US Pilots' Close Calls with Russian Aircraft Are Likely to Continue, Experts Say The Defense Department said the incidents involved Russian pilots behaving in an unsafe, unprofessional manner.
US Intensifies Advanced Fighter Buildup Near Arctic as 1st F-35s Arrive in Alaska The U.S. Air Force has permanently stationed its first F-35A Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in the Pacific.
Russian Jet Flies Within 25 Feet of US Spy Plane in 'Unsafe' Maneuver, Navy Says The Navy said the Russian SU-35's intercept lasted 42 minutes.
A Technical Glitch Saved a French Fighter Jet After a Civilian Passenger Freaked Out and Ejected Though hard to believe, a civilian's accidental self-ejection from a fighter jet during takeoff could have been worse.
Secret Drone Crash, B-1 Engine Malfunction Among Major 2019 Air Force Mishaps The Air Force saw a spike in aviation mishaps in fiscal 2018, which prompted various reviews across major commands.
F-22 Stealth Fighters Make History with Extreme Cold-Weather Remote Refueling Recently, F-22 Raptor pilots from the Pacific Air Forces' 3rd Wing simulated refueling in a remote location.
US Sent 4 Spy Planes to Korean Peninsula After Kim's 'Christmas Gift' Threat: Report The action followed reports that North Korea had warned of a possible missile launch or nuclear test for late December.
Russia Has Stopped Buzzing US Ships and Aircraft in Europe, General Says Gen. Tod Wolters credits the pause to a recent "deconfliction dialogue."
Aging B-1 Bomber May Soon Have to Restrict the Way it Flies The B-1B Lancer bomber, a plane designed with the ability to fly fast and low to the Earth in order to avoid enemy radars...
V-22 Osprey Engines Still at Risk in Sand and Silt, Watchdog Report Finds Dirt and other debris keep taking a toll on Marine Corps and Air Force V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.
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...