Composite repair time for F/A-18 Super Hornets could be slashed in half with a groundbreaking 3D-printing repair method, according to the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division.By utilizing a “high-performance, 3D-printed composite patches that can be applied directly onto the aircraft,” the 3D-printing method has the possibility of enabling sailors to perform complex composite fixes directly at forward operating bases, abandoning the need for “highly specialized maintenance artisans” and lengthy turnaround times that can cause severe delays, a Wednesday release notes. “Our goal is to put capability directly into the hands of the Fleet,” NAWCAD Commander Rear Adm. Todd Evans said in the release. “By simplifying a complex repair so it can be done forward, our engineers would get aircraft back in the fight faster — it’s a smart solution that makes our squadrons more self-sufficient and directly improves operational readiness.”Typically, the repair of the grounded F/A-18 can cause significant delays as naval crews wait for parts to be shipped back to repair depots in the U.S. and then shipped back to the fleet. In the interim, the Navy loses critical combat capability as it stretches to repair its fighter jet. To contend with this, a joint team of engineers…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX — A new national push to preserve the memory of the September 11 terrorist attacks for generations too young to remember that day is launching this week ahead of America’s 250th anniversary.Starting July 1, the 9/11 Legacy Foundation will offer a free national curriculum on Freedom250.org to educate, increase awareness and encourage civic action. Built around an “Active Remembrance” model, the curriculum is designed to help participants not just learn about these historical events but also preserve these memories through community engagement. The website features modules designed from audiences of all ages that are customizable for elementary schools, universities, families, churches, and corporations, and it maps out more than 1,100 memorial sites across the nation.Dr. Chris Meek, founder of the 9/11 Legacy Foundation, told Fox News Digital the initiative is more important now than ever, citing educational gaps, alarming online trends and declining patriotism.Only 14 states currently mandate 9/11 education in schools, he said. Meek is also concerned by data showing American pride has hit a 25-year-low, according to Gallup, following other polling indicating many young people struggle to define the phrase, “Never Forget,” along with TikTok videos sympathizing…

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine has turned its signature naval drone – the little boat that drove Russia’s fleet out of the western Black Sea – into a launch platform for first-person-view attack drones, putting Kyiv’s strike reach beyond the coast.The Sea Baby, a strike boat built and operated by Ukraine’s Security Service, or SBU, can now carry six to eight FPV drones in side compartments that open during an attack, alongside thermobaric Shmel rockets, according to Russian accounts of the boats operating around the Kinburn Spit, roughly 40 miles east of Odesa, shared by Forbes.Ukrainian officials count on the autonomous vessels’ ability to move closer toward Russian military positions than land-based launchers could, with the SBU assuming a range of 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) on a 4,400-pound (2,000-kilogram) payload. Some of the drones in the cargo hold are guided by fiber-optic cable, leaving them immune to the radio jamming that downs ordinary FPVs, according to Forbes.Ukraine has turned nearly everything it fields into an FPV launcher. Sea drones carrying fiber-optic FPVs struck the Russian ports of Tuapse and Novorossiysk in September. Several companies have rigged ground robots to fire the same drones, and both sides have flown balloons carrying them.“The…

Today’s handgun buyers are spoiled for choice — to a degree that the number of options becomes almost bewildering. As a result, consumers often rely on any number of heuristics that help simplify their purchase decisions. Witness today the number of novice shooters who approach buying their first handgun as they would a pair of pants: “Will I be best served by big, medium, or small?” Will you be best served with a full-size gun, like the 1911 TRP (top), or something more compact like the Springfield Armory Hellcat (below)? Certainly, the industry terms of Full-Sized, Compact, and Subcompact are nominally meant to describe the physical dimensions of a handgun. However, there are differences between these platforms — and interesting histories — that aren’t fully explained by size alone. Let’s dig into what these categories are, and historically, how we seem to have arrived at the present moment. The Full-Sized Handgun For much of the history of small arms, just about any “handgun” implied a firearm of such size that it could be stowed and manipulated in ways that were far handier than that of a long gun. This made handguns a favored tool of the U.S. Cavalry, since it…

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has warned that artificial intelligence-powered digital nuclear weapons could increase rivalries between already warring nations. CIA Director John Ratcliffe said that “AI tools will only continue to raise the stakes in our competition with all of America’s adversaries.” The United States’ Hypocrisy On Nuclear Weapons It would be “not misplaced to refer to their capabilities as akin to digital nuclear weapons,” he added, citing discussions within the administration of United States President Donald Trump. Ratcliffe further claimed that rival nations “work to steal and to manipulate America’s advancements for their own ends and gains.” Promises of rapid advances in AI capabilities, including in hacking, have been a constant feature of the global digital technology race. Last month, the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the US, warned that frontier models are “anticipated to exceed current industry expectations, fundamentally transforming both offensive and defensive cyber capabilities,” adding that “the timeline is not years, it is months.” -RT Ratcliffe isn’t the only ruler concerned that other countries could outpace the US when it comes to AI warfare. During an Intelligence Committee hearing, US Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) said that National Security Agency chief Joshua Rudd had…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Vanilla Ice is all about sharing his patriotism with his fans.During an interview with Fox News Digital, the 58-year-old rapper once again defended his decision to perform at America 250’s Great American State Fair, explaining “it’s kinda shocking to me that we can’t celebrate the birthday of our country” without backlash, saying he is “honored” to have been asked to perform and that “it’s not about politics.””Man, I raise the flag at every concert I go to. You know that. And I’m proud because I know what we’ve gone through for 250 years to be where we are. And I am proud because I’m friends with so many soldiers,” he said. “All the guys on the Vanilla Ice Project that do construction with me, they’re all Marines. They teach me the code of ethics. They teach how, what it’s like to be a real American. They teach what it is like to understand that the veterans that have lost their lives and everybody that has fought for this country, what it means.”He went on to say that the celebrations are “part of our freedom” as well as “part of the fun that…

The Marine Corps launched a new mobile app that gives Marines a simplified guide for uniform and grooming standards, according to Tuesday’s administrative message. Brig. Gen. Matthew Tracy, commanding general of the service’s education command, described the Marine Corps Uniform App as giving “immediate access to the guidance they use most often.”“It is designed to make existing standards more accessible while reinforcing the professionalism and attention to detail that define our Corps,” he said.Grooming standards, there’s an app for that. (Marine Corps Uniform App)Although the service’s uniform regulations are available online, the 263-page document written in Courier typeface isn’t exactly easy to navigate. The new app simplifies that guidance into a much more accessible format.In a press release, the service said the application is intended to supplement, not replace, MCO 1020.34. “While it answers many of the most common questions regarding uniforms and grooming, Marines should continue to consult the order for comprehensive policy and detailed guidance,” the service said.The app’s home screen features six categories: male officer, female officer, male enlisted, female enlisted, male grooming and female grooming.Selecting a category opens a list of approved and required uniforms for physical training, utilities, service and dress. Each entry includes a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Minnesota’s Democratic Gov. Tim Walz faced backlash from conservatives on social media after denouncing Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling on transgender athletes in women’s sports by calling it “cruel.””As the Supreme Court says states can be cruel to trans kids, my message is clear: Here in Minnesota, we stand with and value our trans neighbors and youth,” Walz posted on X as the Supreme Court was ruling in favor of West Virginia and Idaho against trans athletes who sued to gain access to girls’ sports.Walz’s comment was immediately blasted on social media by conservatives, many of whom are from Minnesota.”What’s cruel is making a teenage girl, already uncomfortable in her own skin, change in a locker room next to a naked boy,” Minnesota Republican state Sen. Julia Coleman posted on X. “What’s cruel is letting our girls get the s— kicked out of them by biological males on the field and lose out on scholarships and more chances to compete. What’s cruel is putting your base above female safety and opportunities.”U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE MAKES NEW TRANS ATHLETE FINDINGS AGAINST USA HOCKEY “Once again you disregard the laws of America,” retired Minnesota State Patrol…

For weeks, Army Ranger School students put their bodies through a physical ringer, carrying heavy loads and marching far distances with little to eat and sparing sleep. But when Army researchers measured the course’s grueling toll, they found that female soldiers experienced fewer physiological changes than their male counterparts.Researchers tracked hormone levels, blood markers and body composition over the weeks-long school and the findings, published this month in the Journal of Applied Physiology, are among the first to compare how male and female soldiers respond to the Army’s premier leadership course. The new information comes over a decade after the Pentagon lifted its former ban on women in combat arms roles. In 2015, Ranger School opened to all qualified applicants and since then, over 150 female soldiers have graduated. Thousands more have served — and are serving — in frontline roles, in a change researchers say that underscores the need to better understand how prolonged military training affects women’s health. The study, first reported by Task & Purpose, found that while both men and women lost weight and body fat during the course, men experienced more widespread changes across hormone systems and blood markers. Women also experienced hormonal changes, but…

This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog: The Earthquakes Just Won’t Stop: The New Madrid Fault And The Cascadia Subduction Zone Both Get Shaken As The Warnings Continue How much shaking is it going to take before most of the population starts paying attention? The ground underneath our feet just keeps shaking. Nobody can deny this. As you will see below, there has been a long list of large earthquakes that have hit our planet over the past week, and this is something that I have been writing about a lot in recent days. What we are experiencing is not normal, and many believe that all of this shaking is just a preview of what is to come. On Monday morning, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake suddenly struck approximately 140 miles off the coast of Oregon… The Pacific’s notorious ‘Ring of Fire’ has delivered another jolt amid a recent burst of seismic activity around the globe’s most earthquake-prone region. The US Geological Survey detected a magnitude 5.5 earthquake roughly 140 miles west of the Oregon coast at around 7:35am ET Monday. The earthquake struck deep beneath the Pacific Ocean and there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.…