Greece Takes Delivery of 1st of 18 French Rafale Warplanes Greece signed a $2.7 billion deal in January for the Rafale planes, including 12 used and six new aircraft. They are to be...
Russia Unveils New Fighter, Putin Hails Country's Air Power Russia has presented a prototype of a new fighter jet that features stealth capabilities and other advanced characteristics.
New AC-130J Completes First Test Flight After more than a year of modification, the newly created AC-130J Ghostrider took to the sky for the first time as a gunship.
Dutch Navy: Russian Jets Flew Low Over Frigate in Black Sea Defense Minister Minister Ank Bijleveld-Schouten called the Russian actions “irresponsible.”
Cuts to Flight Hours Necessary as Aircraft Sustainment Costs Surge, Air Force General Says According to its fiscal 2022 budget request, the service instead wants to slash flight time by roughly 87,500 hours.
Air Force Plans to Cut 45 Planes from Its Workhorse C-130 Fleet, Upgrade Others The Air Force reiterated budget plans to reduce its C-130 fleet to 255 aircraft in the near future from about 300 currently.
Report: Jet Pilot Had Emergency, Ejected in Crash near Nellis The pilot reported a “flap issue” and then declared an emergency, the NTSB report said.
There Will Be 450 F-35s in Europe by 2030, NATO Commander Says There are currently more than 600 F-35 aircraft operating from nearly 30 locations worldwide, according to Lockheed Martin.
The New Air Force One Plane May Fall a Year Behind Schedule, Air Force Says Boeing Co. is behind schedule on two new Air Force One aircraft.
Vice President's Plane Malfunction Casts Light on Air Force C-32 Woes The U.S. Air Force has no plans to replace its small fleet of Boeing 757s despite a series of high-profile breakdowns in...
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...