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Northrop's entry into the ATF tender had a big, ambiguous weapons bay that likely hurt its chances of being selected but would be prized today.

The possible sole-source deal has already sparked criticism at home and abroad from other companies hoping to get involved in the project.

Assad has only received four launchers and the Russians say it will take three months to train enough Syrians to operate them.

Hurdles still lie ahead, but the program seems to be making progress towards its goal of replacing all 11 VH-3Ds and 8 VH-60Ns by 2023.

The series of pictures gives a good sense of just how close the two ships came to hitting each other.

The remarks were worryingly unclear on exactly what the United States was prepared to do and under what circumstances.

The unprecedented incident comes as the United States and China have canceled a number of high-level meetings over trade and other disputes.

The operation was officially a response to a terrorist attack in Iran, but it was clearly also a message to Tehran's regional opponents.

The better part of a decade after it lost its fixed-wing carrier capability, the Royal Navy is at it again and in a bigger and more capable way.

The Germans removed virtually all essential components and put what's left of the aircraft into storage five years ago.

Boeing's big win has wide-ranging impacts that go far beyond the USAF's need for a new trainer alone.

It is the first total-loss crash involving an F-35.

The deal has a fixed price, but it also includes a mechanism for purchasing additional aircraft and simulators.

The victory is Boeing's third major US military aircraft contract less than two months.

The debut combat missions for American Joint Strike Fighters came after the same jets conducted armed reconnaissance patrols near Somalia.

The T-X tender is largest tactical jet offering on the horizon. Whoever takes the prize gets billions of dollars in or revenue for decades.

Tests of a new individual flying platform will wrap up soon, but the system is still limited in how long it can stay in the air.

Now the jets may be preparing for the first-ever American Joint Strike Fighter strikes in Afghanistan.

The Marines are looking at the design as part of their own multi-role drone program, but it could be appealing to other services, as well.

The older vehicles are set to serve through at least 2030, but will now do so without the improvements the design sorely needs.