The Navy Test Pilot Who Shot Down His Own Fighter Jet Not every military test pilot can set records like Chuck Yeager, but what happened to Tom Attridge on Sept. 21, 1956, was...
911 Call Shows Bizarre Circumstances of F-35 Ejection: 'Not Sure Where the Airplane Is,' Pilot Says A military pilot whose advanced fighter jet went temporarily missing is heard repeatedly requesting an ambulance in a...
What We Know About the Marine Corps F-35 Crash, Backyard Ejection and What Went Wrong The crash of an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in South Carolina has raised numerous questions about what prompted the...
I'm a Top Gun-Trained Fighter Pilot. I'd Make More Money as an Airline Pilot, But It Wouldn't Be as Fulfilling. The Naval Academy wasn't on my radar in high school, but being a successful swimmer got me noticed by their college...
3 Ospreys Made Forced Landings in Japan. The Marine Corps Said There Were No Indications of Clutch Issues. The Marine Corps says that three Okinawa V-22 Ospreys that diverted from scheduled flight paths due to "caution indications"...
A Look at Recent Vintage Aircraft Crashes Following a Deadly Collision at the Reno Air Races Two pilots died when their vintage planes collided in front of tens of thousands of spectators at the National Championship...
That Missing Marine Corps F-35 Isn't the First 'Zombie' Aircraft to Wander Off Without a Pilot While it might seem hard to believe, this wouldn't be the first time zombie aircraft kept going without a human element.
China Flies 103 Military Planes Toward Taiwan in a New High in Activity the Island Calls Harassment China’s military sent 103 warplanes toward Taiwan in a 24-hour period in what the island’s defense ministry called a recent...
Taiwan Says China Is Bolstering Coastline Military Bases Facing the Self-Ruled Island Taiwan said it will continue to monitor the Chinese activities around the island and bolster its defenses in response.
Russia Reports More Drone Attacks as Satellite Photos Indicate Earlier Barrage Destroyed 2 Aircraft Russian officials said that air defenses intercepted drones heading toward three of the country’s western regions.
Russian Flotilla Off Florida Coast Sparks Deployment of US Navy Destroyers, Planes The Russian Ministry of Defense said in an online post that the ships conducted exercises in the use of "high-precision...
Massive Search at Hawaii Marine Corps Training Ground Fails to Find Alleged Poachers Carrying Gun, Knife The alleged trespassing coincided with reports of "shots fired" at the training area, which apparently did not originate from...
White House 'Strongly Opposes' Proposed 19.5% Pay Hike for Junior Enlisted Troops The statement from the White House suggested Congress should wait until the administration's review is done to make any...
Navy Relieved 12 Commanders in 6 Months — Including 3 Firings that Were Never Publicly Announced When asked why the three firings were not made public, a Navy spokesman said that the sea service does not publicly announce...
5.5% vs. 19.5% Pay Raise: Senate Diverges from House on How Much to Boost Junior Enlisted Paychecks The House and Senate will need to negotiate a compromise version of their respective bills before this year's NDAA can become...