Here's What Happens When Hurricane Hunters Plunge into the Eyewall of a Storm Like Ian With each pass, the scientists aboard these planes take measurements that satellites can't and send them to forecasters at...
Special Operations Command Eyes Four Squadrons of Armed Overwatch Aircraft SOCOM commander Gen. Richard Clarke said each squadron would be made up of 15 aircraft, and he expects one would be deployed...
DoD Watchdog Wants to Know if Navy's P-8 Spy Plane Can Track Russian Subs Officials said they will look to gather information from crews at Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland.
After Departure, JSTARS Surveillance Aircraft Spotted Back in Middle East Just as mission planners thought it was out, the JSTARS was recently pulled back into the Middle East.
Guardsman Lawmaker's Reconnaissance Plane Saved in Defense Bill The fiscal 2020 NDAA contains provisions to halt the retirement of an Air National Guard's RC-26 surveillance plane.
The Air Force Just Flew a Surveillance Drone for 2 Days Straight The Air Force just flew an unmanned aircraft for two days, demonstrating the drone's ability to take off and land by itself.
Small Aircraft Fleets Are a Big Drain on Air Force Budget, Study Finds The U.S. Air Force finds itself at a crossroads on what to do about its small aircraft fleets.
Navy's 'Doomsday' Plane Hits a Bird, Suffers $2M in Damages An E-6B Mercury, a nuclear command-and-control plane, hit the bird at Naval Air Station Patuxent River on Oct. 2.
Surveillance Ops Continue Over Gulf Despite Drone Shootdown, Air Force General Says U.S. surveillance and reconnaissance flights haven't stopped or been scaled back since Iran shot down a Navy RQ-4 last week.
Iran Says it Almost Downed a P-8 Surveillance Plane. Here's What the P-8 Does Iranian leaders said they refrained from shooting down a P-8 transiting in the region, and instead shot down the Global Hawk.
West Point Grad Congressman Says He Has 'Zero Time' for Complaints About Woke Military, Focused on China Rep. Pat Ryan argued political attacks such as GOP accusations of "critical race theory" infiltrating the military academies...
US Supreme Court Rejects Veteran's Challenge to Disability Claims Filing Deadline The decision spares the VA from paying 30 years worth of compensation to a Navy veteran, as well as potential claims by...
Millions of Tricare Users Must Approve Mail-Order Prescription Refills Starting Now Express Scripts has started sending out notices asking Tricare patients to confirm their mail-order prescription refills.
US Airstrike Kills Around 30 al-Shabaab Militants in Somalia, Military Says The Jan. 20 strike occurred approximately 260 kilometers northeast of Mogadishu near Galcad, Somalia.
The Army Forced to Change the Name of Its New Rifle The service's upcoming M5 from Sig Sauer will now be called the M7 after it was discovered Colt Industries also makes a...