The Defense Department is requesting close to $30 billion in fiscal 2027 to purchase and enable next-generation AI supercomputers and modernize the military’s computing infrastructure to power them.
According to recently published budget documents, the Pentagon aims to build out its portfolio of highly secure data centers, and ultimately centralize and scale supercomputing assets across the joint force through its new “AI Arsenal initiative.” The fiscal 2027 proposal comes with a $29.5 billion spending plan.
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The U.S. Navy’s FY2027 shipbuilding plan strongly signals that the Trump-class nuclear-powered battleship has effectively superseded the DDG(X) destroyer program. The Navy had planned to begin DDG(X) procurement around FY2028 to replace the Arleigh Burke-class and assume roles once held by the retired Ticonderoga-class cruisers.
Air Force Staff Sgt. Duchaine Paul knows something about working in hot places.
As a Security Forces airman, Paul is assigned to Moody Air Force Base in southern Georgia, which sits adjacent to two federally protected swamps and ranks among the hottest and most humid military duty stations in the U.S.
But Paul recently spent time in an even hotter spot, making some history as he did, becoming the first member of the Air Force to graduate from the Army’s Jungle Operations Training Course-Panama.
Landing a fixed-wing aircraft on an aircraft carrier is one of the most demanding procedures in all of aviation. The aircraft is arriving at 130 to 150 knots while the ship is moving at 25 to 30 knots into the wind. A modern supercarrier’s flight deck is about 1,000 feet long but the usable landing area is far shorter, compared to roughly 10,000 feet for a standard Air Force runway. The pilot does not flare — the aircraft is flown directly onto the deck and the tail hook catches an arresting wire.
Memorial Day is a day to remember those who gave their lives in service to the nation. The fight for many War on Terror veterans didn’t stop when they came home from Iraq or Afghanistan. For some families, the battle was waged silently—and lost—at home.
Cydney Guard was enjoying a well-deserved celebration trip to Hawaii in 2009 after graduating college with her degree in nutrition when she met her soon to be husband, Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Kau’ilokoikaika Franklin Guard.
Europe has been rocked by incursions into its airspace by rogue Ukrainian loitering munitions and unattributed drones in recent weeks.
The US Department of State has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Ukraine, authorising Hawk Missile System sustainment.
France’s next-generation aircraft carrier — formerly designated PANG, now renamed France Libre — will displace 80,000 tons, making it nearly twice the displacement of the Charles de Gaulle and the largest warship in Europe. Two TechnicAtome K-22 nuclear reactors will power the carrier to a maximum speed of 27 knots.
Libre Aircraft Carrier: This Will be the Biggest Ship in Europe
PANG France Aircraft Carrier. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
If the subject is “liberty and freedom,” you know the French are interested.
Israeli F-35I Adir stealth fighters suppressed Russian-made S-400 air defenses inside Iran without losing a single aircraft during the recent operation. The S-400 Triumf has a range of 249 miles, can track 80 targets simultaneously, and fires the Mach 14 40N6 interceptor. Russia considers the system comparable to the American Patriot PAC-3 or THAAD. The F-22 Raptor’s extremely low radar cross-section makes it hard for the S-400’s early-warning radar to lock on. The F-35 acts as a flying quarterback, detecting SAM batteries and sharing targeting data across the strike package.
By now you might be thinking that it would be hard to look at World War II in a way that hasn’t already been done. This is Tom Hanks we’re talking about. Few individuals have done more to remember World War II, its veterans, and their sacrifices than Tom Hanks. If anyone can do it, it’s him.
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