This video describes the military situation in

An active-duty Army major was arrested this week and charged with providing tactical and financial support to a separatist militant group waging a guerilla war in Cameroon. Maj. Kenneth Chungag, who was working as a nurse assigned to Fort Belvoir in Virginia, is accused of helping militants plan attacks on civilian and military targets and help procure weapons, all while presenting himself as a seasoned combat veteran, according to court documents unsealed this week. 
Chungag was arrested on Monday and is facing federal conspiracy charges. He had his initial court appearances this week.

When Greg Barbaccia walks into a White House meeting, he carries a résumé that civilian recruiters would not know how to evaluate. An Army veteran with combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, Barbaccia is now the United States Federal Chief Information Officer, overseeing all technology policy and budget for the entire federal government.
His career arc is, in the language of a conventional hiring process, nearly unrepeatable.

The SR-72 “Son of Blackbird” is one of the most nebulous and mysterious projects currently underway by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works division. Speculation about the project began as early as 2007 and was later confirmed in 2013.

The project gained public interest in 2022 when a fictional version of the aircraft, called the SR-72 “Darkstar,” appeared in the blockbuster film Top Gun: Maverick, which sparked further speculation about the actual project. Since Top Gun, however, there has been no news about the project.

SR-72 by Lockheed Martin. Image Credit by Lockheed Martin.

The M60 was a U.S. Cold-War era main battle tank that was developed from the M48 Patton line. The tank was designed in response to advances in Soviet armor.

Throughout the tank’s lifetime, it received several modernization packages, all culminating in the M60A3 variant. While it’s practically indistinguishable from other M60 variants, the M60A3 received a number of improvements to its fire control systems and sites that made it more accurate and improved situational awareness for the crew.

M60 Tank U.S. Army. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

M60A3 Tank.

The F-14 Tomcat is an almost universally beloved aircraft and an iconic Cold War fighter. Its variable-sweep geometry and unique profile make it instantly recognizable among other fighter jets of its class, and it was one of the Navy’s most beloved aircraft.

Today, the F-14 is remembered as a fleet defense interceptor whose primary goal was to protect carriers from missiles and enemy fighters. While all that is certainly true, the F-14 also had a number of other capabilities that are often underappreciated today.

F-14 Tomcat Formation. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

The Eurofighter Typhoon was a joint venture between multiple European nations and their defense industries.

Designed and produced by a consortium consisting of Airbus, BAE Systems, and Leonardo, the Typhoon is a twin-engine multi-role fighter it was originally intended to be the go-to aircraft for all of Europe, but the French decided to go their separate ways and developed the Dassault Rafale instead.

Eurofighter Typhoon Fighter Training. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

In Florida, specific academic standards guide classroom instruction.
For World War II, the primary benchmark is standard SS.912.A.6.1. It requires students to examine the causes, course, and consequences of World War II on the United States and the world. This includes understanding the origins and progression of the conflict, the character of the war at home and abroad, and how it ultimately reshaped America’s role in the postwar world.
Also Read: This plane survived Pearl Harbor and struck back at Midway
Teaching World War II within those expectations presents a unique paradox.

The Jolly Green IIs will be modified for VIP airlift and continuity of government ops, replacing aging UH-1N Twin Hueys in these roles.

Public Domain

he U.S. Air Force has shared new details about how it will modify a subset of HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopters to perform the so-called Air Force District of Washington (AFDW) mission set. AFDW HH-60Ws will be tasked with ferrying VIPs around the nation’s capital, as well as supporting continuity of government plans. In the latter role, the Jolly Green IIs will be poised to spirit senior U.S.

There are three countries currently that claim to have produced 5th Generation stealth fighters: the United States ( the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II), the People’s Republic of China (the Chengdu J-20 Mighty Dragon and Shenyang J-35), and Russia (the Sukhoi Su-57 (NATO reporting name Felon).

As of early 2026, Russia’s entire fleet of fifth-generation stealth fighters, the Su-57 Felon, is estimated at 20-25 operational aircraft, including prototypes and test airframes.

Su-57 Felon Fighter from Russia. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

The Saab 35 Draken (Dragon) was a highly effective Cold War fighter designed for Sweden to intercept bombers in all-weather conditions. Known for its unique double-delta wing, it was capable of short-field operations from roads, possessed excellent high-altitude performance, and was considered a very capable dogfighter, though it required careful handling to avoid “superstalls.”

Saab 37 Viggen Flying. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Ask most people what the hardest part of military life is, and they’ll say deployments. Ask a military spouse, and you’ll get a very different answer.
Military spouses carry a unique weight that often goes unseen. After asking military spouses to share their biggest struggle, their raw responses reveal the reality behind the PCS moves, career sacrifices, loneliness, and resilience that define military family life.

Ukraine has found another cost-effective answer to Russia’s mass drone campaign: launch interceptors from the air.
Combat footage released April 23 by Ukrainian pilot Tymur Fatkullin shows a modified Antonov An-28 Cash twin-turboprop air-launching P1-SUN interceptors from underwing pylons, with confirmed kills against Russian Shahed-type one-way attack drones. 
The footage, first posted to Instagram by account aero.tim, provides the first public confirmation of aerial interceptor launches resulting in combat kills in the conflict, writes SOFX.

RN Prasher, Asia Times
Dueling blockades, dead-end diplomacy and a regime still intact — the pause in hostilities is solving nothing and storing up far worse to come

Ben Wolfgang, WashTimes
its biggest hurdle might be an “entrenched” Pentagon bureaucracy that military insiders fear could doom the project

Jeans, Reuters
Last August,

Matt Broomfield, UnHerd
Tehran is rallying its proxies

Marine Corps Compass Points
As the blockade of Operation Epic Fury continues, there are new developments in Ukraine and in defense laboratories creating new equipment for US Marines.

Despite its stealthy appearance and purported speed, many questions remain about how much of a threat Russia’s 5th-generation Su-57 Felon poses to adversaries.

Russian media reports extensively on the airframe’s performance parameters, yet little is known about its computing, weapons interfaces, sensing, and manned-unmanned teaming capabilities.

Su-57 Felon Fighter. Image Credit: X Screenshot.

Su-57 Felon Fighter from Russia. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

The Su-57 looks stealthy to the observer, with its blended-wing body and rounded fuselage.

The F-47 is being developed to introduce a new generation of stealth technology.

Its blended wing-body horizontal configuration suggests a bomber-like level of stealth can be achieved with an agile, high-speed maneuverable stealth fighter jet.

NGAD F-47. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

F-47 NGAD Artist Impression. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

The F-47’s purely horizontal fuselage inherently lowers the aircraft’s radar signature.

It lacks the vertical structures, sharp edges, or protruding contours that are most likely to generate a return to ground-based radar.

The sleek, bat-like design of the emerging B-21 Raider stealth bomber is understandably generating interest in the mysterious, largely “secretive” new program. Yet developers and senior Pentagon leaders have been clear in emphasizing some of its intended missions and corresponding Concepts of Operation.

Eluding enemy air defenses to penetrate and attack hostile targets is, of course, its primary mission. For years, many Air Force leaders and weapons developers have made it clear that the B-21 Raider incorporates new, paradigm-changing stealth technologies.

As photographs of the first “two” U.S. Air Force B-21 Raider bombers blast onto the public scene, most observers can only speculate about the mysterious, yet paradigm-changing suite of technologies said to be woven into the platform.

By design, there is very little information available about the platform’s critical technical elements that are less visible to the observer.

Artist rendering of a B-21 Raider in a hangar at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, one of the future bases to host the new airframe.

The Virginia-Class Submarine, Explained
With a Virginia-class Block VI under development and continued exploration of a much-discussed SSN(X) future generation attack submarine, some might be inclined to wonder just how much upgrading the Virginia-class boats can take on before a new hull is necessary.

Each new Virginia-class submarine “Block” of boats has advanced undersea attack and detection technology to new levels, to the point where Block III and Block V Virginia boats are entirely different from the earlier Blocks.

This video describes the military situation in

HMS Queen Elizabeth has passed under the Forth

The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence has for the first time permitted Eurofighter combat jets based in Romania to shoot down Russian aircraft inside Ukrainian airspace, representing a major landmark in the expansion of Britain’s direct involvement in the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian War. The Romanian Defence Ministry reported that one Eurofighter made radar contact with an unmanned aircraft at a distance of 1.

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force has deployed four J-20 fifth generation fighters to escort a Y-20B heavy transport aircraft carrying the remains of 12 Korean War fallen soldiers and 146 of their personal effects from South Korea. The Y-20B landed at Taoxian International Airport in Shenyang, capital of northeast China’s Liaoning Province, on April 22, with a remembrance ceremony held at the airport being attended by more than 1,800 people, including representatives from the military, war veterans, and relatives of Chinese People’s Volunteer personnel.

How did Chinese weapons perform in Iran?

last measure, defined

So, what did you do after high school? How long have you had to wait for your full story to be understood? I offer to you Teddy Sheean;

On December 1, 1942, Sheean was a gunner’s mate on the corvette HMAS Armidale, when it came under attack during an operation near Japanese-occupied Timor, now the country of Timor-Leste across the Timor Sea from the Australian city of Darwin. … …Japanese warplanes swooped in on the Armidale.

The Department of Justice charged a senior enlisted soldier assigned to U.S. Army Special Operations Command for allegedly using insider knowledge to bet on the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro via a prediction market site before the raid was made public. 
The DOJ accused 38-year-old Master Sgt.

Watch the moment US troops board an oil tanker

Staff Sgt. Vohn Arnold grew up a huge Pittsburgh Steelers fan.
When the city hosted the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night, Arnold didn’t expect to be much more than a spectator. He was just happy to join roughly a hundred other service members at a USAA Salute to Service gathering at a local winery earlier in the day. The event included a Q&A with Steelers defensive end Cam Heyward, one of the team’s captains, and ESPN NFL analyst Mina Kimes.
Related: This No.

The U.S. Air Force’s upcoming sixth-generation F-47 fighter will not replace the F-22 Raptor when it enters service in the early 2030s. Instead, the two aircraft will fly together in a layered kill chain, with the F-22 providing near-range agility and the F-47 providing long-range penetration. The F-35 Lightning II, F/A-XX, and B-21 Raider will round out the future fleet.

The U.S. Military’s Stealth Everything Future: F-47 to B-21 Raider and More 

F-47 Lockheed Photo. Image Credit: Lockheed Handout.

The U.S. military is expanding intelligence-gathering and minesweeping operations to clear out underwater explosive devices that are restricting maritime navigation in the Middle East as the war between Iran and the American-Israeli coalition hangs in limbo amid an uncertain ceasefire.
Defense and military officials supplied updates on those and other activities associated with Operation Epic Fury this week, after President Donald Trump ordered the Navy to use lethal force against any Iranian boats caught laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
“Our commanders have clear rules of engagement.

‘I want to join the British Army because

The Space Force’s acquisition arm announced on Friday the 12 companies who have received contracts to develop space-based interceptor (SBI) prototypes for President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome.
The service awarded other transaction authority (OTA) agreements — worth up to a combined $3.2 billion — to the vendors in late 2025 and early 2026, according to a Space Systems Command press release. Under the contracts, the companies will develop prototypes of a space-based architecture that can shoot down enemy missiles after they’re launched.

On the first day of the 2026 Best Sapper competition, 1st Lts. Bryce Sullenger and Christopher Barrett rushed to a swimming station, read over the task and challenge, and hit the water. They swam, got out and were told they had to swim an additional 50 meters each. They had missed part of the challenge and made a crucial mistake. That threw them off, especially because it was so early in the competition, when a lot of points were at stake. 
“We just had to brush it off our shoulders and move on to the next event and not get carried away,” Sullenger said.

The Pentagon’s premier research and development agency released a solicitation Thursday for a program that aims to boost innovation in autonomous undersea vehicles.
The program, dubbed Deep Thoughts, is focused on several technical areas, including AUV and pressure vessel designs, materials science, manufacturing techniques, embedded subsystems and payloads, mission engineering and digital engineering capabilities.

This video describes the military situation in

The British Army men’s cricketers have wo

“A terrific game, the better team finished on t

The section attack forms the foundation of all

The Army is adding more soldiers to some of its most overworked units, creating a new job that will operate and maintain the service’s largest air defense systems, officials confirmed to Task & Purpose.
The Air and Missile Defense Systems Repairer will be trained to “troubleshoot, fault isolate, repair, service, modify, fabricate, and inspect” Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile systems, officials announced in an April 1 military personnel message. The job’s military occupational speciality, or MOS, will be 14W.

It’s been more than two months since Congress failed to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Coast Guard. The resulting partial government shutdown has caused fear and uncertainty for many Coast Guardsmen and their families.
Adm. Kevin Lunday, the commandant of the Coast Guard, warned Congress during an April 16 hearing that the service has been unable to pay 5,000 utility bills due to the shutdown. He added that more than 100 providers have “threatened to cut off electricity and water to our Coast Guard stations and air stations.

The United States military is often worse than your ex at bringing up old stuff. Only it’s less about what you’ve done to them and more about what they’ve done to other people.
The Marine Corps is especially great at this. “Have a Dan Daly Day” is a farewell you may hear a Marine say to another. It’s not surprising. You spend all your time reading off laminated sheets of paper—plastered with every bit of Marine Corps history it can contain—while waiting outside the chow hall.

PAIN IS THE PROOF YOU’RE STILL IN THE FIGHT |

Leidos has secured a $617m US Army contract to produce additional launchers for the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 system.

The eMerge Americas conference and expo brings together the leaders and emerging players in the some of the most advanced and in-demand defense technologies today. Companies making huge leaps forward in AI, counterdrone, and PNT denial tech bring their latest developments to showcase, pitch to the Department of Defense, or even find investors.
But one of the most stunning developments at the conference is actually something that everyone who works in defense (including the warfighters themselves) really needs in everyday life. And it’s not high tech or AI. It’s human counterintelligence.

The post Department Of War Press Briefing appeared first on Armed Forces Press.

Naval Tech.
The department has requested $65.8bn in shipbuilding fund and $34.4bn for aircraft procurement.