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.
Civilian-Trained Pilots May Get Leg Up in Air Force Career Through New Program The program applies only to fixed-wing and heavy aircraft, such as C-17 Globemaster III mobility aircraft.
A British Space Force? 'Never Say Never,' Says UK General Last month, the U.K. established its own Space Command to oversee roles and operations in its space domain.
Air Force Quietly Ends Program Allowing Retired Pilots to Return to Service The U.S. Air Force has pulled the plug on a program that allowed retired pilots to come back to service.
'Failure Will Be a Catastrophe:' A Marine Pilot Tests Spaceships for Virgin Galactic For many people, the work of test pilots holds the same fascination as that of BASE jumpers and free soloists.
The Air Force Wants to Outsource Some of Its Pilot Training to Private Companies The U.S. Air Force is looking to outsource solutions to boost its yearly pilot output and improve its training curriculum.
Army Pilots to Learn Bold New Tactics to Fly Future Helicopters The aviation center has launched an effort to train pilots to fly in large-scale combat operations.
Navy Helicopter Crews May Be Getting a New Armored Survival Vest The Navy's looking for vests that will work for crews in a variety of rotorcraft platforms.
Pilotless Black Hawk Takes Flight As the military tests out new unmanned aircraft platforms, are pilots soon to go the way of the dodo? On this episode, we...
Air Force Ends Program That Trained Afghan Pilots to Fly the A-29 Super Tucano The service graduated its final class of Afghan student pilots as part of the 81st Fighter Squadron at Moody Air Force Base.
Griffin Shock Sends 'Clear Message' on NATO Strength Amid War in Ukraine Involving more than 3,000 soldiers from eight U.S. units and their enablers, and four other NATO countries -- Poland, Romania...
Poisoned Water: How a Navy Ship Dumped Fuel and Sickened Its Own Crew A years-long investigation reveals that the Boxer unintentionally compromised its own water supply in 2016.
Marine Corps' No. 2 Officer Tapped by Biden to Lead the Service President Joe Biden has nominated the Marine Corps' current assistant commandant, Gen. Eric Smith, to lead the service after...
9 Minors Arrested in Memorial Day Melee Between Dozens of Young People and 3 Marines Nine minors were arrested Tuesday after a melee near the San Clemente Pier over Memorial Day weekend in which a group of 30...
Bill Guaranteeing Cost-of-Living Increase for Veterans in 2024 Heads to President's Desk The annual task in Congress ensures that VA compensation keeps pace with Social Security increases.