Navy Leaders Try to Rescue LCS From Its Own Report Vice Adm. Richard Hunt, head of the LCS Council, spoke with reporters Wednesday to explain the steps taken to address...
McCain: Navy's UCLASS in Danger without More Stealth, Weapons Senator says Navy carrier-launched drone needs to be stealthier and more lethal or the program will be at risk.
Defense Hawks Win Support for War 'Slush Fund' The House of Representatives has voted in favor of a fiscal 2016 budget that includes almost $100 billion in war funding for...
Senate Panel Approves Dempsey to Second Term The vote to reconfirm Gen. Martin Dempsey for a second term was temporarily delayed over his comments on the civil war in...
First Female Combatant Commander Nominee May Get Quick Confirmation The SASC appeared headed to quick confirmation of Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson as the first woman to lead a combatant command...
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...