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The U.S. Navy ships and aircraft plans are competing for funds in the challenging budget environment due to the Iraq war.

The battle-tested Abrams tank is poised to remain in service for at least 25 more years, or until the Army is certain that it has an adequate replacement. The tank [...]

Immediate needs for equipment repairs and upgrades--rather than long-term plans for transformation--are the dominant forces in Marine Corps vehicle programs today, officials said. The focus is on fixing war-torn equipment [...]

In anticipation of extended peacekeeping duties in Iraq and future contingencies in urban areas, the Army is stepping up efforts to field its first Stryker light-armored vehicle brigade. Despite a [...]

The large-scale combat-experimentation drill known as Millennium Challenge 2002--which gets under way this month--is based on the notion that inter-service and interagency information sharing is key for the United States [...]

CONTINUOUS OPERATIONS IN THE PERSIAN GULF ARE reshaping the U.S. Navy's maritime security tactics and its approach to forming coalitions. These operations 'connote a range of things required of the [...]

AL BAZRA OIL TERMINAL, NORTHERN PERSIAN GULF--The U.S. sailors stationed here have taken to calling it the 'ABOT Marriott.' While this 'Marriott' is complete with a guest book and a [...]

SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES AROUND THE world are being molded in the image of the elite military units of the United States, a development that is likely to shape future coalitions. [...]

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps plans to deploy floating bases are predicated on the notion that ships and aircraft will be able quickly to ferry or fly troops and their [...]

The notion that ground forces can be launched, supported and sustained solely from ships at sea initially was conceived by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, but now is attracting [...]

The lonely, neon lights of the aviation schoolhouse penetrate the dark before dawn at Fort Rucker, Ala. Inside, crammed in a small classroom, about a dozen pilots are huddled over [...]

Caught between the pressures of war in the Middle East and the need to reorganize, the U.S. Army is juggling new methods of combat training while rewriting the rulebook for [...]

The U.S. Army's aviation branch is working to make a collective simulation exercise a staple of the pre-deployment package for pilots heading to Iraq and Afghanistan. Already, the aviation training [...]

Despite accounting for each and every missing soldier in the Iraq war--a first in U.S. military history--the combat search and rescue community is stretched thin and grappling with gaps raging [...]

Despite accounting for each and every missing soldier in the Iraq war--a first in U.S. military history--the combat search and rescue community is stretched thin and grappling with gaps ranging [...]

The creation of the European Defense Agency is sending ripples across the Atlantic and raising questions about Europe diverting resources away from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Trans-Atlantic tensions over [...]

Army aviators--rehashing lessons garnered in Vietnam and seizing on recent experience gained in Iraq and Afghanistan--are forcing a revolution in combat helicopter training. Armed with hard won know-how, veteran pilots [...]

To overcome limitations on the size of its armed forces, the Asian city-state of Singapore is exploiting cutting-edge technology by combining home-grown research and international collaboration. While its high-stakes fighter [...]

The U.S. Army is committing increasing resources to developing sharply enhanced surveillance, communications and weapons for unmanned aerial vehicles. It also is developing tactical doctrine to deploy these assets from [...]

A long-awaited robotic security system--capable of detecting intruders, assessing their intentions, communicating their location and even stopping them in their tracks--will be evaluated next month at Hawthorne Army Depot, Nev. [...]

Naval warfare will change in the years ahead, as new capabilities enter the fleet. But, for the most part, the battle space of the future will be made up primarily [...]

The U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems program, now heading into its development and demonstration phase, will see increased Pentagon oversight, not only as a result of its multibillion-dollar price tag, [...]

The Army's vision for its future soldiers could begin to materialize this decade, under the Objective Force Warrior program. The technical challenges ahead, however, are formidable. The Objective Force Warrior, [...]

Japan is reshaping its military forces as it attempts to tackle a perceived nuclear threat from North Korea and strengthen its role in multinational peacekeeping operations, Japanese officials told National [...]

They call themselves the masters of improvisation. They comb the mountainsides on horseback, conducting humanitarian assistance missions, as well as search and rescue at extreme heights. The Romanian 21st Mountain [...]

Less than a year after Romania became a NATO invitee, its defense market has become ripe ground for Western and Israeli companies, vying for contracts primarily in the areas of [...]

They scour caves in Afghanistan, drawing gasps of admiration from military and civilians alike. They scout enemy streets, keeping foot soldiers out of harm's way as much as possible. Years [...]

The winding village roads teem with old cars covered in the grime of winter. The familiar dark green NATO trucks and white and blue-inscribed United Nations vehicles dart in and [...]

On the walls along the dim hallways of the Kosovo Protection Corps headquarters hang rows of pictures that tell the story of the KPC's missions since its inception three years [...]

As the Navy and the Marine Corps prepare to merge their tactical aviation units, a debate is unfolding about the implications that the consolidation will have on the operational force. [...]

The Defense Department will revamp its approach to environmental stewardship, in an effort to reduce the contamination caused by weapon manufacturing and to lower the costs of waste removal at [...]

Aware of their weaknesses in urban warfare tactics, U.S. Marines are experimenting with new technology that could help them fight more effectively in crowded cities. The Marines spent several weeks [...]

In the future, U.S. military peacekeepers and law enforcement authorities may use a novel sticky gel to prevent trespassers or troublemakers from entering a building or to stop a run-away [...]

Air Force pilots are not receiving enough high-quality training, largely because some flight simulators lack the sophistication needed to practice realistic warfare missions, said the chief of the Air Combat [...]

The U.S. Army is investing $300 million in a new aviation trainer missions collectively with ground that will allow aircrews to practice forces, in a digital environment. Army officials said [...]

As U.S. military planners prepare to increase the presence of unmanned aircraft over Afghanistan, they should not rush to the conclusion that UAVs are money savers, experts said. The conventional [...]

Navy and Marine Corps tactical aviation units do not have enough ordnance to meet their training and exercise requirements, according to a report by a government watchdog agency. The General [...]

The Defense Department is funding a two-year, $10 million program that seeks to emphasize the use of technology experimentation and cost analysis before weapons systems enter full-rate procurement. The initiative, [...]

Marine Corps tactical war games focus on enhancing 'situational awareness' A recent war game sponsored by the Marine Corps is offering insights into the challenges of fighting urban wars and [...]

Various training devices are planned for flight and maintenance The simulators and training equipment for the F-22 Raptor air-superiority fighter aircraft are scheduled for delivery to the Air Force by [...]