Plans to field a next-generation replacement Air Force tanker are being pushed aside in the latest budget request as the service looks to invest in upgrades and new technologies for existing refueling systems instead. Funding for the Next-Generation Air Refueling System, or NGAS, was zeroed out in the 2027 budget request.…
The Navy is getting its turn this year to get an independent assessment on its future with a congressionally-mandated commission on its future. While the commission’s mandate is wide, there’s one overarching question the group will need to answer: What can Congress do to support the aging fleet as the…
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With the new year upon us, those looking for some inspiration to start a new fitness routine may have found it in 101-year-old George Poleske. Poleske, a World War II veteran, can’t see or hear well, and often depends on a wheelchair for mobility. Those obstacles alone, never mind the minor…
2026 could be a big year for biomanufacturing now that it’s one of the Pentagon’s top critical technology areas. “We import the vast majority of our chemicals. How do we bring some of that back to the U.S.? And how is that chemical manufacturing base using biology available to the department…
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In February 1945, a United Press International reporter interviewed an Oklahoma sniper credited with killing over 130 Germans. Sergeant Horace West told the correspondent his rifle was named after his wife. He spoke of praying with his family before the deployment. “A man shouldn’t be too proud of killing another man,”…
The Marine Corps has selected Northrop Grumman and Kratos to develop its forthcoming Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force Uncrewed Expeditionary Tactical Aircraft (MUX TACAIR) Collaborative Combat Aircraft, an unmanned wingman that will fly alongside manned fighter jets.Northrop will develop a mission kit and open-architecture software for Kratos’s existing VX-58 Valkyrie,…
Multiple polls released before and after the United States’ capturing and arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro show a stark divide in how Americans view military might at home and abroad, as well as whether the U.S. should take over control of the Latin American nation.Maduro and his wife, Cilia…
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