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From drone swarms to exoskeletons, Army charts path for robotic future
Drone swarms, automated convoy operations and an exoskeleton to lighten the load are on the horizon.
By Todd South
WWII plane rescued from boneyard to join D-Day anniversary
Filled with paratroopers, a U.S. warplane lumbered down an English runway in 1944 to spearhead the World War II D-Day invasion with a message for Adolf Hitler painted in bright yellow across its nose: “That’s All, Brother.”
F-22s intercept Russian fighters, bombers off Alaska
An E-3 Sentry airborne early warning and control with NORAD provided overall surveillance during the intercepts, NORAD officials said.
By Kyle Rempfer
US conducts Navy exercises in Arabian Sea
The U.S. Navy says it has conducted exercises in the Arabian Sea with a carrier strike group ordered to the Persian Gulf to counter an unspecified threat from Iran.
This is how 1,500-plus aircraft bird strikes have affected the Marine Corps in the past 15 years
In 2011, a hawk collided with a Marine AH-1W Cobra causing the aircraft to come apart, killing both pilots.
By Shawn Snow
US special ops command at odds with Air Force over need for light-attack aircraft
U.S. Special Operations Command advocated for a light-attack capability as essential to its operations during a recent hearing on Capitol Hill, though the Air Force's recent decisions hint the service may not be as eager.
‘Wise Guy’ flies again: B-52 resurrected from Boneyard
The Stratofortress is only the second to ever come back from the Boneyard, where aircraft are typically cannibalized for parts and rarely fly again.
Why Spain removed a frigate from training exercises with the US
Spain’s decision to remove a frigate on training exercises from a U.S. combat fleet that is approaching the Persian Gulf was taken purely for “technical reasons,” the country’s defense minister said Tuesday.
Training jet crash injures two
Officials continue to probe Friday's T-45 Goshawk mishap at Naval Air Station Kingsville.
US issues new warning to Gulf sailors after UAE says ships were sabotaged
The reported incident comes as the U.S. has warned ships that "Iran or its proxies" could be targeting maritime traffic in the region, and as America is deploying an aircraft carrier and B-52 bombers to the Persian Gulf to counter alleged threats from Tehran.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press