Marine Corps' First Carrier-Capable F-35 Squadron Is Ready for Wartime Use The Marine Corps has not disclosed how many F-35Cs the squadron has now.
China Sends Record 28 Fighter Jets Toward Taiwan According to Taiwan's defense ministry, it was the largest such display of force since Beijing began sending planes on a near...
F-16 Pilot's Runway Death Forces Reckoning Over Tight Flight Hours, Training Gaps David Schmitz's tragic death underscores the inherent risks of fighter training.
Air Force Chief Hints at Retiring the F-22 Raptor in Fighter Downsize The U.S. Air Force wants to downsize from seven types of fighter jets to a mix of four, plus the A-10 Warthog.
It's Official: The Air Force's New F-15EX Fighter Will Be Called the Eagle II The Air Force's new F-15EX fourth-plus generation fighter has been named the Eagle II in a salute to its predecessor, the F...
So What Is a 6th-Generation Fighter Jet? While the U.S. military's fifth-generation F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets are still rolling off the production line and...
Facing a Shortfall in the Fleet, the Navy’s Workhorse Fighter Jet Deserves Our Support "The Super Hornet has stood the test of time and offers more service life than its competitors."
Top Military Myths Debunked On this episode we speak with journalist Jeff Schogol a beloved piece of military culture: the myths, rumors and legends that...
A Fighter Pilot Will Dogfight an AI-Controlled Jet in 2024, Esper Says The Air Force is raising the stakes after an AI program beat a fighter pilot in a series of virtual battles.
Meet the Real Charlie from 'Top Gun' Christine Fox was a defense analyst working at the Navy's legendary fighter school in Miramar, California when a Hollywood...
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...