A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 34th Fighter Squadron receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender aircraft over Poland, Feb. 24, 2022. The Government Accountability Office raised concerns about rising modernization costs and testing delays for the F-35. (Senior Airman Joseph Barron/Air Force)
WASHINGTON — The costs of major upgrades to the F-35 fighter are continuing to…
As Raytheon struggles to replenish Stinger missiles, lawmaker pushes Defense Production Act
April 28, 2022
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade practice acquiring a target with a FIM-92 Stinger during an air defense live-fire exercise alongside soldiers with the Croatian Air Defense Regiment. This training is part of Exercise Shield 22 at Kamenjak near…
In the summer of 2020 at Fort Carson, Colorado, modified Bradley Fighting Vehicles, known as Mission Enabling Technologies Demonstrators, and modified M113 tracked armored personnel carriers, or Robotic Combat Vehicles, were used for the Soldier Operational Experimentation…
A Boeing-made Australian E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft pictured in 2014. The Air Force said it has selected the Wedgetail to replace some of its aging E-3 Sentry aircraft. (Melina Young/Royal Australian Air Force via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON — The Air Force announced Tuesday it will replace part of the E-3 Sentry, or Airborne Warning and Control System, fleet…
A VC-25A Air Force One aircraft sits on a ramp at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska during a brief stop Jan. 22. The aircraft is one of two modified Boeing 747 Airliners that serve as a transport aircraft for the President of the United States. (Josh Plueger/Air…
In a U.S. Army-led test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement missile broke its own distant record to take out an air-breathing target simulating a cruise missile or fixed-wing aircraft. (Photo courtesy of…
Four M2A3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles are seen in a motor pool located at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, in 2018. (Spc. Jovi Prevot/U.S. Army National Guard)
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army will decide whether it will further pursue a hybrid version of the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle in fiscal 2023, according to budget justification documents.
The service has been working to develop a hybrid…
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joshua T. Pulda, left, and Cpl. Jezzelle K. Rivera dispose leaves during a base-wide clean-up on Camp Johnson, N.C. March 22, 2022. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaiden O. Sangster)
The Department of Defense is using Friday’s…
The sun rises at the Vanessa Guillén gate before the arrival of a Congressional Delegation at Fort Hood, Texas, May 5, 2021. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Evan Ruchotzke)
An Army veteran involved in a multimillion-dollar heist of combat gear at Fort Hood, Texas, accepted a…
Washington Asks the Defense Department to Send in the National Guard Ahead of Trucker Protest
February 22, 2022
A military police officer secures an area near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, March 1, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class R.J. Lannom Jr.)
The Department of Defense is considering activating National Guard units to respond to a possible protest by truck convoys in the nation’s capital later this week, according to a statement released Tuesday.
“The Department is…
