An upgraded “fifth-generation plus” version of the F-35 could include new stealth coatings, adjustments to the aircraft’s shape, and even a path toward making the jet optionally manned, Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet said May 28.
About 3,000 machinists at jet engine-maker Pratt & Whitney in Connecticut approved a new four-year contract May 27, ending a three-week strike over wages, job security and other issues.
SpaceX is gearing up to launch a Global Positioning System satellite for the U.S. military on May 30 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, marking another high-profile national security mission that shifted from United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan to the Falcon 9 rocket.
House lawmakers want a safety report about the V-22 Osprey to be included in the annual defense appropriations bill after several deadly crashes killed troops and raised questions about the aircraft's continued use by the military.
Defense and veterans officials will examine post-military transition programs to see where reforms and overhauls are needed, part of a new review announced by leaders from both departments on Wednesday.
AFA’s Nominating & Governance Committee met in mid-April to interview and select four candidates to run in the 2025 elections for open Board and Officer positions. The open positions are for Board Chair, National Director (Central), and two positions for National Director (at Large).
Despite claims by the Defense Department to the contrary, legal teams representing the U.S. and Qatari governments have not finalized an agreement for transferring the luxury Boeing 747-8 jetliner that President Donald Trump wants for Air Force One amid outstanding requests by Qatar for Washington to clarify the transaction’s terms, said officials familiar with the matter.
An 18-year-old woman about to begin her first year at the U.S. Air Force Academy was killed when a personal watercraft hit her kayak on a Texas lake over Memorial Day weekend, setting off a pursuit by law enforcement that ended in the arrests of two people.
The memorial features three members of the Space Force looking toward the horizon, as a satellite passes by and a rocket blasts off.
