Coast Guard Wants to Award Contract for New Icebreaker Ahead of Plan After releasing a request for proposals for its first heavy icebreaker in decades, the Coast Guard hopes to ink a contract...
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.
'Most Powerful Helicopter Ever Fielded in US' Enters Service Next Year The Marine Corps is nearing the end of testing for a new heavy-lift helicopter expected to be a game-changer for the service.
AF Reserve Suspends Commanders' Ability to Waive Retirement Notice The Air Force Reserve is ending wing commanders' ability to request a waiver on giving six months' notice before retiring.
'Space Force' Idea Isn't Dead, Intel Chief Says The U.S. is still mulling creation of a "Space Force," Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said Wednesday.
Engine Part Blamed in F-16 Crash Had Failed Inspection Twice An Accident Investigation Board determined the engine component was missing critical parts when it was assembled.
Navy Confirms Plans to Send Carrier-Capable F-35C to Iwakuni by 2021 Carrier Air Wing 5 in the Pacific is expected to receive the F-35C sometime after 2021, Cmdr. Reann Mommsen told Military.com...
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...