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- US Navy wants more visible role for drone boats as one deploys for the first timeby Hope Hodge Seck on October 29, 2026 at 2:04 pm
The U.S. Navy’s No. 2 officer shed new light on the value that medium unmanned surface vessels could bring to the fleet.
- US Navy reports highest number of Class A aviation, afloat mishaps in 10 yearsby Riley Ceder on October 28, 2026 at 11:02 pm
The U.S. Navy reported a decade-high number of unplanned catastrophic events involving aircraft and vessels.
- Premiums for Tricare Young Adult to rise by an average 11% in 2027 by Patricia Kime on October 28, 2026 at 7:59 pm
Premiums for a health program that covers military dependents ages 21 to 26 will range from nearly $400 to almost $900 a month next year.
- US costs of Iran war rise to over $47 billion, according to Pentagon estimateby Phil Stewart, Reuters on October 28, 2026 at 6:10 pm
The U.S. military has spent over $47 billion so far to prosecute the war in Iran, more than 25% higher than the Defense Department’s estimate in July.
- Trump’s Russian diesel deal benefits Moscow more than US consumers, experts sayby Katie Livingstone on October 28, 2026 at 4:06 pm
Trump’s diesel deal gives Moscow cash and leverage, while Ukraine is pressed to give up one of its few advantages on the battlefield and in negotiations, experts and U.S. lawmakers said.
- Marine Corps fast-tracks AI-powered ultrasounds, blood coolers to battlefieldby Hope Hodge Seck on October 27, 2026 at 8:53 pm
The Marine Corps is accelerating the acquisition processes for two new devices, a portable smart ultrasound and a blood refrigerator, that promise to keep troops alive for longer at triage points.
- US Air Force awards Lockheed Martin $694M hypersonic missile production contractby Cristina Stassis on October 27, 2026 at 7:53 pm
The Air Force granted Lockheed Martin a $694 million contract in late September for the production and fielding of the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW.
- Pentagon creates advisory council on human performance, healthby Patricia Kime on October 27, 2026 at 7:23 pm
After creating a new directorate on warfighter optimization within the Department of Defense, the Pentagon announced it will form a federal advisory committee to weigh in on issues affecting troop performance and health.
- A shipwreck, two Nazi spies and the Boy Scout who noticedby Sara Vladic on October 27, 2026 at 7:23 pm
Author Sara Vladic tells the tale of how an alert Boy Scout and an observant local mother thwarted Nazi spies — and how one recently discovered shipwreck weaves it all together.
- US Army queries industry’s ability to build 21,000 Infantry Squad Vehiclesby Michael Peck on October 27, 2026 at 7:22 pm
The U.S. Army published a market survey Monday in an effort to learn whether the defense industrial base could deliver 9,000 ISV-9s and about 12,000 ISV-Us.
