The Navy Test Pilot Who Shot Down His Own Fighter Jet Not every military test pilot can set records like Chuck Yeager, but what happened to Tom Attridge on Sept. 21, 1956, was...
China Sends Scores of Planes Across Central Line in Taiwan Strait China sent 74 warplanes toward Taiwan, 61 of which crossed the central line in the Taiwan Strait that unofficially divides...
Japan Grounds Military Training Aircraft After Crash Leaves 2 Crew Members Missing Japan grounded most of its aging military training aircraft on Wednesday after one of the planes crashed minutes after take...
A Lack of Oxygen Likely Incapacitated the Pilot of a Private Jet that Crashed in Virginia in 2023 A lack of oxygen that incapacitated the pilot and three passengers is likely what caused a private jet to become unresponsive...
Russia Is Responsible for Downing MH17 over Ukraine in 2014, Global Aviation Agency's Council Finds The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization found Russia responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines...
Feds Vow to Overhaul US Air Traffic Control System While Fixing Problems at Troubled Newark Airport A deadly midair collision in January between a military helicopter and a commercial airliner, several additional crashes and...
Another Fighter Jet Tumbles from Truman Carrier Deck into Red Sea The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier lost another F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet on Tuesday -- the third since it...
Thousands of Machinists Union Members Go On Strike at Jet Engine Maker Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney makes engines for commercial and military jets, including the GTF line for Airbus commercial jets and the...
FAA Finds Safety Concerns at Las Vegas Airport in Review Spurred by Midair Collision in Washington A federal review of helicopter safety around some of the busiest U.S. airports, prompted by the deadly midair collision in...
North Korea Threatens a Response to US Flying Long-Range Bombers over South Korea North Korea threatened unspecified retaliation after the U.S. flew long-range bombers over South Korea during training with...
Army Expands Combat Patch Eligibility as Modern Deployments Redefine Combat Service The Army expanded combat patch eligibility, recognizing soldiers in modern deployments where risk is high even without...
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. Under federal law, a veteran cannot receive both separation pay and VA disability compensation for the same period of service...
25 Years: Nephew Remembers P.O.W. Navy Pilot Dieter Dengler Who Escaped Vietnam Dieter Dengler, who died about 25 years ago, was "bigger than life."
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
3 Big PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What Service Members Need to Know Before Peak Season. In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...
!["Pratt & Whitney Dependable Engines" emblem at the plant in East Hartford](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-05/ApNewsroom_Pratt-Whitney_Strike_91714.jpg?itok=0ydPZePw "This file photo taken Feb. 5, 2010, shows a "Pratt & Whitney Dependable Engines" emblem at the plant in East Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hil, file)")
