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The Navy plans on retiring more Littoral Combat Ships in the coming months, long before their official design lives have expired.

The Skunk Works head separately said digital engineering has reduced aircraft build times by two-thirds as business has exploded in recent years.

The Banshee target drone could help pave the way for regular drone operations from the decks of British carriers.

The drill will give Japan's fighter pilots the experience of going head-to-head with the Su-30, variants of which are flown by China and Russia, too.

A massive flock of KC-135 tankers left Fairchild AFB in quick succession this morning and are now flying across the country.

It is argued that an upgraded, hypersonic-missile-toting B-1 would help narrow the capability gap with Russia and China until the B-21 Raider arrives.

The FH-97 drone is nearly identical to the XQ-58A and its capabilities could be extremely attractive for the People's Liberation Army Air Force.

The only image supposedly from the launch shows what appears to be a big finned nose section on a large rocket booster.

Dogfights over the Taiwan Strait 63 years ago provided the perfect opportunity to test America's promising new missile in combat.

Israel has pretty much written the book on using light unmanned aircraft to obliterate enemy air defenses.

The Constellation class frigate will be notably larger and wider, displacing hundreds of tons more than the Italian design from which it is derived.

Francesco "Paco" Chierici talks fighting in Tomcats and Tigers, losing comrades, and flying 737s during the week and fighters on the weekend.

Strap in alongside veteran pilot Francesco "Paco" Chierici for a trip back in time when A-6s still rocketed through canyons in the black of night.

Task Group Greyhound will provide an on-call force that will help counter the Russian Navy's submarine force's growing presence in the Atlantic.

The revelation is the latest in a line of trash-related problems for Boeing aircraft — and not even the first debris issue for the KC-46.

The announcement of the successful flight test follows months of delays for the highly classified program.

The trailer-mounted gun could give Chinese land units a fearsome defense against low-flying aircraft, cruise missiles, and even possibly artillery.

Operational Navy squadrons are set to begin flying improved Block III Super Hornets by the end of this year.

There's warm cocoa in the bunker!