The X-37's uncertain fate The Air Force's space boss said he'd be open to a discussion on the future of its ultra-secret space plane.
Study: Yes, a strategy could save the defense biz A new study argues the U.S. can preserve key aspects of its defense base despite lean budgets, but whether it will is a whole...
America's hidden industrial 'surge' weakness A new report observes that if an emergency forced the U.S. to step up a major defense industrial effort, it might fall well...
Has budget-cutting 'hysteria' reached its peak? 10 percent unemployment, a draft, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria -- will defense advocates' budget warnings...
A warning to Pakistan SecDef and the Joint Chiefs chairman made clear to Senate lawmakers that Pakistan is running out of time to curtail cross...
Can the Afghan army endure? With the U.S. on the glide slope to escape Afghanistan, skeptics are wondering how Kabul will sustain its armed forces.
Teaching old war dogs new tricks The big names in the defense game are eyeing their options to diversify into other sectors in order to survive.
Changing of the guard for Marine helos The Marines are finally phasing out some of their oldest, Vietnam-era heavy lift helicopters.
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...