By Ben Blanchard China has put into service its new generation J-20 stealth fighter, a warplane it hopes will narrow the military gap with the United States, as senior … More »
The F-35 Lightning II An F-35B begins its short takeoff from the USS America with an external weapons load. Lockheed Martin The US’s F-35 isn’t an airplane — it’s three … More »
By RICHARD R. BURGESS, Managing Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has set in motion plans to shut down the staff of its 10th carrier air wing and three carrier-based … More »
By Capt Joseph R. John, February 14, 2017: Op Ed # 336 The Obama administration sliced the Pentagon budget by 52% over 8 years, putting the security of the … More »
By: Valerie Insinna WASHINGTON — At the rollout of Boeing’s newest commercial airliner, President Donald Trump indicated his administration could be looking at a large Super Hornet order. Huge, even. … More »
Feb 17, 2017 James Drew and Lara Seligman | Aerospace Daily & Defense Report The head of the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) says the outer wings of 32 carrier-based … More »
By: Sam LaGrone F-35C launching from a test range in Lakehurst, N.J. US Navy Photo WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy is starting tests next week for a fix to a … More »
By: Jeff Schogol More than half of all Marine Corps fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft were unable to fly at the end of 2016, officials said on Wednesday. The Marines are … More »