‘Infrastructure is the weapon’: Inside the race to build portable interceptor factories
As the Iran war drives global demand for interceptor drones, defense startups are betting they can fit a production line into a shipping container.
Veterans
Fewer service members died by suicide in 2024 than year prior, report finds
The report on 2024 suicides found a decrease in the total force suicide rate, though active component rates have steadily increased from 2011 to 2024.
Ukraine praises US military aid as cease-fire said to falter
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Bradley armored vehicles included in the latest U.S. aid package are “exactly what is needed” for Ukrainian troops.
Florida National Guard activated to help with migrant increase
More than 4,400 migrants, mostly Cubans with some Haitians, have arrived by boat in Florida since August.
Two years after Jan. 6, trials are ‘far from over,’ Justice Dept. says
More than 950 people have been charged for involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
New law to reform Guard officer promotion process, federal recognition
Soon Guard officers will receive backpay when their promotions are delayed.
Michael Flynn restored to Twitter on Jan. 6 anniversary
Twitter suspended the account of the retired Army lieutenant general two days after the violent assault on the capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Army hockey player recovering after serious neck injury
A junior from Dallas caught an inadvertent skate to the neck in the second period of Army’s 5-0 loss to Sacred Heart.
Prince Harry’s claim he killed 25 in Afghanistan draws anger, worry
Harry says he killed more than two dozen Taliban militants while serving as an Apache helicopter copilot gunner in Afghanistan in 2012–2013.
US airstrikes in Somalia increased in 2022, killing more than 100
The number of airstrikes conducted by the United States represents an uptick over the previous year, but far from the record highs in 2019 and 2018.
Calls to veterans suicide hotline spiked over New Year’s holiday
Compared to the New Year’s Eve 2021 and New Year’s Day 2022, the call volume each day was up almost 30%.
