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Drone carrying M250 machine gun completes firing test
A heavy-duty quadcopter carrying Sig Sauer’s new M250 light machine gun has completed a test requiring it to identify and engage targets from the air.
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Twenty-Six Defense unveils new soldier-worn tech
The defense firm formerly known as Elbit America introduced Primex, a headset designed with night vision and augmented reality capabilities.
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Lockheed’s New PAC-3 Edge interceptor aims for agility
The defense giant unveiled the PAC-3 Edge this Friday and debuted it at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting on Monday.
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The Army’s most dangerous logistics problem is hiding behind motor pools
The Army must establish company-level asset management chiefs before the next major conflict, an active-duty officer writes.
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Green Beret who survived an IED now clears Ukraine’s landmines
A Green Beret and Silver Star recipient who once survived an IED and now clears Ukraine’s landmines is the subject of a new documentary, “Safe Ground.”
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As Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day approaches, words matter
The sacrifice represented by the Gold Star must never be diluted into something it was never intended to mean, this Gold Star father writes.
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Majority of American voters oppose the Iran war, poll finds
A Quinnipiac University national poll found that 53% of American voters oppose the military action against Iran, and 74% oppose sending in ground troops.
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Two Iranian warships take sanctuary in India and Sri Lanka
The sinking of an Iranian warship by a U.S. Navy submarine last week became a diplomatic embarrassment for New Delhi.
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Marine Corps to ramp up swim test difficulty
Beginning Oct. 1, Marines will qualify under five water survival levels: Basic, Novice, Competent, Proficient and Advanced.
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Iran to face ‘most intense day of strikes,’ Hegseth says
The rhetoric was equally sharp from Tehran. Iran’s parliament speaker said on X that Iran was “definitely not looking for a ceasefire.”
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Australian submariners have a brush with Iran war
“It would be quite straightforward to not be on the consoles or in the control room” during a recent U.S. submarine torpedo kill, said one analyst.
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Trump calls war in Iran a ‘little excursion’
Trump declared the U.S. has already “won” the war with Iran “in many ways,” but conceded that broader objectives of the conflict remain unresolved.
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USS George H.W. Bush completes pre-deployment exercise
Composite Training Unit Exercise, or COMPTUEX, readies naval task forces for sustained combat and results in recommendations for deployment.
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US, Iran spar over status of Iranian warship sunk by submarine
The United States and Iran have offered sharply different accounts of the sinking of an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean last week.
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Coast Guard breaks 18-year record with $250 million drug bust
A Coast Guard crew seized a record 22,052 pounds of cocaine from one vessel.
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Prewar US intel found intervention in Iran wasn’t likely to change leadership
A February intelligence assessment determined that American military intervention was not likely to lead to regime change in the Islamic Republic.
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Hegseth downplays risk to US troops from Iran-Russia cooperation
“No one is putting us in danger,” Hegseth said during a Sunday interview. “We’re putting their guys in danger.”