Unleash the Beast: F-35 Aerial Demo Sends Message to Dogfight Doubters An F-35A made history at the Paris Air Show with a demonstration of its ability to square off against any fourth-gen aircraft...
Air Forces Europe General: Time to Rethink the Way Troops Train with US Allies The Air Force is stressing a "networked approach" as a fundamental stepping-stone for future operations.
Navy Buys Tech that Can Land F-35s on Carriers with Pinpoint Accuracy When the F-35C embarks on its first carrier deployment it's expected to take with it a pinpoint-accurate landing system.
Did F-35 Testing for Extreme Weather Conditions Fall Short? A recent news report shows that weather conditions have some effect on the Pentagon's stealthy fifth-gen fighter.
Air Force's Future Stealthy Combat Drone Could Use AI to Learn Kratos Defense completed its second test flight of the XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned aerial vehicle on June 11 in Yuma, Arizona.
In First, Air Force Flies Hypersonic Missile Prototype on B-52 Bomber The weapon, known as ARRW (pronounced "Arrow"), flew on a B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base.
Pentagon Shake-Up Won't Affect Space Force, Acting SecAF Says President Donald Trump said via Twitter on Tuesday that Army Secretary Mark Esper will take over as acting Pentagon chief.
European Nations Are Teaming Up to Make a 6th-Gen Fighter. Can the US Keep Up? Is Europe now on a trajectory to beat the U.S. to acquisition of 6th-generation fighter technology?
Russia's MiG Developing Drone Wingman Concept for Fighters The Russian government has accepted its first two MiG-35 aircraft, which straddles fourth-and-fifth generation capability.
KC-46 Debuts at Paris Air Show Amid News of More Delays The Air Force's new KC-46 Pegasus tanker landed on the flight line at France's Paris-Le Bourget Airport Saturday.
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...