As the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency adopts artificial intelligence into HR workflows, the organization is taking a prudent approach to ensure its workforce doesn’t become overdependent on the technology.

The S-400 is Russia’s most advanced operational long-range air defense system and forms the centerpiece of Russia’s integrated air defense network.

Though the S-500, recently put into service, offers some advancements. The S-400 entered service with Russia in 2007 and is the successor to the S-300P series air defense systems.

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 199th Air Expeditionary Squadron sits beneath a hangar as the sun sets in Northern Territory, Australia, July 16, 2025, during Talisman Sabre 2025.

Pack-out day, 2026. A crew you did not hire shows up in a truck from a company you have never heard of. They wrap your grandmother’s dining table in one layer of brown paper, scribble “SC” (scratched) on an inventory sheet you can barely read, and ask you to sign.
Also Read: 8 Signs you grew up a military brat (and are forever ruined for civilian life)
Three weeks later, at the new house, the table arrives with a leg snapped off, and the scratch code they wrote that morning is now the reason your claim is being negotiated instead of paid out.

When orders drop, most military families pack for one move. Families who are enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)  pack at least three. There’s the household, the boxes, the truck, and the mileage log. 
Then there’s the medical move with records transfers, specialty referrals, prior authorizations, durable medical equipment logistics, and the prayer that a pediatric neurologist exists within an hour’s drive of the new duty station.

The movers are in the driveway by 0730, wrapping your sofa in enough plastic to cover a small country. Meanwhile, you’re in the garage, muscling a Rubbermaid tote labeled “KITCHEN, OPEN FIRST” into the back of the Hybrid SUV, right next to the pet crate, the file box, and that bag of random cables and chargers you’ll have for the next 20 years.
Also Read: Your spouse just retired. Now your child wants to enlist. WTF.
Congratulations. You’re doing a partial PPM; perhaps you didn’t know there was a name for it.

Somewhere inside Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, a 120-person organization is quietly running the most consequential experiment in military relocation since the 1960s. They have been at it for 10 months already, operating as a joint task force. On May 1, 2026, they get a new name, a permanent charter, and a direct line to the Secretary of Defense.
Also Read: RED Friday returns as combat deployments ramp up
The Personal Property Activity opens its doors into a peak moving season it did not design, inheriting a system it is still being built to replace.

BAE Systems has started manufacturing and delivering its portable, field-installable NavGuide M-Code GPS receiver.

The 20:1 Paradox: Why the F-35’s Staggering Red Flag Success Still Exposed a Fatal Flaw
At Red Flag 2017, the F-35 Lightning II reportedly achieved a 20:1 kill ratio. On paper, the results are staggering—reinforcing the aircraft’s reputation as a fifth-generation force multiplier. But buried in that success were moments where aggressor F-16 pilots managed simulated kills.

A 35th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon flies near the Korean peninsula during a dogfighting training scenario during exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 25 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 20, 2025.

After Robert K. Preston flunked out of flight school in Texas, the United States Army reassigned him to Fort Meade in Maryland.
Preston desperately wanted to fly, and he no longer had any path to do that in the military. Still, he was required to serve two more years—a commitment about which the 20-year-old soldier was less than enthusiastic.
Also Read: This is why the Huey UH-1 became a symbol of the Vietnam War
The disgruntled private also recently broke up with his girlfriend, too, leaving him upset and not in the right frame of mind.

The U.S. Navy is surging to add as many new Virginia-class attack submarines as quickly as possible, something that has been on the service’s radar for many years. As Los Angeles-class submarines retire and Columbia-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines begin construction, the U.S. Navy has long been aware of its “submarine deficit,” meaning there simply are not enough operational attack submarines to meet combatant commander demand. 

This is particularly true in areas such as the Pacific, given that U.S.

Every generation, new weapons emerge that challenge the aircraft carrier, causing some to declare the floating airfields obsolete. In fact, many experts worry the aircraft carrier could become the new ‘battleship’ of the 2020s: an old warship that seems hopelessly obsolete in the face of new threats.

Submarines, missiles, satellites, and hypersonics have all raised questions about the aircraft carrier’s survivability. Yet the carrier remains central to US naval strategy, actively deployed worldwide.

Aircraft Carrier in Hard Turn. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

This video appeared on Youtube several days ago alleging inside information on the real story behind the shoot down of an F-15E strike eagle in Iran earlier this month.
Was it a leak? Or is it made up? We cannot verify, but it is an interesting analysis.
When a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle was suddenly shot down over Iran, the incident changed the way American pilots operated in the region overnight. What looked like a single ambush quickly revealed something far more dangerous — a mobile missile network supplied through covert logistics channels and designed to challenge U.S.

By early 2026, Ukraine received 80 M1A1 Abrams tanks in its fight against the Russian invasion that began in February 2022. The US initially sent 31 M1A1s to Ukraine in 2023 from prepositioned stockpiles in Germany.

These tanks were kept in Germany as part of the  Army Prepositioned Stock (APS) program. These tanks are stored to equip U.S. forces rapidly during training exercises or military contingencies.

On Apr. 25, 2026, the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner was cut short when Cole Allen allegedly decided to demonstrate his 40-yard dash.
A guest of the Washington Hilton, the Secret Service says Allen arrived with his weapons by train, checked into the hotel, and made his way to the White House Correspondents Dinner with a “long gun,” 45 minutes after the President and First Lady arrived. He then allegedly blew through a Secret Service checkpoint and exchanged fire with agents.

The SR-71 Blackbird was incredible. The Blackbird was conceptualized as a high-speed spy aircraft that could peer down at any location in the globe within hours of receiving the order.

The SR-71 could sprint at speeds past Mach 3, or three times the speed of sound, at altitudes of 85,000 feet.

SR-71 Blackbird at USAF Museum July 2025. Image Credit: National Security Journal.

It was active during the Cold War and enjoyed a brief renaissance after. Remarkably, the SR-71 was never shot down—thanks to its blisteringly high speed.

For thousands of American troops across the Middle East, the Iran War has been defined by the wavering siren just before a drone or missile attack, the dash to a bunker, and the monotony of waiting until it’s safe to emerge, sometimes hours later.
And when troops hunker down — whether in a concrete shelter or porta-potty — they often chronicle their trials and tedium through graffiti. Now, photos of the new war art are starting to emerge.

This is the GDLS ARV-30, or Advanced Recon Vehi

hDownload
This story is developing…
That didn’t take long.
We have just received this order issued 4/26/26 and will post more on the issues soon… (h/t Col Rob Maness)
Honorable, efficient, and expedited reinstatement, re-accession, and reconciliation of military records is a top priority for the Department of the Navy (DON).

ARX Robotics and Supacat have signed an MoU to collaborate on the development of robotic and autonomous systems for land forces in the UK.

Somewhere in a Facebook group for parents of autistic young men, a mother posts a screenshot of a news headline about automatic Selective Service registration and typed three words underneath it: “Should I panic?”
The replies came fast, and so many of them were wrong.
Also Read: Eligible American males will soon be automatically registered for the draft
Automatic Selective Service registration is a real thing. An actual draft is not. Those are two entirely separate things, and that distinction is where most of the fear currently resides.

Chinese aerospace researchers stated a few months ago that they may have identified potential aerodynamic weaknesses in the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation B-21 Raider stealth bomber using a sophisticated simulation system.

The claim originates with scientists at the China Aerodynamics Research and Development Centre (CARDC), who reportedly used a digital modeling platform called PADJ-X to simulate the bomber’s flight characteristics based on publicly available images and design assumptions.

B-21 Raider. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Two years ago, a short news story appeared about the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) next-generation bomber, the Xi’an H-20. “After an official confirmation following an eight-year hiatus [of any program updates], the Air Force Deputy Commander has issued a ‘spoiler’ on the H-20: it’s almost here, just wait for it.”

Not much has been said about the program since, leading to questions about the true state of this aircraft’s production planning and schedule for introduction into service.

H-20 Bomber. Chinese Internet Social Media Screenshot.

NatDefense
The Marine Corps has launched a new initiative called the Digital Eagle Solution Train to modernize its digital and IT systems and speed up capability delivery in the midst of…

Joseph Trevithick, The WarZone
The Marines have said “everything is on the table” when it comes to potential replacements for their AH-1 and UH-1 helicopters

C. Jones, Defence B.

Finnerty, Flight Global
Three jets, one in each F-35 variant, will be delivered in a flight test configuration to support upgrade efforts

GDN
U.S.

This video describes the military situation in

The United States and Canada are both racing to rebuild their defense industrial bases, recognizing that future conflicts will be determined not only by military capability, but by the ability to produce at scale. But they cannot succeed alone — and importantly, they do not need to start from scratch.

On April 25, armed groups launched near-simultaneous attacks against military installations and key strategic sites across Mali. Claimed by Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, a jihadist group, and conducted in coordination with Tuareg separatist forces from the Front de libération de l’Azawad, the attacks targeted multiple nodes across the country’s security architecture simultaneously, from the capital Bamako to Gao, Mopti, and Kidal.

Bastion mobile cruise missile systems operating under the Russian Navy Northern Fleet have held exercises on Franz Josef Land simulating anti-shipping strikes, as the systems continue to be relied heavily for anti-access area denial in the region. “As part of regular combat training, Bastion coastal defence missile system crews from the Northern Fleet’s tactical group based on the Franz Josef Land archipelago have held the exercise,” the Northern Fleet reported.

The U.S. Air Force has deployed E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control systems (AWACS) to strengthen air defence capabilities in the Arctic during Red Flag-Alaska 26-1 exercises, reinforcing North American Air Defence command readiness across key northern approaches. Alaska’s position as a frontline corridor for strategic attacks, primarily by Russian and Chinese strategic bombers, makes the maintaining of high situational awareness there critical, with systems like the E-3 considered optimal asset for such duties.

Earlier this year, it was announced that the troubled Zumwalt-class destroyers are starting to hit the waves again as the USS Zumwalt (DDG1000) recently concluded her sea trials after a long modernization process.

While the Zumwalt-class is losing its Advanced Gun System, it is gaining 12 Conventional Prompt Strike launchers, which enable the ships to launch hypersonic missiles.

Soldiers with the 1st Cavalry Division are poised to trail two of the U.S. Army’s most consequential new armored vehicles: the M1E3 Abrams main battle tank, as well as the XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle. The newest Abrams promises to boost mobility while also reducing fuel consumption — and could well incorporate artificial intelligence to boost combat lethality.

Less is known about the XM30, the replacement for the M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, which has been in service since the early 1980s. But both platforms will incorporate lessons learned from the war in Ukraine.

The National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, is probably one of the coolest military museums in the world, and might be the number one military museum in America.
It has more than five massive hangars that act as galleries for aircraft, artifacts, and weapons, from the beginning of aviation to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. They even have a few ICBMs and atomic bombs on display.

There are a lot of brands out there trying to appeal to the American armed forces. They will attempt anything and everything: from discounts and swag to free concerts and events, all trying to prove that they are the number one supporter and brand for the military.
Some brands, however, get adopted by U.S. troops whether they like it or not, and become a staple of the culture, every bit as authentic as creamed chipped beef on toast. 
No better example of this exists than Rip It.
Also Read: The way Dwight D.

"We must all move forward and get on with it"🗣️ The troubled Ajax programme is set to restart as the MOD says the cause of soldier illness was down to a combination of factors, with new safety controls now in place Former tank commander Hamish De-Bretton Gordon welcomed plans to restart trials, but said the says the impact of this whole episode has been painful Read more here🔗www.forcesnews.com/services/army/armys-acceptance-ajax-back-track-new-crew-safety-controls-place #ajax #army #britisharmy #military Subscribe to Forces News: http://bit.ly/1OraazC Check out our website: https://www.forcesnews.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ForcesTV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forcesnews/?hl=en X: https://twitter.com/ForcesNews

The Navy’s new acting secretary, Hung Cao, urged industry officials to speed up the delivery of high-quality counter-drone systems and other AI-enabled military assets to protect and better equip sailors and Marines who are deployed overseas. 
“What you’re producing right now is going to save the lives of America’s sons and daughters. My son, who’s going to be commissioned as a second lieutenant in about 24 days. So, that’s why I do what I’m doing, because I’m not going to have my son go to war the way I did when we were invading Iraq.

The Navy has launched a pilot project that uses artificial intelligence capabilities to recommend jobs for sailors, and the service is aiming to expand that effort to a larger pool of personnel, according to a senior official.
Part of the Navy’s ongoing modernization push includes improving talent management.
“If you don’t get the talent right, the technology doesn’t matter,” Ben Kohlmann, assistant secretary of the Navy for manpower and reserve affairs, said Tuesday at the Workday Federal Forum, produced by FedScoop.

Over the summer, troops with 2nd Marine Division will head to Twentynine Palms, California, to experience something entirely new to them: drone-defeat training from the service’s primary readiness unit. 
Between mid-July to late August, Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command will host the division for an integrated training exercise where it will run troops through counter-UAS “lanes” and possibly incorporate the capability into live-fire scenarios, Maj. Gen. Farrell Sullivan told DefenseScoop on the sidelines of the Modern Day Marine conference.

The Space Force’s budget request for fiscal 2027 includes billions of dollars in funding for the Space Data Network (SDN), which could turn the service’s plan to create a complex web of military and commercial data relay satellites into reality.
The SDN is envisioned as a multi-orbit, hybrid satellite communications architecture comprising both military-owned and commercial systems built by different vendors. Once fully operational, the SDN will serve as a single, unified network that allows the Pentagon to securely move data via multiple pathways to ground stations and weapons platforms.

This video describes the military situation in

Every Marine knows that the “Old Corps” had it worse. The rocks they slept on were harder; the MREs they ate were (somehow) worse; they did it all with iron sights. You get the idea. All Marines have heard some version of how the Corps used to be — including the Marines who are today the Corps’ top senior enlisted leaders. 
Sharing a stage Tuesday at the Modern Day Marine conference in Washington, D.C.

Public Domain

Washington, D.C. — A U.S. appeals court has temporarily reinstated the Pentagon’s requirement that journalists be escorted while inside the building, handing the Department of Defense a key victory as it challenges a lower court ruling.
In a 2-1 decision issued on April 27, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit paused a district judge’s order that had struck down the escort mandate.

“I hate talking about combat drills when the U.S. Navy lost, and many times, lost aircraft carriers in simulations. But, hey, you only learn when you make mistakes.” That’s what a long-retired U.S. Navy surface warship officer told me last week when I asked him about the various times that U.S. Navy aircraft carriers have been sunk in various wargames over the years. And while we talk a lot about the infamous time Gotland-class AIP submarine from Sweden sinking an aircraft carrier back in 2005, Canada also achieved such a submarine ‘victory’ as well. And it was decades before.

This video describes the military situation in

Rare footage from Ukraine reveals just how ofte

A term called “Darkstar” is stretching the U.S. Air Force’s imagination. No, it is not something from the latest Star Wars movie. This is the nickname for the new SR-72 spy plane. Also known as the “Son of Blackbird,” the new kid on the block has many of the same attributes as the SR-71 Blackbird, and that has aerospace enthusiasts salivating at the new possibilities.

The proposed SR-72 could hit a top speed of MACH 6, or 4,600 miles per hour. This is almost twice as fast as the SR-71 Blackbird.

When considering the music that we’d want to play as we ship out to a combat zone, very few of us would think of choosing a 19th century Australian folk song about a hobo who stole a sheep.
And yet, that’s exactly what the Marines of the 1st Marine Division do every time. It may seem odd that United States Marines choose to deploy using Australia’s unofficial national anthem, but a closer look at the history of the unit (and how the song ends) helps make sense of it all.

Rheinmetall Electronics has received a €1.04bn ($1.2bn) contract to supply and modernise soldier systems for the German Armed Forces.