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For the first time in nearly 60 years, the Washington, D.C., area is home to a new rotary-wing aircraft as Joint Base Andrews received their first HH-60W Jolly Green II. The first in a batch of 26 Jolly Green II aircraft arrived at the Maryland base in a Monday ceremony, marking the beginning of a new chapter for the base as it transitions away from its 26 aging UH-1N “Hueys.” Straight from Sikorsky’s manufacturing plant in Stratford, Connecticut, the base’s premier HH-60W was flown in by

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 Air Force’s new Request For Information, which has a deadline of Nov. 19, offers some technical specifications for ERAM. It should be a 500-pound class weapon with a range of greater than 250 nauti

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, Alabama, will allow contractors to display their drones for the Increment II the Marine Corps’ Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System, or TRUAS, program. TRUAS Increment II aims to “provide an organic aerial distribution capability for small-unit logistics support across the last tactical mile in exped

The Navy is developing an automated detection system designed to alert crews when someone goes overboard, a capability that could help close a gap in shipboard safety. But detecting a person in the water is only the first challenge in a rescue, and getting the technology from an engineering test to operational warships will require additional funding, testing and a clearer path to the fleet. Navy engineers in California are developing a technology intended to address part of that problem. Dev

Sometimes friends behave badly. When that happens, it is not smart to hurt yourself in retaliation for the friend’s bad behavior. That is true in one’s personal life — and also when it comes to defense strategy. Consider the case of the Trump administration’s ongoing review of U.S. force posture in Europe and whether Washington will maintain a handful of American naval destroyers forward-stationed in Rota, Spain. Stationing destroyers at Rota helps secure vital American interests in Europe, N

The U.S. Space Force officially activated a service component in special operations, with the guardians to serve alongside other branches’ units. Space Forces Special Operations Command, or SPACEFOR-SOC, was activated Monday as an element of U.S. Special Operations Command. The service component, headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, aligns specialized forces to Theater Special Operations Commands and Joint Task Forces across the globe, according to a Monday release. “The

When Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO in May 2022, it was hailed as the Baltic Sea’s transformation into “a NATO lake.” Since then, however, the sea has been less than placid, as confrontations with Russia and interference with undersea infrastructure have raised tensions to new heights. Sweden, Finland, and their allies now face a challenge in countering Russian behavior without stoking tensions further. “It’s a very difficult question, because you don’t want to escala

A record number of veterans are running for Congress this year, including many female and independent candidates.  According to the group With Honor Action, 258 military veterans are on the ballot this election, including 227 running for the House and 31 for the Senate. The figure is up from 213 in 2024 — a 21% increase — and 195 in the last mid-term election in 2022.  More than 750 veterans ran in the primaries, a 47% increase from 2024.  Veterans currently hold roughly one in five s

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Friday 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. The Chaplain In-Service Procurement Program is designed to develop chaplains from within the ranks, with Hegseth encouraging service members who feel called to ministry to consider the opportunity. Pentagon announces the Chaplain In-Service

The U.S. Marine Corps announced Friday that transgender troops whose service contract is set to expire will no longer be able to apply for extension waivers while they argue their case to continue serving before a military separation board. Through an administrative message, the service revoked a previous policy that could grant Marines undergoing the involuntary separation process eligibility to remain in the military before a separation board made its final decision. “The authority to gr

More than 80 years separate B-29s dropping the atomic bombs on Japan and the P-51 providing revolutionary long-range escorts for Allied bombers over the skies of Germany. In an age of drones and unmanned aircraft, crewed aircraft almost carry the patina of the past. Yet, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum’s latest gallery, “Modern Military Aviation,” emphasizes that “everything in here was designed by people making choices,” Michael Hankins, curator of U.S. Air Force, Navy, and

Federal agents arrested a former government contractor at Fort Bragg last week for allegedly posting videos of classified military operations to social media and stealing a pair of night vision goggles. Authorities charged 37-year-old James Thomas Ashbacher with unlawfully transmitting and retaining national defense information and theft of government property. According to the indictment, Ashbacher worked for a private security company at Army Special Operations Command, a position that a

The Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum timed a new addition to debut on Veterans Day that focuses on aircraft and weapons from conflicts post-WWII onward.

The U.S. State Department said on Friday it had approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine for an estimated $2.1 billion, in what would be one of the most significant steps to supply defensive weapons to Kyiv since the start of the second Trump administration. Delayed missile deliveries have ‌added ⁠to Ukraine’s tensions with the U.S. after President Donald Trump announced a diesel deal with Russia and criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for Ukraine’

International weapons makers step forward with new interceptors and deals for armored vehicles, while an American company secures a fighter contract.

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As Washington, D.C., prepares for a Halloween weekend filled with spooky jump scares and trick-or-treaters, residents received a special unexpected fright on Thursday evening: a low-altitude, short-notice military aircraft flyover. The Qatari-donated jet, known as Air Force One when President Donald Trump is on boar,d flew over D.C. in celebration of Halloween, giving residents pause with its low altitude. As the White House opened its doors for the annual tradition of welcoming trick-or-t

Pentagon officials have in recent weeks asked several NATO countries to tone down their rhetoric regarding the threat posed by Russia, arguing that some statements by European leaders and officials have undermined continental security, four people familiar with the matter said. Among the nations that have received messages urging them to keep public statements in check are Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity. It was not clear if the messages, wh

A rapid, uncoordinated U.S. military drawdown from Europe could push key NATO allies further away from American weapons over the long term, according to a new RAND study, a shift the authors say would hurt the U.S. defense industrial base. RAND released the report, “Anticipating Allies’ Responses to U.S. Retrenchment from Europe,” on Wednesday. It examines how France, Germany, Poland and the U.K. would likely respond to different versions of what RAND calls limited retrenchment: cuts to Ameri