The U.S. Air Force’s F-47 program has begun its engineering and manufacturing development phase and will fly in the coming years, a service official said.The program, described as “extreme teaming” with industry partners, entered the phase with “unprecedented maturity,” Gen. Dale White, director of Critical Major Weapon Systems, said in a Wednesday keynote address at an event in Dayton, Ohio.The engineering and manufacturing phase includes maturing, integrating and testing all parts of the F-47. It will produce a small number of test aircraft for evaluation and includes priced options for low-rate initial production. White did not specify the number of…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. My daughter’s curls bounced up and down with each step she took, her tiny Crocs slapping the pavement, her fist clutching the handle of her red fiberglass recurve. She walked with purpose, past the three men shooting their compounds in the open outdoor range, and toward the winding path that led through the woods to the archery course. They all stopped to smile when she walked by—it’s hard not to. But I could see on their faces that they were a bit surprised to see…

The latest Quinnipiac University poll found that only 32 percent of all registered voters support how president Donald Trump has handled his second term in office. Several factors are influencing the low approval rating, including the high fuel prices caused by the war with Iran. Accoridng to the poll, 58 percent of respondents disapproved, and 10 percent did not offer an opinion on his job performance. According to a report by The Hill, Trump’s approval rating marks a new low for Trump’s presidency in the center’s polling. A CNN survey conducted within the same period reported an approval rating of 34…

Editor’s Note: This reflection first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter.My little sister has been in the military for 19 years, serving in Germany, U.S. territories, South Carolina, and elsewhere. Since February, she’s called a base in the Middle East home. I’ve known her location and her proximity to danger for months, but it had felt like she wasn’t really there. Iran seemed intent on attacking bases other than hers, and American casualties were rare. Our conversations were often about how bored she was. The lousy…

Sign up for the On The Gun Newsletter The latest for gun hunters and competitive shooters. Everyone has their idea of what a suitable bear defense long gun is, and it’s usually something like a .45/70, 12 gauge slug gun, or a .375 H&H. All of those are proven, viable options, and you’ll typically get laughed out of camp if you suggested an AR-15 might be suitable too. It’s an idea that I didn’t take very seriously, or even spend much thought on. That is, until I saw a viral video last year of a man stopping a black bear…

The U.S. Army is putting pilots in the cockpit of its new assault aircraft well before it enters the force for operational use, simulating flight to gather aviator’s feedback about the MV-75 Cheyenne’s display system and its cognitive workload impact.The exercise brought Army aviators and experts together in May at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, to test virtual versions of the MV-75’s cockpit, according to a Thursday release, which said the feedback will be incorporated into the aircraft’s design ahead of its first flight and ultimate delivery to the 101st Airborne Division.The service’s new tiltrotor aircraft — named in honor of the…

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The United States has depleted roughly two-thirds of its pre-war Patriot missile interceptor inventory during the conflict with Iran, according to a new analysis by the Center for Strategic and International Studies — a drawdown the think tank says could create readiness challenges if another major conflict erupts before stockpiles are rebuilt.Using publicly available information on missile expenditures, production rates and estimated U.S. inventories, the Washington-based think tank estimates the U.S. has expended about 65% of its Patriot inventory, leaving fewer than 1,000 interceptors remaining. The analysis also estimates U.S. inventories of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, interceptors…

Car manufacturer BMW plans to cut around 8,000 jobs by late 2027. The German auto giant will begin the “voluntary reduction program” by offering buyouts to personnel in research, development, and planning. Factory workers will not be offered a buyout, accoridng to sources. BMW CEO Milan Nedeljkovic is expected to announce the voluntary reduction program at a staff meeting this week, some of the sources said. They added that the plan would be launched in October and run through 2027. The company intends to reportedly cut around 5% of its total workforce. The automaker employed 87,436 people in Germany as…

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington arrived Thursday in Da Nang, Vietnam, for a scheduled port visit, the service announced.The ship, along with over 5,000 sailors, sailed from the Philippine Sea to the South China Sea last week, several days after a July 20 hostile incident between the China Coast Guard and Philippine Navy in which Chinese personnel aboard an inflatable boat struck a Philippine Navy service member with a wooden baton, injuring the individual.Four days later, hostilities continued between the two nations when the China Coast Guard attacked Philippine Coast Guard and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics “ALL RIGHT, RICK,” said Paul Hiller, our host and the skipper-owner of the Nan II, a fast 23-foot cruiser. “We should drift over a school of fish somewhere along here. Free-spool your rig to the bottom. Then reel it up slowly, jigging it gently all the time.” “Will do,” said Rick Wills, a husky ex-heavyweight boxer who is now a lieutenant on the police force of Madison, Connecticut, my home town. Rick carried out instructions faithfully, but there was a dubious look on his face as…

The U.S. Air Force’s B-21 Raiders are on track for a 2027 delivery to a South Dakota base, an Air Force official said.B-21 Raiders, the service’s long-range stealth bombers currently in initial production, will be “on the ramp” at Ellsworth Air Force Base next year, Gen. Dale White, director of Critical Major Weapon Systems, said in a Wednesday keynote address at an event in Dayton, Ohio.White, who also acts as direct reporting portfolio manager to the deputy defense secretary, is tasked with managing weapons systems, such as the F-47 and B-21 programs.At the Life Cycle Industry Days, hosted by the…

The United States has resumed its bombing of Iran after a “surprise attack” on American forces. US President Donald Trump had warned earlier on Wednesday that Iran was about to face a harsh response, reportedly telling Fox News: “We’re going to beat the f***ing s**t out of them.” The renewed strikes marked the first US attacks inside Iran since Trump paused the bombing campaign Friday. The halting of attacks came after 13 consecutive nights to allow diplomacy another chance; however, Iran continued to say that negotiations were not underway. Trump: US And Iran Engaged In “Very Friendly” Talks During the pause in…

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The House version of next year’s defense budget bill revives a push to use emerging technology to make military rations lighter and more portable. While the standard Meal, Ready-to-Eat, or MRE, delivers nutritionally complete chow in a package weighing 1.5 pounds or less, that adds up for troops on the move: more than 30 pounds of supply per service member for a week-long patrol. And amid efforts across the services to prepare to operate independently in austere environments far from resupply, cutting down the weight and volume of food is a known need.The fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act calls…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics The improved clinch knot, sometimes called the fisherman’s knot, is what I’d call a necessary oddball. It’s remarkably easy to tie and comes in handy for a variety of applications. It can essentially be used to attach anything with an eye—from a crankbait to a streamer fly to a barrel swivel—to your line or leader. Even with cold, wet fingers, you can tie an improved clinch in seconds, but I call it odd because the amount of trust anglers put in it varies widely.  The origins…

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The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth up to $58.6 billion to produce Patriot interceptor missiles, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, as conflicts in Iran and Ukraine strain U.S. weapons stockpiles.The U.S. has supplied large quantities of ‌weapons to allies while also using munitions in its own military operations in Iran, raising concerns about inventories of key air defense and precision-guided weapons.The Lockheed award converts a previous one-year deal worth $4.7 billion awarded in April into a seven-year draft agreement, creating a multiyear procurement plan for the interceptors from fiscal 2026 through 2032, the Army said.Pentagon negotiators ​are…

The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton and local forces seized an estimated 2,380 pounds of suspected marijuana worth approximately $2.8 million Saturday near Great Inagua, Bahamas.The Charles Sexton crew and the Royal Bahamas Defence Force boarded a suspected drug-smuggling vessel about 80 miles southwest of Great Inagua, where they discovered 97 bales of suspected marijuana. The three people aboard the vessel were transferred to the Royal Bahamas Defence Force for prosecution along with the narcotics.“This interdiction highlights the strength of our partnership and our shared commitment to combating transnational organized crime in the region,” Lt. Peter…

This article was originally published by Mark Thornton at The Mises Institute.  I’m not predicting WWIII; I am certainly not calling for WWIII; I’m doing everything in my power to prevent WWIII and illuminate the causes, risks, and general results of future war. We are in a quasi-war with Russia, with Europe planning to fight. We are at war in the Middle East with no end in sight. We have stolen China’s oil source in Venezuela and threatened Denmark with our might. The last decade has seen the entire globe turn from firm allies and admirers of America to disgruntled…

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Ukraine’s F-16 fighters have become a crucial defense against Russian drones, but repeated interceptions are wearing out the country’s small fleet.Ukrainian F-16s have destroyed more than 2,500 Geran and Gerbera one-way attack drones, wrote airpower expert Justin Bronk in an analysis of the Ukraine air war for the Royal United Services Institute, a British think tank.“[The] use of fighters against such drones has consumed an unsustainable number of airframe flying hours and air-to-air missiles … since mid-2024, when the Ukrainian Air Force received its first Western aircraft and trained crews,” the analysis reads.“Russian industry produces more than 6,000 [one-way attack]…

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