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Interceptor smashed into surrogate missile and knocked it down over the Pacific Ocean in long awaited test.

The aircraft came down in a rural field, tragically killing everyone on board.

The Navy's newly released request for information demands more capability, including a robust area air defense capability, that existing Littoral Combat Ships…

The advanced compound helicopter has made three successful test flights and Sikorsky is collecting data before demonstrating even greater performance.

Long-planned experiment comes amid calls from U.S. officials to broadly expand America's missile defense apparatus.

That the name might be an acronym is only part of what's odd about this year's iteration of the controversial special operations training exercise.

The deal could change the face of the long-running conflict, but its exact goals aren't immediately clear.

Private contractors use a DC-3 to give the service's engineers a "Lab-In-The-Sky" ahead of tests on an MQ-9 Reaper.

American and South Korean troops fire their own short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan.

Crashed drone is in a remote area near active forest fires and the service wants some to go in and get some or all of it, now.

In a fourth of July greeting, the "Green Mountain Boys" of the 158th Fighter Wing proudly display a symbol of their state's Revolutionary War heritage.

The potential sales, which could be critical in a conflict with China, are sure to get wrapped up in regional politics.

Personal data, fingerprints, DNA, and more all help lead elite forces to their next target.

Proposed spending plan includes more than a billion for a type of aircraft the U.S. Air Force desperately needs.

Since the United Kingdom has few operational Joint Strike Fighters, trainees have turned to full scale mockups instead.

The additional funds won't mean the drama over the Warthog fleet is over though.

In a draft budget law, legislators demand to know what the Navy Reserve is going to do about its aging F/A-18A+ Hornets.

Pass or fail, the ship's sea trials still won't answer more serious questions about plans for its air wing and the fiscal viability of its sister ship, the HMS Prince of Wales.

Worryingly, the Trump administration does not appear to have coordinated with the U.S. military before making the statements.

Improved bombs will be less likely to fail to explode than older types seeing active use in Iraq and Syria.