Navy Swapping Out Mine Hunting Drones for Aerial Refueling

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The Navy scraps a mine-hunting drones program and picks up a UAS robot tanker program the Navy wants on carrier decks, as soon as possible, reports Breaking Defense.

Second Line of Defense reports, in the hands of the Marines, the F-35 became tactically operational during developmental testing by the Pax River and Edwards AFB.

Military.com reports on what TRICARE beneficiaries will gain when the premiums rise.

Don’t expect a fifth US military force anytime soon, despite calls from some, military officials choose integration of cyber into all aspects of the military , not a separate cyber force, says Defense Tech.

An MIT Algorithm could save future sailors from rogue waves, reports Motherboard.vice.

The 724,000 taxpayers whose data is now believed vulnerable from a hack at the IRS will start hearing from the agency next week, reports Next Gov. Those with their data breached will be offered one year free identity-theft protection, if the hacker were unsuccessful no protection will be offered.

If not you, who? Next Gov poses the question NASA female scientists were asking girls at the the 15th anniversary of the best day you’ve never heard of, Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.

The Aviationist has video of a Huey door gunner as he unloads on targets during a weapons course at Yodaville near Yuma, AZ.

The next decade’s shift to electric cars will trigger the next oil crisis, reports Bloomberg.

The Postal Service lost money on Its facility closures last year, reports Gov Exec.