The U.S. Army has successfully tested software designed to help vehicle-mounted weapons shoot down drones while both the target and the vehicle are moving, Picatinny Arsenal announced Tuesday. The capability was demonstrated in April at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, using a Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station, or CROWS, equipped with software that has been designed to track and strike small drones while the vehicle is in motion. The effort has been led by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center, according to the release.The project, known as Simultaneous Weapon Autonomy Technology for Fire Control, or SWAT-FC, uses technology originally developed for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program and adapted to allow the weapons system to target and shoot from the ground.The software uses sensors to provide constantly updating data, the announcement said, adding that once the system is developed fully, it will increase accuracy against small unmanned aircraft systems and decrease the number of rounds needed to disable them.“It’s a great start to the effort,” Nick Cascia, the project’s armaments officer, said in the release. “The SWAT-FC team has put considerable time and effort into developing our advanced fire control algorithms and preparing for this test. Once we…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FBI Director Kash Patel announced Tuesday the agency is adding two international fugitives to its recently launched “Most Wanted Fraudsters” list, as federal authorities unveiled a historic crackdown on healthcare fraud that led to charges against 455 suspects for more than $6.5 billion in false claims.Patel revealed the two new additions, Khalid Ahmed Satary and Emylee Thai, during a joint news conference detailing the “2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown” initiative.The pair, who have both been on the run since 2022, were added to replace two previously captured fraudsters.FBI LAUNCHES ‘MOST WANTED FRAUDSTERS’ LIST AS DOJ CHARGES OHIO DEFENDANTS IN $30M MEDICAID SCHEME FOR KIDS The new “most wanted” targets include Khalid Ahmed Satary, who is wanted for his alleged involvement in a staggering $547 million healthcare fraud conspiracy tied to a genetic testing scheme. The FBI said Satary is believed to be hiding in the United Arab Emirates.The second wanted suspect, Emylee Thai, faces charges for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, defrauding the U.S., and paying and receiving kickbacks. MINNESOTA MAN MARKS FBI’S FIRST ARREST FROM DOJ’S ‘MOST WANTED FRAUDSTERS’ LISTThai’s laboratory allegedly billed Medicare roughly $142 million for genetic testing, successfully…

On April 9, 1914, amid the chaos of Mexico’s revolutionary conflicts, nine U.S. Navy seamen had been detained by the dictatorship of Gen. Victoriano Huerta. Although they were released on April 21, the United States learned that the steamship Ypiranga had entered the port of Veracruz with a cargo of German weaponry. In response, the U.S. Navy confiscated Ypiranga and landed an occupation force in Vera Cruz. Although the Americans hoped to avoid bloodshed, the city’s commander, Gen. Gustavo Maass had orders to resist foreign occupation. Consequently, the parties that came ashore on April 21 found themselves in an escalating urban battle. One of the most dramatic events of that first day involved orders from the fleet commander, Rear Adm. Frank Friday Fletcher: “SEIZE CUSTOM HOUSE. DO NOT PERMIT WAR SUPPLIES TO BE DELIVERED TO HUERTA GOVERNMENT OR ANY OTHER PARTY.” When the Americans advanced on the building, they suddenly found themselves pinned down by what an officer on the scene, Ensign George Lowry, described as “murderous rifle and machine gun fire.” Not wishing to risk any more men than he had to, Fletcher called for a handful of volunteers. Five men from the battleship Florida — Harry C. Beasley,…

Glaring war hawk, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, has emphatically rejected the United States and Iran’s calls to cease military operations in Lebanon. The minister added that Israel can “achieve results if Lebanon is our playground.” In spite of a ceasefire agreement, which amounted to a surrender to Iran by the US, Israel has continued to strike targets in Lebanon, it says, that are linked to the terrorist group Hezbollah.  Ben-Gvir has stated clearly that Israel will not and “cannot agree to a ceasefire in Lebanon,” and US President Donald Trump should be aware of this. Ben-Gvir further described Lebanon as a “country that supports terrorism.” He said, “Even with a smaller number of soldiers, we can achieve results if Lebanon is our playground.” He previously wrote on X that “all of Lebanon should burn,” in response to Hezbollah attacks. Israel Continues Its Attacks On Lebanon Despite MoU Signing by Trump Under a US-Iranian memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed last week, both sides declared an “immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.” However, Israel, which is bombing Lebanon, did not sign the agreement and did not agree to cease any kind of attack on anyone. In…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Washington Post boasted that the Justice Department planned to “force” reporters to testify before a federal grand jury but withdrew subpoenas after they were challenged by the paper. The Post published a Tuesday story citing “a Justice Department official familiar with the matter” that reporter Ellen Nakashima received a grand jury subpoena this spring “related to sensitive reporting about a national security matter.”The Post reported that the Jeff Bezos-owned newspaper “was fighting the demand in federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia in sealed proceedings when the government rescinded Nakashima’s subpoena.” The newspaper also reported that the “scope of the investigations that triggered the subpoenas are not clear” aside from being related to national security.TRUMP CLAIMS BEZOS FRETTED TO HIM ABOUT ‘OUT OF CONTROL’ PEOPLE AT WASHINGTON POST “The unwarranted subpoena of our reporter Ellen Nakashima – a clear violation of constitutionally guaranteed press freedom – was another sign of the government seeking to compel journalists to become instruments of its investigations. We will continue to stand fully behind the journalism of The Washington Post and fight all efforts by any administration that violate our First Amendment rights,” a Washington Post…

The U.S. Air Force announced the promotion of more than 6,500 staff sergeants to technical sergeant in the 2026 promotion cycle, a boost in the past five years’ selection rate.The service selected 6,668 staff sergeants to become technical sergeant out of 25,080 eligible airmen, according to a Monday Air Force Personnel Center statement, for a selection rate of 26.56%.Senior officials were set to receive access to the select lists through the Virtual Enlisted Promotion Release application Tuesday. The 26E6 promotion list will be made publicly available Thursday morning on the Personnel Center’s website.The 2026 promotion cycle demonstrates an over 1% increase from last year when officials selected 7,884 staff sergeants to promote out of 30,776 eligible, for a rate of 25.62% in 2025.Previously, the highest number of airmen selected for this promotion was in 2019, when 9,467 staff sergeants were selected, and the number eligible was 29,328. The number chosen dropped by over 1,200 airmen in 2020 before it increased again to 9,422 in 2021.Although the number of airmen selected reached its peak in 2019 with a selection rate of 32.28%, the 2026 promotion cycle marks the highest rate since 2021’s 26.94%.Over the past five years, the promotion’s selection rate…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The NBA Finals wrapped up only a week or so ago, and we are already looking at the next year. That’s mostly because tonight is the NBA Draft. This is one of my favorite days of the sports calendar year. I love the NBA, I love college basketball as well, and tonight is where the worlds collide. This gives all the teams a chance to bolster their rosters and potentially get a piece that transforms their team. It also gives us a chance to bet and make some money. The Obvious PicksThe first three picks, most likely in this order, are going to be AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson and Cameron Boozer. Dybantsa will end up with the Wizards as the first overall pick. There is no value in betting him at -700, and the US-based books won’t let you parlay him with other picks (or really any parlays for that matter). However, there might still be some value in betting Peterson at -250 to be the No. 2 overall pick. The reason is that if Dybantsa was not in this draft, Peterson would be the first pick of the draft.Cameron Boozer is…

The United States Men’s National Team has clinched a group win and a spot in the knockout rounds of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.With two consecutive wins in the tournament for the first time since 1930, many are wondering if this is the best USMNT of all time.While that remains to be seen, it’s fair to say that plenty of talented individuals have donned the Stars and Stripes over the years, so today, let’s take a look at the ten best players to ever play for the U.S. national team.I’ll be taking into account individual achievements as well as team success while they were active and their impact on the program as a whole.USA WORLD CUP TEAM CLINCHES SPOT IN KNOCKOUT STAGE AFTER ANOTHER HISTORIC PERFORMANCE VS AUSTRALIAEnough of the preamble, let’s kick things off!10. Kasey Keller (Goalkeeper) Before Tim Howard, there was Kasey Keller.The legendary goalkeeper was a fixture in the European leagues long before that was commonplace for members of the U.S. team, and it was Keller and fellow keeper Brad Friedel who earned America the reputation of having world-class goalies nearly three decades ago.USA SOCCER LEGENDS LANDON DONOVAN, TIM HOWARD SHARE HOW FAR THEY THINK THIS YEAR’S…

In the mid-1930s, Adolph Hitler cast his eye towards France and dreamed of revenge for the outcome of World War One. Standing in his way was the French Maginot Line, a collection of massive concrete strongpoints, casemates, armored turrets, and observation posts. Among the barbed wire, mine fields, and tank traps, there were nearly 5,000 bunkers defending France. A German Karl-Gerät alongside a Panzer IV ammunition carrier known as a “Munitionsschlepper.” Image: Author’s collection Despite this intimidating defensive line, during 1936 Rheinmetall proposed development of a super-heavy howitzer to attack the Maginot forts. The original plan was to have the mortar components carried to the battle site by several tracked carriers and then assembled in the field. The size and complexity of the mortar, coupled with the excessive assembly time extinguished this notion, and in January 1937 Rheinmetall pivoted the concept to a huge self-propelled gun (137 tons). The vehicle was to be carried as close to the attack area as possible by rail, and then the massive, tracked carriage would crawl forward at about 6 mph. A right side view of Rheinmetall’s impressive super-mortar: the 60cm Karl-Gerät (040/041). Image: NARA Driving trials began in 1938, under the supervision of General of…

“Today, I’m fortunate enough to build knives for people all over the world,” says Brent Smith, founder of Bald Man Knife & Tool. “But at the end of the day, it’s still the same mission: make tough, functional, handmade knives that people are proud to carry and use.” Like many creators in many different fields, Smith’s journey began because he needed something no one else in the field was offering. “Bald Man Knife & Tool started out of an obsession,” he says. “I spent years collecting knives and using them in everyday life, and eventually I found myself searching for things in a knife that I couldn’t find.” Thus, Smith made his way out to his shed and started working on a knife with those things in mind. Thick blades, Smith says, do not mean bad slicing performance What things? Well, if BMKT is known for one thing above all else, it is, to use Smith’s own term and punctuation, “THICK KNIVES!!” Flagship pieces like the Thicker Clipper and Thick-a-Tross showcase Smith’s preference for 3/16″ blade stock. “I love a thin and slicey knife when I’m staring at a pile of cardboard boxes that need to be processed down or I need to…