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Black Dagger missile target vital to LTAMDS radar test
The Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor is a radar system used to detect and defeat advanced threats, including ballistic and hypersonic weapons. U.S.…
Navy sends littoral combat ship USS Charleston to support border mission
An MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21 departs from the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston in…
U.S. unveils Golden Dome for America missile defense project
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, discusses the Golden Dome for America missile defense system with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May…
Troy Meink confirmed as Air Force secretary
Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink testifies at a Senate Armed Services Committee on May 20, 2025. Meink was overwhelmingly confirmed by Senators a week…
Space Force sets up special forces component within SOCOM
The U.S. Space Force will form its own special forces component under the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), its commander told Congress in April 2025.…
The High North and the F-35 Lightning II
A Norwegian F-35 Lightning II closes the gap to be refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 101st Air Refueling Wing during Nordic Response 24 on March…
Defender 25 kicks off with Swift Response rapid deployment phase
Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division jump from a C-17 Globemaster III during an integrated joint forcible entry exercise for Swift Response 25 in May.…
U.S. Navy tests sea-based hypersonic missile in Florida
The U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs completed a sea-based hypersonic missile test from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, in May 2025. Above, a…
Dutch leader says NATO’s chief wants allies to spend 3.5% of GDP on…
German Chancellor Freidrich Merz, left, and NATO General-Secretary Mark Rutte address the media at NATO headquarters in Brussels in May 2025. THE ASSOCIATED…
Desert Peak tests counterdrone kit authorization, deployment
A drone lies on the ground after performing aerial maneuvers at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, on April 1, 2025. SENIOR AIRMAN ANDREW GARAVITO/U.S. AIR…