The M8 Armored Gun System (AGS) was a lightweight tank intended for rapid deployment with the 82nd Airborne Division. Each Light Armor Battalion would have been the most maneuverable and lethal ...

U.S. paratroopers are built for speed, surprise, and independence. Dropped behind enemy lines with little to no immediate support, they rely entirely on what they carry to fight, survive, and complete ...

BACN provides a long-range secure communication capability, acting as a "gateway" system that bridges the gap between ...

Troops from the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division are preparing for possible deployment to the Middle East, New York Times and other American outlets have reported. There is no official confirmation, ...

CENTENNIAL, Colo. – In a display of cooperation and capability, Soldiers from the Colorado Army National Guard and the Jordanian Armed Forces recently conducted a joint airborne operation in Watkins, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sierra Nevada Corp. plans to turn five Boeing 747-8 aircraft into the Air Force's new fleet of Survivable Airborne Operations ...

It’s built for a doomsday scenario. The U.S. Air Force E-4B “Nightwatch” – known as the “Doomsday Plane” -- can be in the air at a moment’s notice during a national emergency. There it can serve as ...

A simple solution designed by soldiers to protect their small drones during parachute drops into field training exercises is soon headed to more troops, the Army said this month. A small modular drone ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A number of soldiers from a Columbus-based unit of the U.S. Army Reserve are scheduled to parachute at Wright-Patterson Airfield on Friday. According to the 88th Air Base Wing, ...

National Airborne Day coincides with the Airborne & Special Operations Museum's 25th anniversary and a Liberty Tree commemoration. A ceremony marking the 250th anniversary of the Liberty Tree will be ...