Trump’s MRI scan raises specter of secrecy in presidential health

President Trump’s off-the-cuff disclosure that he underwent an MRI scan is raising fresh questions about the secrecy ...

Last-minute scramble over pay takes a toll on military families during the shutdown

The government shutdown is taking a toll on military families as they live without the guarantee of a paycheck.

Military will be paid on Oct. 31 after officials pull $5.3B from 3 accounts

Military members' pay has remained in limbo throughout the government shutdown. Here's what we know about the Oct. 31 ...

Trump administration says members of the military will get paid Friday despite the government shutdown

If the paychecks are delivered, it would be the second time the White House has avoided missing a pay period for troops ...
Defense News

Army’s big drone ambition runs into the hard part: scaling up

Rock Island Arsenal has invested significantly in building a high-tech advanced manufacturing facility on post. (Kendall Swank/Army) ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. — The U.S. Army is racing to turn its ...
Interesting Engineering

Private messages to military data: Satellites are leaking secrets, study shocks

A new study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), and the University of Maryland (UMD) has revealed that a vast portion of global satellite communications, including ...
New Atlas

These 16-ton self-driving cargo trucks are joining the US Army

Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Defense is upgrading its lauded Palletized Load System (PLS) vehicles for transporting cargo across battlefields with the ability to drive themselves – providing a critical ...
Stars and Stripes

Army moves forward with project to place nuclear microreactors on installations

WASHINGTON — The Army will place commercial nuclear microreactors on some of its bases in the coming years under a private-public partnership it has dubbed the Janus Program, Army Secretary Dan ...
The Daytona Beach News-Journal

Do military personnel still get paid during a government shutdown? What to know

A government shutdown has furloughed nearly 750,000 federal workers and left military personnel working without pay. President Trump has directed the Secretary of War to use available funds to pay ...
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Army Sec. Dan Driscoll on partnering with the private sector and the surge in defense tech startups

U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll sits down with Morgan Brennan from the AUSA annual conference to talk the Army’s next phase of modernization — from AI and counter-drone technology to rare earth ...
Defense News

New Army helo engine still powering on despite uncertain future

Sikorsky team members remove a T901 engine from it shipping crate at the Sikorsky facility in West Palm Beach, Florida. (David Hylton/U.S. Army) The U.S. Army has not yet terminated the Improved ...
Forbes

Military Will Receive Paychecks Despite Shutdown, Trump Says

President Donald Trump said Saturday military members will receive their paychecks on Oct. 15, ending speculation troops might have to go without pay amid the government shutdown. President Donald ...