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The Navy is upgrading littoral combat ships to fight drones

The USS Indianapolis is the first Freedom-class littoral combat ship to be modified to fire Hellfire missiles meant to take out enemy drones and missiles.

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Space Force officer who was relieved of command tapped for senior Air Force role

President-elect Donald Trump nominated Matthew Lohmeier for undersecretary of the Department of the Air Force.

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Army Ranger-turned-lawyer who recorded himself deleting files and lied about Russian contacts gets prison

Manfredo Madrigal also allegedly mocked his ex-girlfriend, who was a witness in the case, as “still a failure” for a negative pregnancy test he discovered after hacking into her phone.

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Army program that includes peer reviews ahead of command selection is now permanent

The Army Command Assessment Program, or CAP, involves having selection boards consider peer reviews when deciding if soldiers are ready for command.

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