Air Force Special Operations Commander Expects New, Lighter Plane to Fight Terrorists Next Year The command wants to field a series of about 75 flexible, fixed-wing aircraft that could fly in remote locations.
B-2 Rolled Off Runway at Whiteman in Emergency Landing A spokesman said the bomber was damaged on the runway, but nobody was injured and no fire broke out.
Air Force Wants to Move Fast on Boat Plane for Special Operators The Air Force is moving forward with an amphibious, pontoon-equipped version of the MC-130J Commando II.
What Does the Air Force Do with a Trashed F-35? Turn It into a Training Tool With a trashed F-35, maintainers can take as long as they want to poke around and hone their skills without an squadron...
Israeli Firm Unveils Armed Robot to Patrol Volatile Borders Proponents say such semi-autonomous machines allow armies to protect their soldiers.
Air Force Says Costly New F-35 Engine Research Is Needed Even If It's a Dead End The Air Force will eventually face a "fork in the road" and must decide whether to move forward on a new replacement engine.
US Navy Launches Mideast Drone Task Force amid Iran Tensions The Navy promised the coming months would see the drones stretch their capabilities across the Middle East.
Rocket Launched from Vandenberg 'Terminated' in Fiery Explosion over Pacific Ocean A privately designed, unmanned rocket built to carry satellites into orbit exploded in a fireball off the California coast.
Congress Wants to Know How the Air Force Will Get a Better F-35A Engine The legislation calls on the Pentagon to tell lawmakers how it would integrate the propulsion system being developed under...
Russian Hypersonic Technology Expert Accused of High Treason A court in Moscow has jailed a specialist in hypersonic technologies pending trial on charges of high treason.
Airman Accused of Firing AK-47 Through Apartment Wall in Latest Gun Death Near Wyoming Base The weekend arrest and firearm death come just weeks after a Security Forces airman was killed by an M18 handgun on base...
Navy Is Retiring the Last of its Storied Cruisers. To Veterans, They Were ‘the Pinnacle of Naval Power’ As the Navy nears its 250th anniversary in October, there's a lot of reminiscing going on about the fleet. Much of it...
Cancer in Military Pilots and Aircrews Will Be Studied Under Newly Signed Law President Donald Trump signed a law last week ordering the review of the prevalence of cancer and deaths by cancer in fixed...
AI Is About to Radically Alter Military Command Structures that Haven’t Changed Much Since Napoleon’s Army AI agents -- autonomous, goal-oriented software powered by large language models -- can automate routine staff tasks...
40 Years of Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Reunions. Now, a Final 'Taps' In a pesky drizzle, a handful of people recently set out 400 small American flags on an empty lot in memory of the 400...