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Here are the two companies creating drone wingmen for the US Air Force
The decision marks the service’s most significant step yet as it aims to create a series of drones using autonomous software to fly alongside piloted jets.
Goldfein: No ‘let-up’ in freedom of navigation operations in South China Sea
The U.S. Air Force’s chief of staff says there are no plans to reduce freedom of navigation operations in or over the South China Sea, which China cites as the source of increased tensions in the region.
Draft showdown -- U.S. military aircraft: PODCAST
Defense Nerds podcast for Aug. 19: U.S. military aircraft fantasy draft
Pentagon walks back enemy fire statement as mystery still surrounds death of Marine Raider in Iraq
All possibilities are being considered in the death of the Marine Raider Gunnery Sgt. Koppenhafer, a military official said.
By Shawn Snow
Most grounded C-130s OK’d to fly again
It's unclear how quickly the remaining C-130s can be inspected and, if cleared, returned to flight.
US carrier sails into disputed South China Sea waters amid new flare-ups
A U.S. aircraft carrier sailed through the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday in the latest show of America's military might amid new territorial flare-ups involving China and three rival claimant states.
The Air Force’s B-1 bombers are in more dire shape than we thought
"We’re just beating the heck out of them, deploying them, deploying them," Gen. John Hyten told lawmakers.
Army identifies two soldiers killed in Afghanistan
The Army has identified the two U.S. soldiers killed in a reported insider attack Monday.
By Kyle Rempfer
Aircraft mission-capable rates hit new low in Air Force, despite efforts to improve
The Air Force’s aircraft readiness continued its multi-year slide in fiscal 2018, as the overall mission-capable rate for the aging fleet dropped below 70 percent — its lowest point in at least six years.
Venezuelan fighter jet ‘aggressively shadows’ US Navy recon aircraft
Venezuela sent a fighter jet to buzz a U.S. reconnaissance operating in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the Miami-based U.S. Southern Command reported Sunday.
By Mark D. Faram