Air Force Advances Testing of New Nuclear Gravity Bomb: General The U.S. Air Force has conducted dozens of developmental flight tests of the B61-12 guided nuclear gravity bomb.
Army Eyes Autonomous Convoys to Prevent Future Casualties The U.S. Army hopes to prevent casualties by sending semi-autonomous convoys of combat supplies on vulnerable roads.
General: Electronic Jamming a Growing Problem for Aircraft in Syria The U.S. has found itself operating in congested airspace challenged by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Mattis Seeks Waivers for US Allies, Partners to Buy Russian Arms The move could include giving Turkey and India a pass on the purchase of advanced S-400 anti-air defense systems.
Lawmakers Push to Keep Air Force JSTARS Recap Program Lawmakers may back the USAF into a corner on the JSTARS program, saying they'll restrict funding to a proposed alternative.
GAO: Bad Communication on F-35 Problems Threatens Future Deployments GAO officials said they're worried more deployments may have additional hiccups if info isn't communicated on a larger scale.
'Space Force' Study to Be Ready by August: DoD Official The Pentagon hopes to deliver a report by August on whether it's feasible to carve out a separate "Space Force" branch.
US, Coalition Forces Double Airstrikes on ISIS Targets in Syria In the past week, the coalition conducted 14 airstrikes against ISIS fighters in defensive fighting positions in Syria.
Goldfein: Convert Tankers to Extend Air Force 'Nuke Sniffer' Mission The Air Force says it needs an increased availability rate for its WC-135 Constant Phoenix aircraft.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...