic new weapons that can deter Russia and China. Pentagon officials have started talking openly about using the latest tools of artificial intelligence and machine learning to create robot […]

Captain Crunch: Where military guns go to die

Featured photo courtesy of Fox News and Army.mil It’s the place where military weapons go to die. Once a weapon is marked for destruction, it is sent to Anniston Army Depot where it will more than likely spend its final moments being chomped apart by the military’s Grim Reaper for guns: “Captain Crunch.” The massive […]

PACOM Commander: More subs, long-range missiles are needed to counter Chinese threats

China’s recent actions to militarize the South China Sea have changed the operational landscape, and the U.S. Pacific Command needs more attack submarines and long-range surface missiles to keep up with the evolving threat, PACOM commander Adm. Harry Harris told the Senate Armed Services Committee today. China’s 10,000-foot runway in the Spratly Islands, as well […]

Marine Corps focuses 2017 budget on F-35B joint strike fighters

President Obama’s 2017 budget request for the Marine Corps released Feb. 9 includes a small increase over last year’s funding, while continuing to procure expensive F-35B joint strike fighters. The Marine Corps is requesting a total of $23.4 billion base funding, only about $200 million more than was enacted in 2016. The base budget includes […]

Pentagon requests that Russia be mindful of U.S. Special Operations Forces in Syria

(CNSNews.com) – After saying for months that the U.S. is not cooperating with Russia in Syria – beyond basic air safety “deconfliction” measures – a senior military official disclosed Thursday that the Pentagon has asked Russia to avoid areas where U.S. Special Forces troops are located in northern Syria. The U.S. and Russia are both […]