Fighter pilots integrate drones into air combat training
The drones served in a "loyal wingman" role to the pilots, marking “a major leap in human-machine teaming," the Air Force said.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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Army tests robotic coyotes to defend fighter jets
Unmanned ground vehicles mounted with life-size plastic coyotes are one idea proposed as part of a new effort to keep wildlife away from military aircraft.
By Hope Hodge Seck
VA to offer hyperbaric oxygen treatments for PTSD, despite doubts
Past VA and Defense Department studies have said the alternative treatment offers limited or little benefit to wounded veterans.
Air Force awards $50M research contract to protect weapons from cyberattacks
The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a nearly $50 million contract to a defense contractor to research ways to protect weapons systems from cyberattacks.
Air Force to begin exploring use of defensive laser weapons on KC-135s
Air Mobility Command is looking at using lasers aboard refueling tankers to counter future surface-to-air and air-to-air missile threats.
By Charlsy Panzino
Coming in 2021: A laser weapon for fighter jets
This laser could enable U.S. Air Force fighter jets to take down missiles more cheaply than current weapons.
By Valerie Insinna
Commentary: VA's controversial dog research wastes money, space that could be used for patient care
The work shows the agency's misplaced priorities, writes the author, a longtime VA employee.
By Jennifer Marshall
Army funding development of device to quickly assess traumatic brain injury on the battlefield
The Army has awarded a contract for development of a device to quickly determine if a person has a brain injury and how severe it is.
By Kathleen Curthoys
Robotic snake can save airmen 29 hours of aircraft inspection time
The robot eliminates the need to take the aircraft apart to inspect it.
By Charlsy Panzino
Air Force to scrutinize science and technology investments in yearlong review
Over the next year, the Air Force will review and revise its science and technology strategy, giving a second look at the service’s cutting edge research and development investments that could bear fruit in future decades, the service’s top civilian said Monday.
By Valerie Insinna
Military scientists are working to help wounded warriors regrow their limbs
Wounded troops may soon be able to regrow muscle, bone and tissue, and essentially regenerate their lost limbs, military scientists say.
By Kathleen Curthoys