Modularity is a key area of interest as the U.S. Air Force formulates its latest set of requirements for a successor to the MQ-9 Reaper, according to Gen. John Lamontagne, the service’s Vice Chief of Staff. A modular design, both in terms of hardware and software, would help make the chosen platform more flexible and adaptable to different mission sets.
The Pentagon’s newest cyber organization, the Defense Cyber Defense Command, is working to build out a framework for how to respond to cyberattacks against critical infrastructure in the homeland, according to a military official. “
Chinese state media outlets predict America’s sixth-generation fighter, the F-47, will be an expensive boondoggle, though there are signs the Chinese Communist Party is, at least at some level, taking the threat it poses seriously.
The Pentagon launched a website this week to support a new initiative that helps service members, military spouses, and civilians explore jobs and career development opportunities. The effort is part of what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is calling Project Patriot Pipeline.
The House Armed Services Committee adopted a provision for the annual National Defense Authorization Act that would demand the Pentagon inform Congress why senior military officers were fired or dismissed within five days.
Military.com has learned that the Department of Defense, for the first time in almost 10 years, has dramatically reduced its number of recognized religious faiths and belief systems by approximately 180.
The House passed legislation June 4 that would aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy, overriding objections from Republican leaders who warned the bill would undermine negotiations designed to achieve a comparable but stronger result.
The Air Force says the A-10 Warthog will remain in service through fiscal year 2030, but newly released numbers obtained by ABC15 show the aircraft's supporting infrastructure will largely disappear years before the final jet leaves the inventory.
The Pentagon is expected to cancel a plan to send Tomahawk missiles to Germany partly because officials are concerned Russia will view it as an escalation, a startling reversal of a long-planned agreement with one of America’s biggest allies.
U.S. Air Force refueling aircraft have been stationed at Ben Gurion International Airport for three months, occupying parking spots, taking up takeoff and landing slots and worsening congestion at Israel's main international gateway since the war with Iran erupted in late February, officials say.
Attention to orders: The commander of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing has promoted the beloved feline assigned to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, widely known as “Pizza Cat” to serve in the next higher grade of Senior Meowster Sergeant.
