F-35s Are Rarely Flight-Ready and Repairs Are Too Slow, GAO Report Says A new congressional audit on the troubled upkeep of the fighter jet that is the world’s costliest weapons system came days...
The Navy Test Pilot Who Shot Down His Own Fighter Jet Not every military test pilot can set records like Chuck Yeager, but what happened to Tom Attridge on Sept. 21, 1956, was...
911 Call Shows Bizarre Circumstances of F-35 Ejection: 'Not Sure Where the Airplane Is,' Pilot Says A military pilot whose advanced fighter jet went temporarily missing is heard repeatedly requesting an ambulance in a...
What We Know About the Marine Corps F-35 Crash, Backyard Ejection and What Went Wrong The crash of an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in South Carolina has raised numerous questions about what prompted the...
I'm a Top Gun-Trained Fighter Pilot. I'd Make More Money as an Airline Pilot, But It Wouldn't Be as Fulfilling. The Naval Academy wasn't on my radar in high school, but being a successful swimmer got me noticed by their college...
3 Ospreys Made Forced Landings in Japan. The Marine Corps Said There Were No Indications of Clutch Issues. The Marine Corps says that three Okinawa V-22 Ospreys that diverted from scheduled flight paths due to "caution indications"...
A Look at Recent Vintage Aircraft Crashes Following a Deadly Collision at the Reno Air Races Two pilots died when their vintage planes collided in front of tens of thousands of spectators at the National Championship...
That Missing Marine Corps F-35 Isn't the First 'Zombie' Aircraft to Wander Off Without a Pilot While it might seem hard to believe, this wouldn't be the first time zombie aircraft kept going without a human element.
China Flies 103 Military Planes Toward Taiwan in a New High in Activity the Island Calls Harassment China’s military sent 103 warplanes toward Taiwan in a 24-hour period in what the island’s defense ministry called a recent...
Taiwan Says China Is Bolstering Coastline Military Bases Facing the Self-Ruled Island Taiwan said it will continue to monitor the Chinese activities around the island and bolster its defenses in response.
Bedbugs, Brown Water, Squatters: Military Barracks Blasted over Horrid Living Conditions, Lack of Accountability The Government Accountability Office published the conditions in a scathing new report, confirming complaints made by many...
What We Know About the Marine Corps F-35 Crash, Backyard Ejection and What Went Wrong The crash of an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in South Carolina has raised numerous questions about what prompted the...
Air Force's 9th Bomb Squadron Commander Fired After Just a Couple of Months on the Job Lt. Col. Brian Milner, the commander of the 9th Bomb Squadron, was relieved of command due to "a loss of confidence in his...
Democrats Circumvent Tuberville as Senate Moves to Finally Confirm Leaders of Army, Marine Corps, Joint Chiefs While acting chiefs can keep the military running day-to-day, defense officials have argued they are not as effective as...
1 in 3 PACT Act Claims Have Received a 0% Disability Rating, Prompting a VA Review VA Under Secretary for Benefits Joshua Jacobs said the department plans to examine its ratings schedule after complaints from...
