The Air Force has awarded Applied Research Associates a contract to build a prototype of the planned replacement for the GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bomb, the company announced Friday.
Under the 24-month contract from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s (AFLCMC) Eglin Munitions Directorate, ARA will lead overall design and production of test articles for the air-to-ground munition known as the Next Generation Penetrator (NGP).
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Three of the Air Force’s newest and most advanced refueling tankers sustained a combined $22 million in damage in similar airborne accidents when refueling probes became stuck in fighter jets during refueling.
One of the accidents in 2024 was so violent that the plane’s refueling boom broke off the jumbo jet and fell into a remote California forest.
The Army has awarded a total of more than $350 million in contracts to industry teams to rapidly prototype soldier-worn headsets equipped with augmented reality, night vision and AI capabilities, according to announcements from selected vendors.
Anduril announced Monday that it landed a $159 million deal for the Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) program. A few days prior, Rivet announced that it executed a $195 million agreement for the project.
The third anniversary of King’s Accession
The Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment has tested using First Person View, or FPV, one-way attack drones to destroy enemy tanks, drawing heavily from tactics that have become commonplace in the Russia-Ukraine war.
These experiments are one example of how the U.S. military is racing against time to ramp up production of small drones, as both Ukraine and Israel have used the unmanned aerial systems to launch devastating attacks against their adversaries.
Charlie may not be able to surf, but the U.S. military can. In fact, the American armed forces have a strong connection with surf culture. Troops stationed in Hawaii can’t help but pick up a board, even if they have to drive their Tacoma from Schofield Barracks to Haleiwa. In California, Marines in Oceanside and sailors in San Diego and Ventura are naturally immersed in the surf scene; never mind the private military beaches at North Island and Coronado.
A lesser-known connection, however, lies on the East Coast, where the iconic Ron Jon Surf Shop was founded by a United States Marine.
‘Top Gun’ is a classic and arguably one of the most visually stunning aviation movies ever made. Few movies in cinematic history have been as prolific in contributing to the pop culture lexicon. After all, who among us hasn’t said, “I feel the need for speed” in random social situations?
If you ask military aviators who signed up for flight school after 1986 why they did it, chances are they’ll list ‘Top Gun’ as one of the reasons.
Paramount had a huge challenge when they decided to make “Top Gun.
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The Army has identified the soldier who died on Friday during a training incident on the rifle range at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
Pvt. Andrey Okunev, an 18-year-old National Guardsman assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 48th Infantry Regiment, suffered a “fatal injury” while training on the range on Sept. 5. Medical personnel from General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital tended to the soldier, who was pronounced dead at 10:33 a.m. No others were injured.
“We are deeply saddened and truly heartbroken by the loss of Pvt.
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