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Royal Navy successfully launches US Mk 48 torpedo from uncrewed submersible
Last week, the Royal Navy successfully launched a U.S.-made Mk 48 Heavyweight Torpedo from a British Excalibur uncrewed underwater vehicle.
CENTCOM has become a battle lab for unmanned systems
Unmanned systems have moved quickly from experimentation and exercises into the demands of an active war.
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Long deployments overwhelm a strained Navy mental health system, personnel say
Navy therapists and sailors cited long wait times and inadequate services as hurdles to getting mental health help aboard deployed ships.
F-16 fighter jet crashes at US air base in western Germany
An F-16 fighter jet assigned to the US air base Spangdahlem in western Germany crashed on Tuesday, according to U.S. officials.
US Army awards Lockheed Martin $1.2B PrSM contract
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a PrSM contract worth up to $1.2 billion.
SOCOM nutrition app aims to optimize ‘performance and lethality’
SOCOM has issued a sole-source contract to Teamworks Tactical Solutions, the maker of a nutrition app.
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Air Force completes B-52 modernization milestones
The U.S. Air Force achieved two acquisition milestones regarding the B-52's radar and engine, aimed at ensuring the aircraft remains viable through 2050.
Marines will get an extra $1.66 per day in danger pay after policy change
Effective Oct. 1, Marines deployed to parts of the world designated as “imminent danger areas” will get a bigger monthly stipend.
New Sesame Street programming is a walk in the park for military kids
Sesame Street has teamed up again with the DoD to continue its programming and resources geared toward military preschool-aged children.
Poll: Trump approval falls to record low of 32% as war continues
Only 34% of respondents in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll said they approved of the strikes on Iran.
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General Atomics delivers FQ-42 Vengeance to Nevada air base
Creech Air Force Base received a new FQ-42 Vengeance aircraft on Friday, with the jet to continue regular test and evaluation operations.
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Looking into the future of the Air Force | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 9.22.26
At a major annual conference outside Washington, D.C., the Air and Space Forces contemplate how to fight and defend in a world of drones and AI weapons.
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TSA stops Alabama traveler for Civil War-era cannonballs in luggage
An Alabama traveler was stopped recently by TSA after checking luggage containing five Civil War-era cannonballs. Roll Tide.
Sailor reportedly finds dead rat in finished energy drink
The sailor said medical personnel informed him, “with the chemicals that are in Monster, that it should be OK.”
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That time the Air Force proposed making a ‘gay bomb’
The Air Force once explored the idea of a chemical weapon that would make enemy soldiers sexually irresistible to one another — striking a blow to morale.
Master Chief actor condemns use of character in White House’s Iran war hype video
“I demand that the producers of this disgusting and juvenile war porn remove my voice immediately,” Steve Downes wrote in a post on X.
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US Army awards Lockheed Martin $1.2B PrSM contract
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a PrSM contract worth up to $1.2 billion.
By Michael Peck
US to open two new military bases in Greenland, sources say
The U.S. plans to re-establish a Cold War-era military base in southern Greenland and set up another on the east coast, according to sources.
By Stine Jacobsen, Erin Banco and Gram Slattery, Reuters
SOCOM nutrition app aims to optimize ‘performance and lethality’
SOCOM has issued a sole-source contract to Teamworks Tactical Solutions, the maker of a nutrition app.
Poll: Trump approval falls to record low of 32% as war continues
Only 34% of respondents in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll said they approved of the strikes on Iran.
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Airmen can’t get enough of new, warlike basic training, leaders say
Six months after the Air Force launched a tougher, more combat-centric training program, airmen and prospective instructors are clamoring to get involved.
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General Atomics delivers FQ-42 Vengeance to Nevada air base
Creech Air Force Base received a new FQ-42 Vengeance aircraft on Friday, with the jet to continue regular test and evaluation operations.
Air Force on track to graduate 1,500 new pilots this fiscal year
The U.S. Air Force is set to graduate 1,500 new pilots in fiscal 2026, following the start of a new training model meant to fill a 2,407-pilot shortfall.
USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in Guam as deployment enters 10th month
The USS Abraham Lincoln arrived in Guam for a brief logistics stop, marking 10 months at sea.
By Riley Ceder