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.
All of Aircraft Carrier Ford's Weapons Elevators Will Be Ready by End of Year Despite Long Delay, Navy Says The Ford's elevator systems use new technology -- high-powered magnets instead of cables -- to move ordnance.
SEAL Dropout Who Shipmates Said 'Hates' the Navy Is Suspected in Bonhomme Richard Fire A search warrant application has revealed details about the investigation into the Bonhomme Richard fire and the man...
Navy's New Triton Drone Getting Close to Taking Over for Older Patrol Aircraft The Navy's new MQ-4C Triton drones hit a new development milestone last week, the Navy's project manager announced.
Sailor Charged with Arson in Bonhomme Richard Fire Claims Innocence, Lawyer Says The accused sailor spoke with investigators after the fire and was confined to the Marine Corps Station Miramar brig for...
Lawmakers Move to Protect Pilots from Ejection Seat Problems Lawmakers plan to require the Air Force and the Navy to notify them when the live-saving seats are in need of repair.
Navy Charges Sailor with Setting Fire that Destroyed USS Bonhomme Richard The sailor was a member of the crew at the time, Cmdr. Sean Robertson, a U.S. 3rd Fleet spokesperson, said.
After US Withdrawal, Can Afghan Air Force Keep Planes Flying? The Pentagon stresses it will continue to help the Afghans maintain their aircraft, such as the A-29 Super Tucano.
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...