Helsing raises $1.8 billion in Europe’s biggest defense-startup round
PARIS – Germany’s Helsing raised US$1.8 billion in Europe’s biggest-ever funding round for a defense-technology startup, valuing the company at $18 billion and continuing a flurry of mega rounds for…
Europe’s Hydis project settles on concept for hypersonic interceptor
PARIS — The Hydis project to develop a European interceptor against hypersonic threats settled on a concept based on a solid-propellant rocket motor, according to MBDA, Europe’s biggest missile maker,…
80 years ago, the military tested nukes on a fleet
After World War II, the U.S. military had a new problem to figure out: Just what could a nuclear weapon do against a conventional force? To figure that out, the…
US hits more than 100 sites in Iran, Tehran targets Gulf bases
U.S. forces hit more than 100 targets in Iran Saturday evening, the latest in several days of renewed fighting between the two countries. Saturday’s strikes involved munitions fired from fighter…
Pararescue team parachutes in 700 miles out at sea to save a fisherman’s life
For the crew of a fishing vessel, time was the enemy. A fisherman onboard the Azteca 5, a Mexican-flagged ship sailing in the Pacific, had suffered “traumatic injuries” on Monday,…
Space Force officially has its own weapon for taking out satellites
Space Force has spent several months building out its idea of “orbital warfare” and now it has one of its first weapons. Last month, Space Force Combat Forces Command acquired…
PRFTA Welcomes Lt. Col. Ibrahim and CSM Obduro-Boafo in Dual Ceremonies
DUBLIN, Calif. – Parks Reserve Forces Training Area (PRFTA) conducted a morning of leadership transitions on July 8, 2026, hosting a Change of Responsib…
Carson Connector picking up speed
The Carson Connector free ride-share program amassed more than 10,000 rides in its first month of operation.
Media leaders experience a day in the life of a Soldier during Fort Buchanan's U.S. Army Media Academy
FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico — What does it feel like to start the day with a physical fitness session led by Drill Sergeants, learn how the U.S. Army is…















