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We revealed the existence of the F-15X concept last July and now it seems like it may become a line-item in the upcoming 2020 defense budget.

We can talk about airport drone assaults, Mad Dog's manifesto, geopolitics, captured Chinese torpedoes, strategy—you know, no big whoop.

We don't know who, if anyone, might have gotten a jump on their holiday vacation with the help of the government-owned jet.

The Nimitz is approaching the end of her design life, but the Navy is looking at extending her service in order to sustain a 12 carrier fleet.

A draft proposal lays out a command structure that weakens the position of the potential sixth branch's top officer from the very start.

Authorities say they have faith in military counter-drone systems now in place at the airport, but the perpetrators clearly remain at large.

The incident is another reminder of the growing threats posed by unmanned aerial systems and glaring lack of preparedness to defend against them.

These training aides mimic enemy SAMs and AAA and add realism to drills. Allies, especially F-35 operators, are likely to follow the USAF's lead.

Mattis' resignation letter makes the much-speculated disagreements between the two men on key issues crystal clear.

It's now in the hands of the Vietnamese military and they will likely pick it apart for any intelligence value.

A Russian base with strategic aircraft in the Western Hemisphere would significantly change the regional security situation for the United States.

The service wants to give paratroopers and other light infantry units hard hitting and well-armored firepower.

Technical issues or economic problems might be the source of the delay, but it means the missiles could enter service in the middle of an arms race.

The images confirm the return of the mighty Tomcat in the long-awaited sequel to the 1980s cult classic air combat flick.

The unique recap of a week's major milestones offers special insight into how critical the 412th Test Wing is to America's air combat capabilities.

Psychological operations messaging in Iraq and Syria implored terrorists to abandon their cause and also just tried to freak them out.

We can talk about mystery chaff clouds, gifts for defense nerds, geopolitics, Russian White Swans migrating south, strategy—you know, no big whoop.

The massively flexible and super-efficient design is intended to compete with both unmanned and manned aerial intel gathering platforms and win.

Congress may be debating pulling the plug on U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition in the country, but America's own shadowy war will continue.

The helicopter is similar to one that appeared over the skies of Chicago during an urban training drill earlier in the year.