Boeing: Retire E-8s ASAP and buy P-8s Boeing is proposing that the Air Force should start retiring its fleet of 707-based E-8 Joint STARS radar planes in 2013 and...
'Doomsday memo' ramps up DoD budget fight The House Armed Services Committee released a report Sept. 26 that says if the defense budget is cut any further, we'll...
Who will take the Pakistan baton? Mullen's departure leaves the U.S. without a key contact in its relationship with Pakistan. Who will replace him?
F-35B makes first landing at sea The Navy and Marines announce an uneventful hop out to a big-deck gator, a major program milestone.
WH proclaims 'cyber-security awareness month' President Obama wants Americans to devote October to learning about and discussing cyber-security.
Navy eyes extended SSN deployments Even with successful production of attack submarines, the Navy still has more missions than it has boats.
F-22s for the Marine Corps? Could the Marine Corps end up flying what's arguably the best (and recently un-grounded) operational air superiority fighter...
An 'appetite suppressant' for Army aviation The Army's aviation community hopes it can scrimp now in order to get a new aircraft down the road.
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...
