The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence has confirmed the awarding of a £453.5 million contract to produce 40 ECRS Mk2 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars, which are intended to modernise the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Tranche 3 Eurofighter aircraft. The Eurofighter was one of the last two fighter types in the world alongside the Swedish Gripen to be produced with a mechanically scanned array radar, which seriously limited its combat performance with below average situational awareness, an underwhelming electronic warfare capability, and high vulnerability to jamming.
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Like it or not, Benedict Arnold was one of the most capable American commanders during the Revolutionary War. The list of his amazing accomplishments is a long one. Without history’s most infamous turncoat, Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys would probably have gotten drunk instead of moving Fort Ticonderoga’s guns to Boston. At Fort Stanwix, Valcour Island, and Ridgefield, Arnold won stunning victories against impossible odds.
The Department of Defense has removed a loot box vending machine from the Pentagon after just a month of operations. A department spokesperson told Task & Purpose on Friday that the Lucky Box Vending machine was “temporarily” moved out of the food hall it has been in since late December.
The Marine Corps is seeking intelligence specialists to apply for its most elite unit — a recruitment push driven by high demand for the skillset, but amid difficulties in filling the unique roles, according to an official and service announcement.
Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARFORSOC, or MARSOC), is soliciting enlisted Marines with intelligence backgrounds to join its Special Operations Capability Specialist stable — positions within the formation that support Marine Raiders through various proficiencies.
AFP recently wrote about the dangers to American high-performance aircraft parked on the ramp domestically, and when deployed globally.
In response to our inquiry, the Department of the Air Force has issued a statement. The following is attributable to a Department of the Air Force spokesperson:
The Department of the Air Force takes unauthorized unmanned aerial system overflights of our installations and assets very seriously. Drone incursions are an urgent and evolving threat.
Just before a major transition and for the first time since Advana’s inception, the Pentagon’s Agency Financial Report for fiscal 2025 excludes any mention or performance-related information about the widely-used data analytics and AI platform.
The reviewers’ decision to omit Advana updates from last year’s report raises new questions about the tool’s efficacy, as officials move to reshape its underpinning program via a broader push to help the agency achieve a clean financial audit.
This story was updated Friday, Jan. 23, with up-to-date snow and ice predictions for major bases based on National Weather Service forecasts.
The 101st Airborne Division paused a major field exercise Wednesday night as military bases across the Midwest and on the Atlantic coast began bracing for a historic winter storm this weekend. Crews at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, began trimming trees on base in anticipation of ice storms, and bases from Missouri to South Carolina stood up various emergency teams with leaders of on-base emergency, medical, and utilities units.
Some Marines who reenlist in fiscal 2027 will be eligible for selective retention bonus “kickers” up to $50,000 as part of the Corps’ SRB program.
The service announced details about the program in a message that was signed Thursday.
“Retaining our most experienced and qualified Marines remain one of the service’s highest priorities,” the message stated.
The Corps is offering “kickers” for certain enlisted Marines whose current contracts expire in the Oct. 1, 2026 to Sept. 30, 2027 timeframe.
This year, the Defense Information Systems Agency will prioritize an effort to unify all of the combatant commands’ networks worldwide into a single, cloud-based platform to improve security and interoperability.
The Mission Network-as-a-Service program aims to break down disparate, geographically-siloed networks used by individual COCOMs into a unified network known as Combatant Command Net (COCOMNet).
Sailors and Marines are now banned from using products containing kratom, a plant derivative widely sold alongside vape and CBD products. Kratom is sold and widely touted as a “natural” treatment for health conditions ranging from anxiety to pain relief to weight loss but those claims have drawn heavy doubts from traditional medical providers. Some states have reported an increasing number of poison control reports, and in severe cases, lawsuits have alleged that users died from concentrated products containing the substance.