A wing-flapping drone appearing to fly like a bird evaded sensor detection at a recent Air Force tech exercise in the Mojave Desert. Ornadyne’s small O1 ornithopter drone doesn’t use propellers like most drones. Instead, it mimics the flight mechanics of a bird by flapping its wings to stay in the air. The small unmanned aerial system is designed to resemble a bird, while it collects intelligence or surveys an area at low altitudes.
The Pentagon's former top military planner is under federal investigation and may face a court-martial for allegedly leaking to reporters from the Wall Street Journal and New York Times, according to three sources familiar with the controversy.
President Donald Trump on Nov. 3 said he made a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that will see the U.S. "cut off" military aid to Israel this year because Republicans "suffer the slings" from Democratic candidates over the issue.
U.S. officials suspect Iran-linked hackers are behind a series of cyberattacks that have targeted freezers at military bases around the country and caused them to malfunction, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Oct. 30 a new program for active-duty service members who want to become military chaplains, allowing eligible personnel to pursue graduate theological education without having to leave the service first.
A coalition of 35 industry groups is urging Congress to use the annual defense policy bill to renew a law that gives companies legal protections when they share information about cyber threats with the federal government.
The U.S. military this week urged troops and their families across Europe to change their daily routines and limit their online exposure as part of a stepped-up security effort that comes after recent threats to bases.
Venezuela’s military last week launched a deadly attack on the National Liberation Army, better known by its Spanish initials, ELN. The attack, according to four U.S. officials, was carried out on Oct. 30 with the help of U.S. intelligence and drones. It was not previously public who had been responsible for the attack.
The U.S. Air Force is asking the defense industry whether it can deliver a new cruise missile intended for Ukraine. Potential contractors are asked to detail their capabilities to provide the Extended Range Attack Munition, a small, air-launched standoff missile intended for mass production.
The U.S. Marine Corps and Navy will be conducting a technology demonstration for a Marine battlefield cargo drone early next year. The event, from Jan. 25 to Feb. 5, 2027, in Huntsville, Ala., will allow contractors to display their drones for Increment II of the Marine Corps’ Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System, or TRUAS, program.
Swedish manufacturer Saab has unveiled a suite of in-house AI agents designed for future aircraft platforms, following testing of the new technologies on a Gripen E multirole fighter jet. The move demonstrates the firm’s “ability to develop, train, and fly its own AI for air combat” operations, according to a company statement released Nov. 3.
Rescuers worked for a second night in a desperate search for survivors on Nov. 3 at an aid distribution site destroyed by a series of Russian attacks in a village in southern Ukraine. The death toll reached 31 as they removed bodies throughout the day and looked for dozens of people still missing.
Often coated in black in earlier years, aircraft radomes frequently differed in color from the rest of the aircraft, creating visible contrasts between panels and sections.
