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The inside story of the deadliest attack on a U.S. military base during the Iraq War
The Sgt. Maj. of the Army wants leaders to stop scheduling training just for the sake of it
Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller sentenced to forfeit $5,000 in pay and gets letter of reprimand
Soldiers have to wait another year to get their hands on the Army’s futuristic new goggles
The active-duty Army is facing a record suicide rate. Leaders have no idea how to fix it
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Marine Lt. Col. Scheller, who criticized senior leaders, pleads guilty to all charges [Updated]
Train like you fight: Watch a North Korean soldier smash concrete with his head
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The Navy just got its hands on a new frickin’ laser weapon to play with
🎶 We're on the highway to the laser zone 🎶
The Pentagon spent $300 million on defective and missing F-35 parts over the last five years, and lawmakers are furious
A group of high-ranking Congress members is launching an investigation into Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter jet program after being told U.S. military had to spend $300 million in the last...
Coronavirus fears trigger shutdown of F-35 factory in Japan
The manufacturer of the U.S.'s F-35 fifth-generation fighter will pause its production line in Japan for a week due to coronavirus concerns, a defense official said
The F-35 is an overpriced lemon that doesn’t work
It is clear that defense industry is totally incompetent or deliberately slow rolling fixes to gouge taxpayers. Perhaps it's both.
A broken computer system is costing F-35 maintainers 45,000 hours a year. Now Lockheed Martin has to rebuild the whole thing
ALIS was blamed for delaying aircraft maintenance, one of the very things it was meant to facilitate.
The Pentagon is doling out $34 billion to stock up on F-35s
The Department of Defense has signed off on a $34 billion contract to buy 478 F-35 aircraft from Lockheed Martin
Trump’s new helicopter has a flaw: It scorches the White House lawn
The presidential helicopter isn't supposed to leave scorch marks on the White House lawn. So the Navy and Lockheed Martin Corp. are working to fix a "high risk" problem after...
The F-35 is still struggling with a string of major problems even as the Pentagon considers ramping up production
America's most expensive is still struggling with a number of serious problems, such as destructive chain reactions triggered by a flat tire, a weird green glow on the helmet display...
The Navy wants to mount a powerful new laser on a destroyer to ‘burn the boats’
The Navy intends to mount a laser weapons system aboard a guided-missile destroyer for user against small enemy watercraft in the next two years, the head of the service's surface...
Here’s A First Look At One Of The Army’s Potential Black Hawk Replacements
The Army is currently considering two advanced rotary-wing aircraft to replace the Black Hawk as part of the branch's Future … Continued
The US Military Is Going All In On Hypersonic Weapons
Washington is stepping up its efforts to develop and field hypersonic weapons as it competes to retain America’s technological advantage … Continued
This Powered Exoskeleton Is Here To Make Ruck Marching A Breeze
In 1959, Robert A. Heinlein published his iconic sci-fi military epic Starship Troopers, popularizing the concept of exoskeleton body armor … Continued
The Navy’s F-35 Flight Range Is Dangerously Low, Congressional Report Says
WASHINGTON — The Navy’s newest fighter jet, the stealthy F-35C, may not have the range it needs to strike enemy … Continued
Lockheed Martin’s New Tanker Drones Are A Glimpse At The Future Of Aerial Warfare
The most exciting advancement in the evolution of the otherwise boring-as-hell world of drones isn’t the MQ-9 Reaper, favored by … Continued
The Army’s Badass Laser Weapon Just Took A Major Step Forward
The Army’s Advanced Test High Energy Asset (ATHENA, a nod to the Greek goddess of Wisdom) laser weapon underwent substantial … Continued
Step Inside The Cockpit Of The Legendary SR-71 Blackbird
Behold the cockpit of one of the finest spy planes ever built, the SR-71 Blackbird. The Blackbird, created by Lockheed Martin's … Continued
NASA Just Dropped A Ton Of Rare Footage Of Blackbirds Doing What They Do Best
The long-range SR-71 Blackbird recon jet, dreamed up by Lockheed Martin’s famed Skunk Works division, has a reputation for a … Continued
The Army Just Spent Billions On Helicopters It Can Barely Even Fly
At the end of June, Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky helicopter division signed a massive $3.8 billion Department of Defense contract for … Continued
Skunk Works Just Revealed New Details About The SR-71 Blackbird’s Ultra-Secret Successor
The SR-71 Blackbird — the long-range Mach 3 recon and strike jet dreamed up by Lockheed Martin’s legendary Skunk Works … Continued
Here’s A Look At Boeing And Sikorsky’s New Gunship Helicopter Concept
Since 1939, aerospace manufacturers Boeing and Sikorsky Aircraft have remained synonymous with dependable fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, respectively, responsible for … Continued
The Air Force Just Demonstrated A Fully Unmanned F-16 Fighter Jet
In its quest to meet and exceed the challenges of the future, the U.S. Air Force has been increasingly looking to … Continued
Trump’s Unconventional Phone Calls Around F-35 Have Shaken Up The Chain Of Command
The Pentagon officer in charge of the F-35 stealth fighter jet program confirmed Thursday that the chief executive of Boeing … Continued
Trump Says He Has Reduced The F-35 Price Tag By $600 Million
Editor’s Note: This article by Hope Hodge Seck originally appeared on Military.com, the premier source of information for the military … Continued
Lockheed CEO Tells Trump The Company Will Add 1,800 US Jobs And Reduce F-35 Costs
Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson emerged from a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump Friday pledging to bring down the cost … Continued
Trump Is Taking Down The Military–Industrial Complex One Tweet At A Time
On Dec. 12, President-elect Donald Trump attacked the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter on Twitter, saying the cost of the next-generation … Continued
