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.
Defense Budget Bill May Signal End of JSTARS Recapitalization Effort The push to upgrade the JSTARS fleet may be over as both the House and Senate have chosen to ax the recapitalization plan.
Lawmaker Concerned About Capability Gap During JSTARS Transition Sen. David Perdue gave credit to Defense Secretary Mattis, who proposed the Air Force look for more sustainable solutions.
Russian Fighter Jet Buzzes US Spy Plane over Baltic Sea: Officials The Russian Su-27 jet reportedly performed a "safe" but "unprofessional" intercept of a U.S. Navy P-8 surveillance plane.
Lawmakers Push to Keep Air Force JSTARS Recap Program Lawmakers may back the USAF into a corner on the JSTARS program, saying they'll restrict funding to a proposed alternative.
Goldfein: Convert Tankers to Extend Air Force 'Nuke Sniffer' Mission The Air Force says it needs an increased availability rate for its WC-135 Constant Phoenix aircraft.
Air Force Kills JSTARS Upgrade The Air Force will not move forward with an E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System replacement aircraft.
Navy Releases Footage of Russian Jet Flying within 5 feet of an EP-3 US Naval Forces Europe-Africa have released footage of a Russian Su-27 intercepting a US Navy EP-3 Aries.
Troubled USS Boxer Returns Home 10 Days into Deployment Due to Maintenance Issue The maintenance-embattled USS Boxer is heading back to San Diego just 10 days after deploying due to an engineering issue, as...
On Newly Quiet Stretch of US-Mexico Border, Louisiana Soldiers Sit Around, Watch and Wait The Louisiana soldiers are spaced in groups of two or three over the 1.5 mile, 400-yard-wide strip of land.
How the Army Made a Deal with UFL Football and The Rock Despite Doubts over the Sponsorship's Worth The roughly $11 million deal set the service up to be the premier partner for the league's inaugural season, which started...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
'Restore Real Value': House Panel Wants to Give Junior Enlisted Troops 15% Pay Raise The recommendation on boosting paychecks is part of the final report from the House Armed Services Committee's military...