F-35C winds up first jet blast deflector tests Navy engineers are determining how they'll accommodate both their new and existing fighters when the jets get mixed together...
Iran denies Panetta's weapons smuggling charge Iran is trying to counter the American condemnations with "news" stories and official denials -- the question is, who is it...
The 95,000-ton elephant in the room It's hard to know what to make of the rumors and reports that a grand budget deal in Washington could end up costing the Navy...
Early F-35 costs increase $771M, Lockheed says Arizona Sen. John McCain said via Twitter he thought the cost overruns were 'outrageous!' and 'disgraceful.'
Marine UAVs' new home in Afghanistan A detachment of Marines has begun flying their own dedicated drones with the help of a new runway at Camp Leatherneck.
Tie Future Budgets to Strategy With more rounds of defense spending cuts looming, the Pentagon must choose which roles and missions are a top priority and...
U.S., China set to discuss space security Pentagon officials and their Chinese counterparts will discuss how everyone can get along in the increasingly crowded world...
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...
