Raytheon to create life-saving medical tool for DARPA
A Raytheon BBN-led team will develop an artificial intelligence tool, Medical Assistance, Guidance, Instruction and Correction, or MAGIC, to assist combat field medics in 50 medical skills applied...
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Missionized tire wear testing helping tire designers fail fast to move forward
High costs and long lead times can be a deterrent to innovation. The team at the Landing Gear Test Facility, or LGTF, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is trying to lower those barriers for...
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53rd Wing executes combined WSEP integrating Combat Hammer, Archer, and Shield
The 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., recently conducted the largest maritime Weapons System Evaluation Program, to include Combat Hammer, Combat Archer, and Combat Shield...
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Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James Livingston
https://d34w7g4gy10iej.cloudfront.net/video/2203/DOD_108875242/DOD_108875242-1280x720-3000k.mp4 Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James Everett Livingston became a trusted commander during his more than three...
View ArticleHeadlines — May 9
News Training, weapons, intel: The US military’s slow slide toward confrontation with Russia over Ukraine Reports this week that U.S. intelligence had helped Ukraine sink a Russian warship and kill...
View ArticleBoeing names Northern Virginia office as global HQ; Establishes research,...
Boeing announced May 5, 2022, that its Arlington, Va. campus just outside Washington, D.C. will serve as the company’s global headquarters. The aerospace and defense firm’s employees in the region...
View ArticleNorthrop Grumman’s FAAD C2 plays integral role testing JADC2 messaging standard
Northrop Grumman’s Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control was used to assess a universal messaging standard for Joint-All Domain Command and Control communications during the “Purple Guardian”...
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Intensity of conflict creates unprecedented need for weapons, munitions
The intensity of conflict in the 21st century and the need for weapons and munitions has been a learning experience for American defense officials working to supply Ukraine for its fight against...
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X-59 model tested in Japanese wind tunnel
A model of the X-59 aircraft, the centerpiece of NASA’s mission to gather information intended to help enable a new era of commercial faster-than-sound air travel over land, recently completed a round...
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‘Bloody Hundredth’ B-17 pilot shares WWII experiences
Retired Air Force 1st Lt. John A. Clark, 98, says his generation was as captivated by air travel as the current generation is with space travel. During an interview, the World War II co-pilot recalled...
View ArticleHeadline — May 11
News Russia marks WWII victory overshadowed by Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 9 sought to cast Moscow’s military action in Ukraine as a forced response to Western policies and a...
View ArticleAustin talks with Ukraine’s Defense Minister to make sure needed assistance...
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke by phone May 9 with the Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov to discuss Ukraine’s evolving battlefield needs, said Pentagon Press Secretary John F....
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President signs Lend-Lease Act to supply more assistance to Ukraine
President Joe Biden signed into law the “Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022,” May 9, 2022. The act authorizes the administration, through fiscal year 2023, to lend or lease military...
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High Desert Hangar Stories Unseen heroes Part 2: The missile men of the USAF
In the last issue, we shone a light on the unsung Air Force heroes called the Missileers. We looked at the environment they served in, and the years of challenges they faced performing their tasks deep...
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New pylon debuted for Stratolaunch 5th test flight
On the calm morning of May 4, also known as Star Wars Day, Stratolaunch (Roc), the world’s largest aircraft by wingspan, lifted gracefully from Runway 30 at the Mojave Air and Space Port. The aircraft...
View ArticleBoeing, Nammo conduct successful Ramjet 155 artillery tests
A team from Boeing and the Norwegian company Nammo recently conducted successful ground-fire tests of its Ramjet 155 Extended Range Artillery Projectile — a technology to enable long-range precision...
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BAE Systems flight tests third party SABER software upgrades
BAE Systems has successfully flight tested three third-party software applications on its Scalable Adaptive Bank of Electronic Resources technology. SABER is the backbone of Compass Call, a...
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KC-46 Pegasus tanker completes longest flight
Airmen from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing completed a 24.2-hour flight on a KC-46A Pegasus May 5-6, 2022, to and from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The KC-46 is Air Mobility Command’s newest aerial...
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DOD focused on hypersonic missile defense development
Cruise missiles follow unpredictable flight paths and are now capable of supersonic and hypersonic speeds. Russia and China are developing advanced cruise missiles that can be launched from aircraft,...
View ArticleHeadlines — May 12
News Finland’s leaders back NATO bid; Ukraine makes gains near Kharkiv Finland’s leaders announced May 12 that they would seek NATO membership for the Nordic nation, a potential tectonic shift to the...
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