VA hospitals pay for AI weapons scanners testers say are error-prone
VA continues to award contracts for pricey, "high-tech" weapons detection systems that the FTC and security specialists argue don't perform as advertised.
By Aliya Sternstein
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Back-to-school, military edition: why August is also admin hell
For civilians, August is a return to structure. For service members and veterans facing bureaucratic deadlines, it often feels like drowning in it.
By Clay Beyersdorfer
HIMARS, allied partnerships at center of African Lion drills
African Lion was hosted by four African countries and included more than 8,000 personnel.
By Zamone Perez
Air Force official’s musings on rogue drone targeting humans go viral
A "thought experiment" from the service that went viral highlights the possible dangers that could come from giving autonomous drones too much power.
Services need to track recruits’ medical waiver decisions, DoD IG says
Tracking why an applicant does not request a medical waiver could help improve the ongoing military recruiting crisis, according to the watchdog.
Holding the line, ahead of Ukraine’s counteroffensive
The Ukrainians used Moscow's fixation on Bakhmut to exhaust Russian troops and ammunition, buying time for their own counteroffensive.
By Tom Mutch
F-16s key step for Ukraine, but won’t be ‘game-changer,’ SECAF says
“Ukraine [will] remain an independent nation,” SECAF Kendall said. "It’s time to start thinking longer-term about what [its] military might look like."
Russia claims Bakhmut fallen, Ukraine says fighting goes on
Ukrainian officials acknowledge they now control only a small part of Bakhmut but say they continue to fire on Russian forces.
Wagner Group claims Bakhmut fallen; Ukraine says fighting continues
In a video posted on Telegram, Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin said the city came under complete Russian control at about midday Saturday.
By Susie Blann, Associated Press
Biden, Japan’s prime minister meet ahead of G-7 summit
President Joe Biden met privately with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before joining the Group of Seven gathering of major industrialized nations.
By Josh Boak and Zeke Miller
Cleaning toxic military sites will take decades without more funding
Advocates want congressional appropriators to double the budget for military clean up efforts in fiscal 2024.
Details emerge of Army Special Forces’ battle with Russian mercenaries
This battle became one of the rare occasions American and Russian combatants exchanged fire—one of the deadliest battles the Americans had faced in Syria.
By Kevin Maurer, The War Horse