SEPTEMBER 29, 2025 - Aviation was in its infancy during World War I, but Army 1st Lt. Frank Luke Jr. took to it like a duck to water. Earning the nickname the "Arizona Balloon Buster" for the high number of enemy observation balloons he shot down, Luke was known as the most spectacular air fighter of the war. He didn't make it home, but his heroics in the sky made him the first … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 29, 2025 — From Sept. 9-18, 2025, the 25th Infantry Division transformed its training areas into a living laboratory for the U.S. Army’s modernization efforts, hosting the xTechPacific 2025 competition. The event, which brought ten innovative small businesses to Oahu, gave Army and joint leaders a rare chance to see emerging capabilities tested in realistic … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 - A venerable unmanned aerial system (UAS) now has a potent new arrow in its quiver thanks to testing at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG). YPG testers recently evaluated the integration of the Switchblade 600 Block 1 into the MQ-9, often referred to as the Reaper when equipped with a munition. The Switchblade 600 Block 1 (SB 600) is a … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 – Four Army soldiers are dead after a Black Hawk helicopter crashed near a military base in Washington state late Wednesday evening, according to a spokesperson from the US Army Special Operations Command Public Affairs Office. The four soldiers who perished in the Sept. 17, aircraft mishap while conducting routine flight training are identified. The cause … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 – The U.S. Army’s Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition (JPEO A&A) joined Perpetua Resources Inc. to kick off the Stibnite Gold Project in central Idaho. The project seeks to redevelop an abandoned mine site in Stibnite for gold and other materials. One of the key materials resulting from the gold mining operation is antimony sulfide, a … [Read more...]