Drone Nearly Hit Air Force One Carrying President Trump
Multiple witnesses say a drone came too close for comfort with Air Force One as it headed toward a touchdown in Washington last night. The specially outfitted Boeing 747-200B was … Read More
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Guns Swapped For BISim Game Controllers
Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim), a global developer of game-based military simulation and training software, was awarded £768k through the £800m Defence Innovation Fund with the British Army to build a … Read More
A New Spy Plane Could Spot Targets For The U.S. Army
The U.S. Army has new, experimental spy planes and the service is flying them over the western Pacific near China. It’s pretty obvious why. The Army is trying to figure … Read More
Retirement, 4 Tips for Navigating Marriage and Military
This is the advice I wish I had been privy to. The dynamics of marriage don’t suddenly change the day of retirement, rather, there is a period of anticipation that … Read More
GM, Future in Military Vehicles Could Mean Billions
Last November, a small group of scrappy executives from GM Defense LLC quietly called for a meeting with General Motors’ board member Wes Bush in a Washington, D.C. office. The executives of the relatively new GM subsidiary … Read More
Unusually Large Narco Submarine May Be New Challenge For Coast Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard and Navy have faced an array of so-called narco submarines, purpose built for smuggling cocaine, for the last fifteen years. These are constantly evolving. Now a … Read More
COVID Accelerates Navy Test of Telemaintenance on Carriers
If the COVID-19 pandemic has forced people to get comfortable with the idea of teleworking and telehealth doctor visits, it may have also pushed the Navy to embrace the concept … Read More
Amphibious Aircraft Units to Be Created by Russia
Defense Ministry sources said several units armed with amphibious Be-200 are to be created. The first one will appear in the Caspian Sea. Other deployment places are being considered. The … Read More
The Air Force May Ditch GPS for Earth’s Magnetic Field
The Air Force, wary of losing its GPS satellites during a major war, is exploring alternatives. One alternative is using a magnetic field map of Earth. Maps of Earth’s magnetic field are very … Read More
A New Father, a ‘Soulmate,’ One Sailor Lost in Amphibious Vehicle Accident
The oldest of the nine service members dead or still missing after an assault amphibious vehicle sank off the coast of Southern California last week was a 23-year-old — Marine … Read More
