Rolls-Royce Just Tested a Hydrogen-Powered Jet Engine United Kingdom-based Rolls-Royce just took the first step toward reducing or eliminating aviation's enormous carbon footprint...
New Search-and-Rescue Helicopter Deploys Despite Uncertain Future The Air Force's new HH‐60W "Jolly Green II" is heading on its inaugural deployment as Air Force leaders debate how many of...
Widow of F-16 Pilot Alleges Possible Counterfeit Ejection Seat Parts in Lawsuit Against Defense Contractors Valerie Schmitz has filed a federal civil lawsuit against defense giant Lockheed Martin, Collins Aerospace and several...
Navy's 2nd Fleet, Brought Back to Counter Russia, Is Now Officially Operational The Navy's 2nd Fleet has reached initial operational capacity, its commander announced Wednesday.
Medium-Range Rockets and Hackers Signal Escalating US Support to Ukraine The U.S. military is stepping up its aid to Ukraine with high-tech medium-range rocket systems as part of a $700 million...
Lend-Lease Is Back as Congress Gives Biden New Tool for Quick Ukraine Weapons Shipments The weapons funding could go toward "even more artillery, armored vehicles, anti-armor systems, anti-air capabilities that...
It Will Be a Long Time Before Soldiers Get the M4 and SAW Replacements Defense officials are holding many major details close to the chest about the guns that more than a 100K soldiers will haul...
Army Picks Its Replacement for the M4 and SAW The force is awarding a 10-year contract to Sig Sauer for the XM5 Rifle, which will become the new standard rifle for...
Air Force Ramps Up Spending on Next-Generation Stealth Bomber The Air Force awarded a $108 million deal to a defense contractor to start acquiring parts for the B-21 Raider program.
Ukraine Aims High with Request for F-15 and F-16 Jets. Here's Why It Probably Won't Happen The Ukrainian Air Force's request is the latest example of the tense back-and-forth conversations the U.S. and European...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
