Pentagon ends new radar effort meant for Guam missile defense
The Pentagon quietly directed the Missile Defense Agency to stop development of a new radar to protect Guam, according to a recent GAO report.
By Jen Judson
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Sentinel nuclear missiles will need new silos, Air Force says
The Sentinel ICBM program is already alarmingly over budget, and trying to reuse 55-year-old Minuteman III silos would put it even further behind.
Few contaminants found at Vandenberg SFB as cancer study continues
A search for carcinogens at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, found low levels of contamination at two sites.
VA may fast-track disability benefits for Air Force missile community
The Department of Veterans Affairs is considering offering easier access to disability benefits to airmen in the nuclear missile community.
All the US assets that helped repel Iran’s attack on Israel
Multiple Navy warships, Air Force fighter jets and a missile defense battery helped take out Iran's attack on Israel.
Northrop Grumman modifying Global Hawk drones for hypersonic tests
The military hopes mounting sensors on Range Hawk aircraft will allow it to be more agile and conduct more hypersonic tests.
US Navy sinks Houthi small boats during hijack attempt in Red Sea
U.S. Navy helicopters returned fire, sinking three of the four boats and killing the crews.
New ICBM will take US nuclear missiles out of Cold War era
A new nuclear missile is coming, a gigantic ICBM called the Sentinel.
By Tara Copp, AP
Air Force asks Congress to shield nuclear launch sites from wind power
There are hundreds of underground silos spread across the U.S., in Nebraska, Colorado, North Dakota, Montana and Wyoming.
By Tara Copp, AP
US troops overseas thwart multiple drone attacks in just days
"If and when we choose to respond, we’ll do so at a time of our choosing."
Ukraine uses US-provided ATACMS against Russian forces for first time
While some versions of the missiles can go as far as about 180 miles, the ones sent to Ukraine have a shorter range and carry cluster munitions.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Pentagon program cobbles together air defense weapons for Ukraine
The Pentagon calls it FrankenSAM.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press