Air Force Clears Hurdle for First Hypersonic Weapons Airmen at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana have figured out how to attach the service's new hypersonic missile to an...
Hillary Clinton Takes Shot at F-35 Program, Urges Retirement of Old Air Force Planes Congress has been skeptical of letting the Air Force retire weapons systems early.
How Napalm Got Its July 4th Start at Harvard The World War II-era U.S. Army needed a flame-throwing chemical that could actually be shot over a long distance and burn...
Army Leaders Aren't Waiting for Space Force to Invest in Low-Orbit Weapons Army senior leaders mapped out the service's plans to equip combat brigades with sophisticated space capabilities.
Army Close to Picking Firm to Build Hypersonic Weapon, General Says The service hopes to select a commercial firm to build prototypes of the advanced strategic weapon by late summer.
Live LRASM Test from F/A-18 Super Hornet Expected This Year The F/A-18 Super Hornet is gearing up to live-test Lockheed Martin Corp.'s LRASM, with a range test expected this year.
New Precision Weapon Allows F-35C to Destroy Targets in Stealth Mode The JSOW-C is a major capability upgrade for the Joint Strike Fighter.
With Nuclear Mission in Rear-View, Options Abound for B-1B The B-1B Lancer is all about variety now -- the missions it can perform and the bombs it can drop.
Air Force Taps Raytheon to Build New Smart Bomb for F-35 The U.S. Air Force has awarded a nearly $60 million contract to Raytheon to integrate a new laser-guided smart bomb onto the...
Russia 'Closing Gap' Between US with Newer Air Defenses, General Says Russia's development of new surface-to-air missile systems and other air defenses has 'closed the gap' between U.S. air...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
'It's OK Not to Be OK': Special Operations Wing Orders Stand-Down After Roger Fortson's Police Killing The Air Force special operations wing in Florida where Senior Airman Roger Fortson served before he was shot and killed by...
VA Says It Can't Change New Urn, Plaque Benefit that Precludes Future Burials in National Veteran Cemeteries Both the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs and the National Funeral Directors Association lodged...
'Unspeakably Cruel': Army Ranger Sentenced for Murdering Security Guard in Washington State A U.S. Army Ranger formerly stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for beating a...