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By Loren Thompson This week’s performance by the F-35 fighter at the Paris Air Show is a turning point for the world’s most advanced multi-role fighter, demonstrating that even when … More »
By: Michael P. Hughes The F-35 was billed as a fighter jet that could do almost everything the U.S. military desired, serving the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy — and even Britain’s … More »
By: Anthony J. Principi, June 4, 2017 Editor’s note: The following is an opinion piece. The writer is not employed by Military Times and the views expressed here do not … More »
By: Christopher P. Cavas WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy needs more ships and needs them fast, the chief of naval operations said this week. But beyond that, the service might be on … More »
Jack McCain Best Defense guest columnist The United States Air Force is facing a crisis, seemingly a recent one, which will define the service for decades to come. This “Dear … More »
Julia Hollingsworth China is about to launch its first homebuilt aircraft carrier, once the tidal conditions are right at the dock where the vessel has been under construction in Dalian. … More »
When President Donald Trump wanted to send a message to North Korea, he did it the old-fashioned way: by sending the USS Carl Vinson—a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier that holds a … More »
By: Christopher P. Cavas WASHINGTON — Just about everybody in and around the U.S. Navy agrees there is a pressing need to build a bigger fleet. Just about nobody agrees … More »