Attacks on Saudi Oil Plants Reveal Weaknesses in US-Made Defenses The attacks on the Saudi oil facilities evaded Raytheon’s Patriot ballistic missile defense system.
Pentagon Halts Work on Directed-Energy Beam to Stop Enemy Missiles The Pentagon is shelving a directed-energy program it was hoping to use in space to destroy enemy ICBMs.
Boeing Withdraws from Competition to Build New Land-Based Nuclear Missile Boeing Co. says it is out of the running to develop the U.S. Air Force's Ground Based Strategic Deterrent missile.
NORAD May Ramp Up North American Surveillance amid Rising Threats from Russia NORAD gets several notifications a day that require monitoring at the command center or scrambling jets.
NORAD Is Evolving to Meet New Threats to North America "NORAD is responding toemerging threats by transforming how we defend our nations, sharpening our focus."
US to Deploy THAAD Missile System to Romania this Summer The THAAD will integrate into the existing NATO Ballistic Missile Defense system, U.S. European Command announced.
STRATCOM Chief Renews Call for Sensors in Space Air Force Gens. John Hyten and Terrence O'Shaughnessy said the Navy's sea radars will be needed to thwart missiles.
Trump's Missile Defense Review Calls for Space Sensors, Drone Lasers President Donald Trump called for the best cutting-edge missile defense weapons and systems at the Pentagon on Thursday.
Laser Weapons Are Future for Missile Defense, Space, Expert Says The Pentagon has just a few years to decide whether it wants to invest heavily in the new technology.
Navy Destroys Ballistic Missile Target in Successful Interceptor Test U.S. sailors aboard the USS John Finn destroyed a target with the latest version of the Standard Missile-3 interceptor.
Naval Academy Staff Removed Display on Female Jewish Graduates for Hegseth Visit The U.S. Naval Academy has confirmed that officials there removed items commemorating female Jewish graduates from a historic...
'The Greatest Soldier in American History' Took a Tank Round to the Leg and Kept Fighting The only reason Matt Urban didn't receive the Medal of Honor for single-handedly breaking an entire battalion through France...
My Black Roommate Opened My Eyes to an Air Force I Didn’t Know Existed I realized I had been sheltered from much of the world's ugliness and was more than a little naive. I thought the problems I...
4 US Soldiers Who Died in Lithuania Swamp When Their Vehicle Sank Are Identified The recovery operation for the bodies and the M88 was an intricate and arduous weeklong process, enlisting the expertise of...
How Comic Legend Mel Brooks Defused Land Mines During World War II Brooks participated in the Battle of the Bulge -- Germany's final major offensive on the Western Front -- but to his...
