US Navy Plane Removed from Hawaii Bay After It Overshot Runway. Coral Damage Being Evaluated A Hawaii official says landing gear from a U.S. Navy jet pulverized coral when it landed in a bay after overshooting a...
Chinese Spy Balloon Stokes Concern in Congress as Lawmakers Focus on Threats from Beijing Much of the congressional reaction is coming from Republicans who are using the incident to argue the Biden administration is...
Here's What Happens When Hurricane Hunters Plunge into the Eyewall of a Storm Like Ian With each pass, the scientists aboard these planes take measurements that satellites can't and send them to forecasters at...
Special Operations Command Eyes Four Squadrons of Armed Overwatch Aircraft SOCOM commander Gen. Richard Clarke said each squadron would be made up of 15 aircraft, and he expects one would be deployed...
DoD Watchdog Wants to Know if Navy's P-8 Spy Plane Can Track Russian Subs Officials said they will look to gather information from crews at Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland.
After Departure, JSTARS Surveillance Aircraft Spotted Back in Middle East Just as mission planners thought it was out, the JSTARS was recently pulled back into the Middle East.
Guardsman Lawmaker's Reconnaissance Plane Saved in Defense Bill The fiscal 2020 NDAA contains provisions to halt the retirement of an Air National Guard's RC-26 surveillance plane.
The Air Force Just Flew a Surveillance Drone for 2 Days Straight The Air Force just flew an unmanned aircraft for two days, demonstrating the drone's ability to take off and land by itself.
Small Aircraft Fleets Are a Big Drain on Air Force Budget, Study Finds The U.S. Air Force finds itself at a crossroads on what to do about its small aircraft fleets.
Navy's 'Doomsday' Plane Hits a Bird, Suffers $2M in Damages An E-6B Mercury, a nuclear command-and-control plane, hit the bird at Naval Air Station Patuxent River on Oct. 2.
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...