Chinese Spy Balloon Stokes Concern in Congress as Lawmakers Focus on Threats from Beijing Much of the congressional reaction is coming from Republicans who are using the incident to argue the Biden administration is...
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.
A Veteran Was Detained by Marines. It Highlights Concerns over the Military's Growing Ties to Law Enforcement. Marcos Leao's detention by Marines marks what many legal, defense and policy experts say is an unprecedented violation of the...
Hegseth Cancels Massive Contract for Military Family Moves, Pledges Fixes The company, HomeSafe Alliance, had been struggling to manage the U.S. military's domestic moves this year.
VA Changes Discrimination Policy for Health Care Staff, Denies Doctors Could Withhold Treatment The department said the change was made in order to comply with executive orders and the updates would "have no impact...
Trump Says He'll Decide Whether US Will Directly Attack Iran Within 2 Weeks Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking its well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is...
China Sends Scores of Planes Across Central Line in Taiwan Strait China sent 74 warplanes toward Taiwan, 61 of which crossed the central line in the Taiwan Strait that unofficially divides...