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Without change, US Navy’s future fleet looks too ambitious for industry
For industry to execute the plans in the Future Years Defense Program, major improvements will have to take place.
By Theo Egan
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US military space plane blasts off on another secretive mission
The Space Force's reusable, robotic craft is carrying classified experiments. There's no one on board.
One of these four robot vehicles could take the load off Army squads
The Army recently displayed four options for a robot vehicle that will be delivered to the 10th Mountain Division, the 101st Airborne Division and a not-yet-named Marine unit for a year's worth of testing.
By Todd South
This 'custom' handgun from Sig makes a statement on (and off) the range
Gear Scout reviews the Sig Sauer P320 X-VTAC, a feature-laden pistol that's ready for combat or competition right out of the box.
By Christian Lowe
Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph will be first to get new T-X trainer
The Air Force has named Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, as the preferred location for the first T-X Advanced Pilot Trainer, which will replace the T-38C Talon beginning in 2022.
By Charlsy Panzino
Structural issues plague US Pave Hawk helicopters
The Air Force's 33rd Rescue Squadron is tasked with one of the service's most important tasks, but many of its Pave Hawk helicopters used for those missions have begun exhibiting structural cracking.
By Valerie Insinna
Happy birthday, Chuck Yeager!
There were higher-scoring fighter aces and other hotshot test pilots, but nobody did both quite like Chuck Yeager.
By Carl von Wodtke and Jon Guttman, Aviation History Magazine
'Fancy Bear' hackers took aim at US defense contractors
The hackers known as Fancy Bear, who also intruded in the U.S. election, went after at least 87 people working on militarized drones, missiles, rockets, stealth fighter jets, cloud-computing platforms or other sensitive activities.
3-star: Army Reserve looks at capabilities, manning for Ready Force X
The goal of Ready Force X is to have units capable of deploying on short notice.
By Charlsy Panzino
The Navy's next-generation frigate comes with a big price tag
The Navy’s next-generation frigate could end up costing just shy of a billion dollars per hull, the Naval Sea Systems Command program manager said Tuesday.
By David B. Larter
The last rocket pilot
Joe Engle flew everything from Super Sabres to the Space Shuttle, but it is as an X-15 pilot that he is perhaps best known.
By Mark Carlson, Aviation History Magazine
New in 2018: Three aircraft programs to watch
The futures of the Air Force’s JSTARS and light attack aircraft initiatives remain uncertain, but the next-generation trainer is likely to begin production before the end of 2018.
By Kyle Rempfer