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Reports of sexual assault dropped 13% in the Army in 2025, but the other three large services reported increases — 4.4% in the Navy, 2% in the Air Force and a small rise of less than 1% in the Marine Corps, according to the Department of Defense’s annual report for fiscal year 2024. 
In all, uniformed service members reported 6,973 cases of sexual assault across the military with the largest share of reports made by troops younger than 24.
The large drop in the Army’s reported assaults drove the total across the military down 4%.

The 2025 Best Sapper Competition ended with a two-man team of Army Rangers coming in first, and in so doing, completing a near-sweep of major Army combat contests in 2025 by the elite unit, but it started with a jolt.
During a pre-contest opening ceremony on April 25, the 70 contestants rose from their seats for remarks from Col. Stephen Kolouch, the commandant of the U.S. Army Engineer School.
But the end of his remarks caught the crowd by surprise:
“Sappers,” Kolouch announced. “Ready, set, go.

Anduril and General Atomics have begun ground testing their Increment 1 Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drone prototypes, the Air Force announced Thursday. 
The tests represent a critical milestone for the CCA program, which is part of the Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) family of systems. The drones are expected to fly alongside the service’s manned platforms — including the sixth-gen F-47 fighter jet — to conduct a range of missions and augment the organization’s aircraft fleet.

Marines who want to stay at their current duty stations should be able to do so instead of being forced to make a permanent change of station, or PCS move every few years, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith said on Thursday.
“We have to let Marines pick their own duty station,” Smith said during the annual Modern Day Marine exhibition in Washington, D.C. “If you let a Marine write his own tasking statement, he’ll get it right 100% of the time.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is directing sweeping transformational changes at the Army.
In an April 30 memo to the secretary of the Army, Hegseth ordered a vast set of alterations to the service aimed at building a leaner and more lethal force that prioritizes defending the homeland and deterring China in the Indo-Pacific.
The administration has made homeland defense — to include securing the southern border and building the “Golden Dome” missile defense system — as well as deterring China, top priorities.

The US State Department has approved a potential $425m foreign military sale (FMS) of the Patriot PDB 8.1 and associated equipment to Kuwait.

Penten and Amiosec have merged to launch a new entity that provides sovereign cybersecurity and EW technologies for defence and government.

Rolls-Royce will implement “mitigating actions” in response to global tariff increases in an annual general meeting today.

May is National Military Appreciation Month. Even if you’re not connected to the military, now’s a good time to honor the men and women who have served or are currently serving. This includes those who have given their lives for our country. It’s also a time to remember the families of military members, as they, too, make many sacrifices.
Every May, Americans celebrate National Military Appreciation Month. But how did this commemoration come to be? When did it start, and why? Here’s a brief look at the history of this important month.

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The services continue to face many basic questions about how they will fly alongside their CCAs, let alone send them into combat