Radar Sweep
Legendary Special Operations Aviator Reveals Bin Laden Mission Details for the First Time
It was just 30 seconds into the mission to kill Osama bin Laden in May 2011 when special operations Chinook pilot Chief Warrant Officer 5 Douglas Englen heard the call of “Black Hawk down” come over his radio. Black Hawk 2′s pilot alerted Englen—the pilot in charge of the air operation that night—that Black Hawk-1 had just crashed inside the 9/11 mastermind’s Abbottabad compound.
Snapshot: DOD and COVID-19
Here's a look at how the Defense Department is being impacted by and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Russian Arms Production Slowed by Coronavirus, Analysts Find
A report drawing on anonymized phone data, and other open-source information belies Vladimir Putin’s everything’s-under-control message.
Months After Deadly Accidents, AFSOC Resumes Parachute, Dive Training
After a five months hiatus, Air Force Special Operations Command has reinstated parachute, dive, and mountaineering training.
USAF Releases M7.2+ Upgrade to More Than 600 F-16s
The U.S. Air Force has released the latest software and hardware upgrade planned for more than 600 of its Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft, the service disclosed on April 28.
SEALs Tried to Locate U.S. Citizen Taken by Afghan Militants
In the days following the January capture of an American contractor in Afghanistan, Navy SEAL commandos raided a village and detained suspected members of a Taliban-linked militant network, The Associated Press has learned.
Trump Authorizes Activation of More Troops to Fight Drug Trafficking
The Commander in Chief authorized the activation of up to 200 members of the Selected Reserve onto Active duty to support counter-narcotic operations in the Western Hemisphere.
Space Executive: Government Can’t Save Every Startup but Can Do a Lot
As space investors become more conservative during the current economic downturn, they are less inclined to fund long-shot ventures and more likely to support companies that have a government contract. Even in today’s environment “there are still investors out there with capital that they’re looking to deploy toward great ideas,” said Josh Brost, vice president of business development and government affairs at Relativity Space.
Army Defends West Point Graduation Plans; Trump to Speak
Cadets must return to campus anyway for medical evaluations before they can become officers, the Army Secretary said, and all will be tested for the coronavirus.
Edwards Expands Test Capabilities with T-7A Distributed Test Operations
During this time of continued Air Force Innovation, the T-7A Test Team of the Air Force’s new pilot trainer, the T-7A Red Hawk, has developed innovative ways to maintain the Air Force Test Center’s level of excellence in support of the T-7A Test Program.
MetaVR to Assist USAF Reaper Training
The Air Force’s Joint Systems Integration Lab ordered an additional 171 MetaVR Virtual Reality Scene Generator licenses for the MALET-JSIL Aircrew Trainer.
Astronaut Jessica Meir Returns Home to a 'Completely Different Planet'
After nearly seven months at the International Space Station, the Maine native is grateful for salads—but still processing the gravity of a world in quarantine.