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Army wants to test and field new drone defenses in under six months

By Austin Campbell

Posted on Oct 21, 2026

Here’s what the commander of the 101st Airborne says the future of air assault looks like

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 13, 2026

Fighter Aircraft

81 US military fighters, helicopters, and drones have been lost or damaged in the Iran war

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 7, 2026

Army Apache helicopter batters Alabama car show with rotor wash

By Austin Campbell

Posted on Oct 6, 2026

Fighter Aircraft

A Navy F/A-18F came home from Iran with ‘Sub Buster’ markings

By Austin Campbell

Posted on Oct 6, 2026

Fishing charter catches Air Force attack drone off Florida coast

By Austin Campbell

Posted on Sep 21, 2026

US shifts Reaper drones from Africa to Latin America

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 19, 2026

Why moral injury could be a signature wound of the AI battlefield

By Austin Campbell

Posted on Sep 18, 2026

The Air Force wants a cannon to shoot down drones

By Kyle Gunn, David Roza

Posted on Sep 17, 2026

Air Force to create new career field to defend bases from drones and missiles

By Austin Campbell

Posted on Sep 16, 2026

Army pays nearly $5 billion for massive defensive upgrade to helicopter fleet

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 16, 2026

Last of Air Force’s longest-deployed planes finally gets to retire

By Matt White, Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 12, 2026

Fighter Aircraft

Air Force pilot receives top safety award for saving F-22

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 12, 2026

Why the Air Force tanker fleet is falling apart

Posted on Sep 11, 2026

Military publishes handbook on how to identify, react to, and hide from drones

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 10, 2026

Air Force tunes up quantum navigation for a fight without GPS

Posted on Sep 10, 2026