Airman Brayden Lovan, 21, died on July 20, 2025 at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming. His death remains under ...

Air Force Global Strike Command pulled the M18 from use after Brayden Lovan, a 21-year-old remote targeting engagement system ...

The news marks a major development in the ongoing investigation into the circumstances behind Lovan's death and the scrutiny ...

The Air Force has charged an airman with making false statements, obstructing justice and involuntary manslaughter in the ...

The U.S. Air Force ordered a service-wide safety inspection of every single one of its M18 pistols after one discharged and ...

A US airman has been charged with obstruction of justice and involuntary manslaughter in connection with a fatal firearm ...

The entire Air Force is doing a service-wide inspection of the M18 handgun after a Security Forces airman suddenly died last ...

Last month, the U.S. Air Force suspended use of the M18 pistol for one of its units comprising more than 33,000 personnel ...

Elements of Air Combat Command have joined Air Force Global Strike Command in halting use of M18 pistols after a fatal ...

The story of the M18 Hellcat begins with an urgent shift in U.S. military doctrine during World War II. From the failure of towed anti-tank guns in France to the development of a new fast-moving “tank ...

A leaked memo called for the M18 to be pulled from use "for all operational and training activities" immediately and replaced by the M-4 rifle.

Air Force Global Strike Command pulled M18 pistols from service after a recent fatal incident, and its aircrews will need a substitute if they fly into combat.