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The US Army is back in the jungle. Panamanians are showing soldiers the way.
Panamanian service members have trained, lived — and in some cases, fought — in the jungle. Now, they are teaching U.S. service members.
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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3 US soldiers awarded Purple Hearts after March missile attack on Saudi Arabia base
Sgt. Xavier Jones, SSgt. Kalob Mitchell and Spc. Nicholas Cabo were awarded Purple Hearts after a missile attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia.
FN America unveils M240 upgrade kit for modern optics
The company said the new kit updates the legacy system to better accommodate night-vision and thermal scopes.
One user interface, multiple autonomous systems: Forterra debuts OASIS-OneLink technology
Forterra introduced its new OASIS-OneLink platform that allows operators and service members to control autonomous systems using a single user interface.
US Army helicopter pilots test new in-flight ‘relief’ system
The 101st Combat Aviation Brigade recently completed the Army’s first-ever helicopter test flights using the Advanced Inflight Relief Universal System.
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Vector, Nammo expand push to mass-produce armed drones
Executives from both companies say they’re scaling up production of systems that reflect “the realities of how warfighters will employ them.”
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TSA stops Alabama traveler for Civil War-era cannonballs in luggage
An Alabama traveler was stopped recently by TSA after checking luggage containing five Civil War-era cannonballs. Roll Tide.
Sailor reportedly finds dead rat in finished energy drink
The sailor said medical personnel informed him, “with the chemicals that are in Monster, that it should be OK.”
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That time the Air Force proposed making a ‘gay bomb’
The Air Force once explored the idea of a chemical weapon that would make enemy soldiers sexually irresistible to one another — striking a blow to morale.
Master Chief actor condemns use of character in White House’s Iran war hype video
“I demand that the producers of this disgusting and juvenile war porn remove my voice immediately,” Steve Downes wrote in a post on X.
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US Army Corps of Engineers failed to explain drop in environmental mitigation work: Watchdog
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Official poster depicts the US Army’s newest threat: The Iranian soldier
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