Hamas has yielded to two of Israel’s key demands for a cease-fire deal in Gaza, Arab mediators said, raising hopes of an agreement that could release some hostages within days despite the repeated collapse of previous negotiations.
Ukraine’s top general said on Dec. 12 that his troops were facing “extremely fierce” fighting as Russian forces close in on the strategic eastern city of Pokrovsk, and that “unconventional decisions” would have to be made to bolster Ukrainian defenses.
Reported sexual assaults at the U.S. military service academies dropped in 2024 for the second year in a row, according to new Pentagon data, marking a sharp turnaround from an alarming surge two years ago that triggered sweeping reviews and an overhaul in leadership.
The Navy’s most advanced fighter jets can’t partake in a key aspect of modern tactical training: “injecting” distant or even imaginary aircraft into their systems so aviators can practice scenarios too difficult or costly to arrange in real life. ... That’s a problem. The Navy—along with the rest of the Pentagon—is increasingly relying on this kind of live-virtual-constructive training.
The Air Force’s testing of autonomous flight capabilities is in full swing as the service continues to parse out how artificial intelligence software can be integrated onto its future aircraft. There are at least 12 AI agents currently being tested at Edwards Air Force Base, Brig. Gen. Doug Wickert, commander of the 412th Test Wing, said during a Dec. 5 briefing with reporters.
The Space Force’s rapid acquisition arm is on track to start fielding new antennas to augment its aging Satellite Control Network by the end of next year. Kelly Hammett, who leads the Space Rapid Capabilities Office, told reporters Dec. 11 the service is concerned that its current antenna network wouldn’t pass muster during a conflict.
U.S. Space Command is helping the Space Force figure out the circumstances under which firms participating in the service’s fledgling commercial space reserve program would be called to serve, according to SPACECOM Commander Gen. Stephen Whiting.
The development of the U.K.’s sixth-generation Tempest jet took a significant step forward this week with the MoD and industry partners unveiling the latest version of the Excalibur flight test aircraft (FTA), complete with integrated sensor pods.
The U.S. Army has finally test-fired its Dark Eagle hypersonic missile from its trailer-based launcher, something it has been attempting to do so for some two years now. The service has explicitly blamed problems with the launcher for causing major testing woes that have pushed back plans to field the weapon system by years.
The U.S. Space Force plans to use a “plug and play” satellite interface developed by The Aerospace Corporation for an upcoming mission under its Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) program. The program seeks to validate technologies and tactics to shorten the timeline for launching payloads, such as surveillance sensors, into orbit.
Last month, after 17 years in SERE, Zaloudek was promoted to chief master sergeant, becoming the first woman to reach the Air Force’s highest enlisted rank as a SERE specialist, which falls in the service’s special warfare community. She is currently assigned as the Deputy SERE Career Field Program Manager at Joint Base San Antonio. In an Air Force release around her promotion and several video interviews from earlier in her career, Zaloudek talked about how her childhood in St. Louis, Mo., led her toward one of the service’s most rugged jobs.
The U.S. Air Force has activated the unit that will train helicopter pilots for its future fleet of Boeing MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopters starting in the next 18 months.
Lawmakers want the secretary of defense to brief Congress on how sending military aircraft to air shows affects recruiting and readiness, as well as study the effect of bringing those planes to smaller rural communities.
