Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) told the Mobile (Ala.) Press-Register Monday that he can’t tell Northrop Grumman-EADS what to do regarding the Air Force’s tanker competition, but “I will do everything in my power to make sure it is an open and fair competition.” (The Northrop-EADS team plans to assemble their KC-X entrant in Alabama if it wins.) Air Force officials apparently are just as eager to ensure there is a competition—this time to avoid Congressional censure—given the service’s dire need to replace its 45-year-old KC-135s. McCain maintains that lawmakers “have not tried to favor Northrop or Boeing” and, thankfully, acknowledges, “The Air Force needs tankers,” but intimated that new Congressional hearings would take place should the competition evaporate.
US Military Blows Up Second Alleged Drug Boat in Caribbean
Sept. 15, 2025
The U.S. military conducted its second deadly strike on an alleged drug-carrying vessel off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump announced Sept. 15, as his administration continues an aggressive military campaign in the Caribbean.
