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Dec 4

First Forward-Deployed Virginia-Class Submarine Arrives in Guam

The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) arrived to its new homeport of Naval Base Guam, Nov. 26, as part of the...

Dec 4

U.S. Navy SEALs, Indian Marine Commando Force, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Train During Exercise Malabar 2024

The engagement reinforced and expanded combined special operations forces interoperability with partner nation militaries in support of a...

Dec 4

Navy Demonstrates First At-sea Reloading of Vertical Launching System

Sailors aboard the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) used the hydraulically-powered TRAM device to load an empty missile...

Dec 1

Department of Defense Breaks Ground on Project Pele Microreactor

DoD broke ground on the Project Pele transportable microreactor project at Idaho National Laboratory, which could become one of the first...

Nov 28

U.S. Marines Bring New Capabilities to International Naval Exercise

The Marines, from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (8th ESB EOD) and...

Nov 28

U.S. Marine Squadron Conduct First Combat Strikes Using F-35C Platform

VMFA 314, assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), conducted multiple...

Nov 28

Navy Launches Military Sealift Command Workforce Initiative

MSC consists of 5,500 civil service mariners and 1,500 contracted mariners operating 140 logistics supply ships that support the...

Nov 19

Teledyne FLIR Defense Unveils Cerberus XL C-UAS Mobile Counter-Drone System at AUSA 2024

Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated is introducing its Cerberus XL C-UAS air domain monitoring and...

Nov 11

EM Set to Demolish Second Submarine Reactor Prototype in Idaho

A U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) team is set to decommission and demolish (D&D) a second submarine...

Nov 10

Minuteman III Test Launch Showcases Readiness of U.S. Nuclear Force’s Safe, Effective Deterrent

A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen and Navy aircrew launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic...

Nov 6

NNSA completes and diamond-stamps first plutonium pit for W87-1 warhead

the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) verified completion of the First Production Unit (FPU) of...

Oct 22

World's Smallest Dinosaur Egg Fossils Discovered in China

This undated file photo shows a new type of dinosaur egg fossils discovered in the city of Ganzhou, east China's Jiangxi Province....

Oct 22

Work to start on powerful new laser facility funded by public-private partnership  

Construction activity will start this month on a powerful new laser research facility located on Colorado State University’s Foothills...

Sep 10

China's firm races to achieve nuclear fusion, seeks funds for world’s first fully HTS tokamak device

As a rough estimate, China could now be spending $1.5 billion each year on fusion — almost double what the US allocated this year.

Jul 20

US Air Force's premier combat jet F-22A Raptor enters Exercise Pitch Black 24

The F-22A’s advanced stealth technology, supercruise capabilities, and unparalleled maneuverability provide a significant edge in any combat

Jul 19

First complete Integrated Battle Command System delivered to US Army

The Integrated Air and Missile Defense program was among the first Army efforts to enter the DOD agile software pathway process.