Of all the missions assigned to America’s military, none has a more tortured history than missile defense of the homeland. In the 60+ years since Russia first proved it could launch intercontinental ballistic missiles—ICBMs—many, many ideas have been funded for defending the nation against them.

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The trials of Peter Morgunov, the newest large amphibious ship in the Baltic Sea, involved aircraft and helicopters of naval aviation.

In the marine ranges of the Baltic Fleet, the ship’s crew, together with industry representatives, tested the radio-technical armament of the ship and the radar s…

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Following a painstaking movement into position, the division commander was eager to get the CP up and running before the next phase of the Corps fight kicked off. Moving the 20+trucks and trailers into position was agonizing but the area where the division main was set …

On May 14, 2020, the Certification and Qualification Committee (CQC) (1) representing the seven partner nations (2) of the A400M Atlas military transport aircraft program announced the certification (3) of the capability to simultaneously drop paratroopers through the aircraft’s two side doors, as w…

Spain will complete its first month leading the current rotation of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission this week, after taking over on the 1st of May. Based at Šiauliai Airbase in Lithuania, the Spanish Air Force is helping to protect the airspace of NATO’s Baltic Allies Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuan…

The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) and the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center (USAFWC) at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada have teamed to build a fifth-generation (5G) cellular network on Nellis as part of DOD’s development of 5G for both defense and civili…