House Lawmakers Want Air Force to Study Restarting F-22 Production Republicans on a key defense committee in the House want the Air Force to study the cost of restarting production of the F-22...
House Proposal Would Cut War Budget to Fund Procurement, Maintenance The HASC chairman said his version of the defense budget bill for 2017 would fund overseas military activities for half a...
Army Reserve Chief Wants Better Gear, More Training Days The chief of the Army Reserve said that his component is "falling behind" the Guard and active force in terms of...
Army Nixes Light Recon Vehicle, Taps Humvee-Replacement for Mission The Army has canceled its Light Reconnaissance Vehicle program and decided instead to equip cavalry scout units with the JLTV...
A-29s Carry Out 'Dumb' Bomb Raids in Afghanistan, Official Says Afghanistan's new A-29 ground attack aircraft have increasingly been used against Taliban targets, but with "dumb" bombs.
Air Force Declares F-35A Ready for Combat, May Deploy Fighter by 2018 Gen. Herbert "Hawk" Carlisle said he hoped to see the aircraft deployed to the European and Pacific theaters within 18 months...
Marines Kick Tires on Future Amphib Vehicles Marines had a chance to kick the tires and test the seats of two versions of the Corps' future amphibious combat vehicle.
Army Acquisition Chief Retires After Nine Months on the Job Katrina McFarland, the Army's assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology, retired after nine months on the...
3-Star Rejects Trump F-35 Slam: 'This Program Is Not Out of Control' The manager of the JSF program said he'll welcome the opportunity to sit down with Trump to address his public critique.
Army Picks Sig Sauer's P320 Handgun to Replace M9 Service Pistol The U.S. Army on Thursday awarded Sig Sauer a contract worth $580 million to make the service's next service pistol.
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...