Government forces in Yemen have hit Houthi positions with a series of airstrikes around the port city of Mocha and the nearby town of Dhubab, with Saudi aircraft flying in support, according to Yemeni army media. Both towns sit on Yemen’s Red Sea coast, close to the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the narrow chokepoint that ships […]

Marine Corps explosive ordnance disposal teams tested a new unmanned boat at Camp Pendleton in late August, part of an effort to clear mines and other explosive hazards from coastal waters without putting divers directly in harm’s way. The Explosive Hazard Defeat Team, working under Program Manager Combat Support Systems, ran the Unmanned Surface Vessel […]

The U.S. Army is spending $18 million to repair and refit equipment as one of its cavalry regiments transforms into a heavy brigade combat team, trading in lighter reconnaissance vehicles for the tanks and armored fighting vehicles that define the Army’s most heavily armed formations. Army Contracting Command awarded the contract modification to Akima Facilities […]

The U.S. Air Force is paying close to $148.3 million to keep an engine that has powered its supersonic jet trainer since the 1960s running. The Defense Logistics Agency awarded Collins Engine Nozzles two contracts for fuel-system parts on the J85 turbojet, the engine that powers the T-38 Talon, according to Department of War contract […]

Marine Corps attack and utility helicopters are getting more secure links to share battlefield data with other aircraft, ships, and ground units. The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman a $34.4 million contract modification to build additional Link 16 kits for the UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper helicopters, according to a Department of War contract announcement. […]

A suspected Russian drone crossed from Belarus into Lithuanian airspace this week before continuing into Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave, and a second drone following the same route the next night was shot down by an Italian fighter jet flying NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission. Retired Polish military pilot Michał Fiszer described the episode in a post […]

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is integrating its SPICE 1000 precision-guided munition onto the F-35 Adir fighter jet for the first time, the Israeli company announced Sept. 15, 2026, at the AFA Air, Space & Cyber conference. The work is being carried out jointly with Lockheed Martin at Lockheed’s facilities in the United States. SPICE 1000 […]

Anduril Industries has released new imagery showing weapons fit checks on its FQ-44 Fury aircraft, indicating the U.S. Air Force’s newest uncrewed fighter could carry a range of air-to-ground munitions once it enters full production. Anduril captioned the release “Fit for Fury,” adding that the notional configurations “confirm Fury’s compatibility with a range of munitions.” […]

New satellite and ground imagery appears to show armored personnel carriers, logistics vehicles and other military equipment being unloaded at the Libyan port of Tobruk, following the arrival of two Russian-linked vessels, Anastasiia and Yuriy Arshenevskiy, escorted by the Ropucha-class landing ship Aleksandr Shabalin. The shipment adds to a pattern of deliveries that analysts say […]

"Congress likes to get information. They like to hear from people. That might be what we see first in terms of what happens" with AI laws, Loren Duggan said.

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The DHS chief criticized a federal judge’s ruling that a now-abandoned plan to cut FEMA’s workforce in half was advanced unlawfully.

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Without a clear picture of how much agencies spend on paid administrative leave, GAO said it’s impossible to tell if “cost savings” goals are being met.

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Agencies need clear policies around access, approvals, data handling, execution, and verification before greater autonomy is introduced.

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U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria issued an administrative stay through Oct. 2 that largely freezes USDA's sweeping workforce reorganization plans.

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The Space Force sees NASA’s new Space Academy as a potential civilian talent pipeline, while keeping the Air Force Academy as an officer commissioning source.

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The Office of Personnel Managements says it received only 7,618 retirement claims last month — down from more than 10,000 claims OPM received in July.

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This episode asks how much of what we see on big screen realistically represents government and the feds who work for it?

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"This is not the death knell of CMMC. In no way, shape or form does this class deviation say CMMC is dead," Stephanie Kostro said.

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Israeli surveillance systems maker ESC BAZ demonstrated a new line of patrol and assault vehicles for the Israel Defense Forces’ 96th Division, the company said in a LinkedIn post. The vehicles are built for reconnaissance, intelligence gathering, security missions and first-response operations, and the demonstration included counter-drone technology developed with Israeli firm SmartShooter. ESC BAZ […]

Chinese state television has aired the first semi-official acknowledgment of the country’s massive intercontinental ballistic missile silo fields in a documentary marking the 99th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army. The program, produced by China’s national broadcaster CCTV, features an army engineer describing years of work building what he calls “houses for missiles” in the […]