Using advanced virtual reality technology, Soldiers with the 5th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division completed training on the Javelin Weapon System in Swietoszow, Poland, Jan. 11, 2018 in support of Atlantic Resolve. That was reported by Spc. Hubert Delany. Atlantic Resolve is a U.S. endeavor to fulfill NATO […]

The Stalker eXtended Endurance (XE) unmanned aerial system developed by Lockheed Martin completed its demonstration for 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment and 1st Marine Division during exercise Steel Knight. According to the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center’s press service, Lockheed Martin provided the Stalker XE, an unmanned air system to assist in providing information to the […]

The French Air Force officially inducted into service the first of four Lockheed Martin C/KC-130J Hercules transport aircraft to the Armée de l’Air’s 62st Transport Wing on 15 January. France will receive a total of four Super Hercules aircraft — two C-130J-30 combat delivery airlifters and two KC-130J aerial refuelers — through a Foreign Military Sale with the […]

Orbital ATK, a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, recently participated in the Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment (MFIX) at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. The event allowed soldiers to use counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) technologies during a series of demonstrations to provide feedback on how these systems performed and could potentially help fill capability gaps for […]

Approximately 300 Airmen and four B-52H Stratofortress aircraft assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, are deployed to RAF Fairford, England, to conduct theater integration and flying training. That was reported by Senior Airman Justin Armstrong, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs. The purpose of the deployment of Air Force Global […]

Twelve F-16 Fighting Falcons from the Ohio Air National Guard landed at Amari Air Base, Estonia, Jan. 14, as part of a Theater Security Package in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. That was reported by Maj. Davina Petermann, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa. In addition to 12 Fighting Falcons, the U.S. Air […]

Saudi Arabian National Guard and nine Royal Saudi Land Forces Airborne Special Security Forces have ordered a seventeen  Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters. According to the US Department of Defense (DoD), the Sikorsky was awarded a $193,850,000 firm-fixed-price foreign military sales (Saudi Arabia) contract for eight Saudi Arabian National Guard and nine Royal Saudi Land Forces Airborne Special Security […]

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced that its Composite Engineering, Inc., subsidiary located in Roseville, California, part of Kratos Unmanned Systems Division (USD) was awarded a $93 million firm-fixed-price contract to procure advanced subscale aerial drone systems, an unmanned target aircraft with launchers and associated ground equipment and spares. Bids were solicited […]

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s premier intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance pod, the AgilePod, shows ISR versatility during Scorpion’s test in December 2017. That was reported by Marisa Alia-Novobilski, Air Force Research Laboratory. The Air Force Research Laboratory’s premier intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance pod, the AgilePod, lived up to its moniker as it integrated seamlessly onto the […]

For some animals, such as salamanders, regrowing a missing limb is a common healing process. But what if people could do the same? Could the future of treating amputations include Soldiers regrowing their own muscle, bone, and nerve tissues? “We’re not quite there yet,” said Army Lt. Col. David Saunders, extremity repair product manager for […]