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...
Putin’s Biggest Arms Firm Gets Slide on Sanctions The U.S. Treasury Department gave a pass to a Russian arms exporter that owns a controversial $554 million contract with the...
Pentagon Tells Congress to Stop Buying Equipment it Doesn't Need Lawmakers want the U.S. military's service chiefs to have more power to prevent the Pentagon from buying weapons it doesn't...
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 Begins MHS Competition to Find New Pistol and Ammo Supplier The service launched its competition to replace the M9 by offering gun makers the chance to supply a new Modular Handgun...
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...
Pope Francis Calls on Congress to Promote Peace and End the Arms Trade In a speech before a joint meeting of Congress, Pope Francis called on lawmakers to promote peace and stop selling weapons...
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...
US Needs Up to 200 New Bombers, Former Strategic Plans Chief Says The U.S. needs a new long-range bomber fleet of between 150 and 200 planes, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Moeller told...
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.
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...
