JUNE 26, 2025 - During a press briefing on the last day of the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, President Donald J. Trump emphasized the need for all member states to share the financial burden of European defense spending. Alliance members, he said, agreed to increase their annual defense spending, ultimately up to 5% of their gross domestic product. "It's vital … [Read more...]
Navy Testing Swarms and Other Unmanned Systems
Raymond Koehler, a mechanical engineer at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, demonstrates unmanned swarm mission planning software at Naval Air Station Patuxent River’s West Basin Marina in Md. on June 17, 2025. The software helps the Navy plan missions with unmanned systems by simulating drone, sensor, and arrangement combinations to achieve mission goals at sea … [Read more...]
NASA Astronaut Talks Resilience
U.S. Space Force Guardian and NASA Astronaut Col. Nick Hague speaks about his experiences as the Crew-9 commander to NASA personnel, USSF Guardians and honorary commanders at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., June 18, 2025. The visit was part of a full-day tour highlighting interagency collaboration. Hague joined Guardians and honorary commanders during a simulated launch … [Read more...]
Navy Honors 80th Anniversary of Battle of Okinawa
Candles lit by local volunteers and U.S. Navy Sailors stationed on Okinawa spell out the Japanese symbols for “peace” during a volunteer candle lighting event at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa, Japan, June 22, 2025. Held on the eve of Okinawa Memorial Day, the event marked the 80th anniversary of the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, honoring more than 200,000 lives lost and … [Read more...]
Nanosatellite Mission Yields Key Insights
JUNE 25, 2025 – A team of engineers at Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific recently concluded a groundbreaking nanosatellite mission, the Laser Crosslink Experiment (LaCE), which has yielded valuable insights for future warfighter capabilities. The LaCE team, part of the Space Systems branch, successfully integrated, tested, and operated the 6U nanosatellite … [Read more...]