The Pentagon awarded $7.8 billion in contracts to Lockheed Martin and RTX Corporation at the end of July to produce thousands of new missiles for the Air Force and Navy, as well as a host of international allies. The contracts ...

The Space Force expects to launch its first ground moving target indicator satellites in the next year — but until then, it’s working to craft operational concepts and experiment with enabling technologies that will shape the future constellation. The service ...

VLTOR Weapon Systems Brings Industry Veteran Ash Hess Onboard Tucson, AZ — VLTOR Weapon Systems is proud to announce the addition of Ash Hess to its leadership team, where he will play a key role in business development and military ...

An F-15E Strike Eagle deployed to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, landed safely despite a missing landing gear wheel, the Air Force’s 18th Wing said Monday morning. The two airmen flying the fighter were uninjured in the emergency landing, ...

If you’re an SSD reader, you’re into kit. Likely, you’re probably a fan of author Jack Carr’s books because of his keen attention to detail. He’s well known for dropping some of the best gear out there into the hands ...

Boeing’s fighter-jet workforce just went on strike in St. Louis. The strike affects more than 3,000 machinists across St. Louis and St. Charles, Missouri, as well as Mascoutah, Illinois, after they rejected a new four-year contract proposal on Sunday. The ...

When Springfield Armory released the Echelon 4.0C, I was an early adopter. The original Echelon 4.5F had impressed me, and I was wanting a more compact version with all the same features. The 4.0C was all of that and more. ...

The Army is planning to grow its operational Patriot air-and-missile defense force from 15 to 18 battalions, plus a composite battalion which includes Patriot capability in Guam, an Army spokesperson told Defense News in a statement. In 2023 the service ...

In 1904, the British geographer and strategist Sir Halford Mackinder delivered a paper to the Royal Geographical Society in London titled, “The Geographic Pivot of History.” In it, he argued that control over the Eurasian heartland—what he called the “pivot ...

During exercise Agile Spirit 2025 at the Combat Training Center, Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, members of the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, tested the Uncrewed Long-range Transport Autonomy (ULTRA) Fully Autonomous Tactical Vehicle. Manufactured by Overland AI, ...