President Donald Trump nominated Rear Adm. Joe Cahill to serve as the next commander of Naval Surface Force, the Pentagon announced Tuesday. Cahill, who is the current commander of Naval Surface Force Atlantic in Norfolk, Va., will be promoted to vice admiral if confirmed as the next SWO Boss. A car
Japanese troops launched a fiery volley of two Type 88 anti-ship missiles against a decommissioned ship in a landmark drill during Exercise Balikatan 2026 in the Philippines. The live missile firing occurred on 6 May, and it took place from the Culili Point sand dunes just south of the city of Laoag
F-22 Raptors from Alaska and Virginia have arrived at Kadena Air Base in Japan, the latest rotation of America’s premier air superiority fighter through the island base that sits at the geographic center of U.S. air power in the Western Pacific. The aircraft come from two squadrons: the 90th F
U.S. Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum have begun training with the Bumblebee V1, a first-person-view counter-drone system that its users are already discovering does considerably more than shoot down enemy unmanned aircraft. The training brought together soldiers from different
The U.S. Army is buying a Draganfly commercial, heavy lift drone system for Fort Drum, New York, with the Mission Installation Contracting Command posting a combined synopsis and solicitation on May 6, 2026, for a complete unmanned aerial system package that includes communications hardware, a groun