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US Air Force asks for 72 fighters in 2024, and it might happen again
Top Air Force leaders have said for years that it needs to buy at least 72 new fighters each year to both modernize its fighter fleet and lower its age.
The Air Force is testing a new bunker-busting bomb that could counter North Korea and Iran
Research on the 5,000-pound weapon began in 2017.
Production of one of the F-35′s most anticipated bombs has been on hold for almost a year
Deliveries of a new precision-guided bomb under development by Raytheon stopped in July 2019 after a problem was discovered.
By Valerie Insinna
Best pics of the week: May 17, 2020
Face masks and social distancing become a part of military operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
US Navy and special operations telegraph message to Tehran
The scenario envisioned the U.S. forces providing maritime security, such as during convoy operations, in contested waters.
By Carl Prine
Best pics of the week: Feb. 23, 2020
Marines and sailors conduct exercises at sea, the A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team, force skills competition in Egypt and more of this week's best military photos.
Best pics of the week: Jan. 12, 2020
Pave Hawk testing, live-fire exercise at sea aboard the USS Montgomery, securing the Baghdad Embassy Compound and more of the best photos from around the military.
Propeller cracking fears led Air Force to ground 60 C-130Hs, replace pre-1971 blades
The Air Force found blades manufactured using a different process more than 48 years ago might be more susceptible to corrosion, which could lead to dangerous cracks.
More lethal aid to Ukraine? US trainers, Javelins have already made Russians a little more nervous
The U.S. has been providing lethal aid in the form of Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine since May, and Russian armor is reportedly deterred by the investment.
By Kyle Rempfer
Investigation blames Air Force and Navy for systemic failures in fatal Marine Corps C-130 crash that killed 16
A corroded propeller was sent through an Air Force maintenance depot but was not repaired.
It has cost $72 million so far to deploy active-duty troops to the border, Pentagon says
The price tag includes the costs of bringing troops home.
By Tara Copp, AP