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The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps has unveiled a new unmanned combat air vehicle that has reportedly been based on the Lockheed Martin RQ-170. The report comes nearly five years after one of the secret drones went down in Iranian territory.
For the last several years, the world's most powerful militaries have been hard at work developing the next generation of long-range missile technology. The main objective is to reach farther, faster. That's prompted weapons des…
The U.S. military has truly gone bonkers for unmanned aerial systems, with a vast inventory of surveillance drones alongside a few that are big enough to carry missiles for precision strikes. But imagine if a UAS could observe a target …
Chalk up yet another win for Yankee rifle designs. It turns out the culturally protective French military is set to ditch its iconic FAMAS rifle for a German-made M4 variant that's a favorite among U.S. special operations forces and is …
At the start of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, two of the villains were arguing about taking on a high-risk mission. "Send the droid," one of them says. Well, if the Army has its way and a new prototype unmanned plane en…
The Pentagon has confirmed that a U.S. servicemember was killed in Nangarhar Achin Province, Afghanistan, though officials declined to release any more details, including the casualty's name and branch. Some media outlets are reporting …
China and Japan have a long and violent history between each other that's resulted in a deep-seated mistrust, and in recent years two of the Western Pacific's greatest powers have been preparing for what would likely be the flashpoint of World Wa…
While Army National Guardsman Dennis Singleton was getting ready to deploy to Afghanistan, Wells Fargo suddenly repossessed his car
Most outsiders may not know about an Air Force tradition that gives the hard-charging crew chiefs of some of the most high-tech airplanes in the world a chance to show a little personality. You might have seen some funny videos or gifs h…
It's about the most useful item the U.S. military has ever issued and has earned a soft spot in every servicemember's heart for its versatility and the cozy comfort it delivers when Mother Nature turns against you. But while the succes…
Dover Air Force Base in Delaware is well known as the place where Americans killed in action abroad return home on their journey to a final resting place. Whether it was the Vietnam War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or any conflict or incident in betwe…
Just a few years ago, Americans were stunned at the amount of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico by the British Petroleum-leased oil rig Deepwater Horizon. On April 20, 2010, a blowout during the drilling of an exploratory well caused an…
On September 17, 1944, the Allies launched an ambitious mission to cross the Rhine River into Germany dubbed "Operation Market Garden." Allied leaders hoped the mission would lead to end of World War II by Christmas. Known to many as …
Work details and additional duties are a part of military life — always have been and likely always will be. We've all been on a terrible detail. Some of us get stuck vacuuming the flightline or doing some other kind of FOD cleanup.
The Apache is the big brother in the sky that grunts love to see, hear, and feel flying above them. Its racks of Hellfire missiles are designed to destroy heavy tanks and light bunkers with ease, its rockets can eviscerate enemy formations, and its …
QUANTICO, Va. --- A Marine infantry squad with its own "Star Wars" drone. A combat unit in the field making its own spare parts with a 3-D printer. A truck that tells its operators when it needs maintenance. These are a few of the inno…
Army engineers at Picatinny Arsenal are working on a new hand grenade design that will allow soldiers to choose between fragmentation or concussion effects. It also features some other updates like an electronic fuse and an ambidextrous d…
