New Air Force Tanker May Avoid Budget Ax The U.S. Air Force's new refueling tanker made by Boeing Co. may dodge automatic budget cuts known as sequestration next year...
JSF Tests against Russian, Chinese Air Defenses Six Air Force F-35A JSF aircraft are currently conducting operational testing against representations of Russian, Iranian and...
First Air Force Tanker Flight on Track Despite Cost Overruns The Air Force is on track for the first flight of its new KC-46 Tanker aircraft by September despite technical challenges.
Blue Angels Arrive in California for Winter Training The Blue Angels, made its annual deployment to Naval Air Facility El Centro, to prepare for the upcoming show season, Jan. 2.
F-35 'Deficiencies' Decreasing, But Hundreds Remain: Program Manager The F-35 program head "deficiencies" in its hardware and software are decreasing but hundreds of technical challenges remain.
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.
US Training of Afghan Pilots Hitting Stride, Contractor Says The training covers fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft instruction, taught by U.S. instructors on commercial training...
'Series of Errors' Led to Osprey's Risky Landing on Ship The aircraft's call sign was "Lucky 11." And it turned out to be well-named.
General Warns of Need to Boost Airlift Capacity The Air Force is working to upgrade its C-5 Galaxy fleet and keep its C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in key condition.
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
Hegseth Wants 'Male Standard' for Combat Roles. Many Female Veterans Say That's Already the Case Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his...
The Forgotten Military Vehicles of ‘M*A*S*H’ Between all the martini-fueled hijinx and medical drama, “M*A*S*H” featured some pretty special military vehicles.
Hegseth's Decision on Wounded Knee Medals Sparks Outrage in Native American Communities Native American communities that had long wanted the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the 1890 Wounded...
Airman Confronts and Shoots Armed Neighbor on Deadly Rampage, Iowa Officials Say Harrison Friar, a senior airman, was with his wife and children at their home in Glenwood on the evening of Aug. 6 when they...
