USS Truman conducted largest airstrike in Navy history, official says
Sixteen aircraft dropped 124,000 pounds of ordnance in less than two minutes during a Feb. 1 airstrike in Somalia, a defense official told Military Times.
By Riley Ceder
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Maintenance costs will spike as militaries add advanced planes: Report
Advanced jets like the F-35 have stealth coatings, unique materials and cutting-edge technologies that take more work to maintain, driving up costs.
Coming in 2020: A new technology to link F-35 simulators across the globe
Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, will be the first to get the new capability.
By Valerie Insinna
Senate Foreign Relations chairman talks Turkey’s Erdogan, and ‘the hole he’s dug himself into’
Idaho Republican Sen. Jim Risch shares his thoughts on Turkey's S-400 purchase, a Russian pipeline project and nuclear weapons.
By Joe Gould
F-16 pilot ejects at Kunsan with minor injuries; flights suspended
A board of officers has convened to investigate the incident.
NATO’s aging eye in the sky to get a last overhaul
NATO and U.S. aircraft-maker Boeing agreed Wednesday on a $1 billion contract to refurbish the military alliance’s aging fleet of surveillance planes, ensuring that they can continue to serve as the organization’s eye in the sky until 2035.
Air Force plans new cyber AFSC to defend weapons systems
Aircraft such as the F-22 Raptor and E-3 Sentry, also known as the AWACS, are among those weapon systems safeguarded by mission defense teams.
An open letter to the leaders of Marine aviation
The Dec. 6, 2018, midair collision is, sadly, a damning indictment of the leadership at every level of Marine aviation, this retired Marine colonel says.
By Col. Tom Hewes (Retired)
Israeli exercise Blue Flag tests air defense suppression with allied forces
Blue Flag took place at Ovda Air Force Base, southern Israel, and saw drills involving low-altitude flights and the suppression of air defense measures.
F-35 program on track to replace Turkey, say Pentagon officials
The U.S. has found alternate suppliers for all but a dozen components Turkey is producing for the F-35.
By Joe Gould
US Air Force’s new international affairs chief lays out her goals
In an exclusive interview, the deputy undersecretary of the Air Force for international affairs discusses light-attack aircraft, F-35 exports and more.
By Valerie Insinna