Air Force conducts ‘bomber attack’ demonstration near Venezuela
The flight was intended to demonstrate “U.S. commitment to proactively deter adversary threats to the U.S. homeland," according to the Air Force.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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SOCOM wants a drone-launched fire-and-forget missile
A major goal of the Symbiotic UAS Delivery System is to develop a weapon that can function amid the cacophony of jamming.
By Michael Peck
B-1Bs fly with allies over Sea of Japan; Lancers and Raptors in Europe
Two B-1B Lancers, forward deployed to Guam as part of U.S. Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence mission, flew sequenced, bilateral missions Tuesday night over the Sea of Japan with two Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15s and two Republic of Korea air force F-15Ks.
By Air Force Times staff
In Pacific, rising tensions evoke troubling nuclear legacy
More than 70 years after the first nuclear tests, Bikini Atoll remains contaminated today. It’s part of a troubling nuclear legacy that continues to affect islands and people across the Pacific long after the U.S., Britain and France stopped their testing programs there.
South Korea says natural North Korea earthquake detected
South Korea’s weather agency said a magnitude 3.0 earthquake was detected in North Korea on Saturday around where the country recently conducted a nuclear test, but it assessed the quake as natural.
The Army’s effort to temporarily replace the M4 with a 7.62 mm rifle is not happening
The Army has canceled current efforts to find a temporary commercial replacement for the M4 carbine chambered in 7.62 mm instead of 5.56 mm.
By Todd South
Army rifle replacement program canceled before it takes off
The Interim Combat Service Rifle had been in development since at least this spring and was officially announced in August.
By Todd South
US military assesses North Korea tested H-bomb as country conducts another launch
The Sept. 3 North Korean test had the signature and size of a hydrogen bomb, Gen. Hyten said.
By Tara Copp, AP
US not disputing North Korea's claim to have tested H-bomb
President Donald Trump reiterated Thursday that military action is “certainly” an option against North Korea, as his administration tentatively concurred with the pariah nation’s claim to have tested a hydrogen bomb.
North Korea’s latest show of aggression raises alarm
North Korea’s latest show of aggression – a nuclear test in which Pyongyang says it successfully detonated a hydrogen bomb – evoked a strong response from the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
By Mackenzie Wolf
Army vet launches tea company as a way to help post-war communities
Army veteran Brandon Friedman launched Rakkasan Tea Company in an effort to continue his wartime mission of helping stabilize war-torn communities after leaving the ranks.
Turkish variants of the U.S. M72 LAW anti-tank rocket keep ending up in ISIS stockpiles
The HAR-66 — the Turkish version of the U.S. M72 — was discovered by the research group on the outskirts of Mosul in mid-March.
By Shawn Snow