The U.S. military has confirmed that a third service member is believed to be dead in the July 17 attack on a base in Jordan and identified them as Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of New York.
Israel is sitting it out as the U.S. conflict with Iran heats up again, a posture that suits Washington, its Arab allies—and for now Israel itself.
The U.S. Air Force has suspended a competition for new ejection seats on its F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets, nearly two years after announcing it would compete a deal that was previously awarded to RTX subsidiary Collins Aerospace, Breaking Defense has learned.
Canada has joined the Global Combat Air Program as an observer, aligning with the British, Italians, and Japanese on a potential sixth-generation stealthy warplane. Canada could be moving away from the American arsenal, as it suggested in its first-ever defense-industrial strategy. Or it could be seeking the insights and prestige that come with such a sophisticated—but still in-the-works—aircraft.
The 2026 iteration of Cyber Shield, a massive annual National Guard-led exercise, is focused on honing participants’ skills in defending the power sector and associated operational technology from digital attacks, according to officials involved in the effort.
U.S. lawmakers sounded alarms about the fate of this year’s Pentagon budget while attending Europe’s largest airshow and said the Trump administration’s top defense priorities, including the Golden Dome missile defense program, are in peril.
Anduril’s YFQ-44 Fury Collaborative Combat Aircraft caught the attention of aircraft trackers July 20 when it appeared to leave its developmental home at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville and flew alongside its Learjet chase aircraft west. The pilotless ‘fighter’ would end up recovering at America’s central hub for uncrewed aircraft operations, Creech Air Force Base in southern Nevada, home of the MQ-9 Reaper and RQ-170 Sentinel.
The top wing commander in the Wyoming Air National Guard and a senior group commander were fired from their positions July 17 by the state’s commanding general, state officials said.
A Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft caught fire July 19 while on the ground at an airport in Mesa, Ariz., for a joint exercise. The aircraft, from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-266 based at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, suffered a fire in its right nacelle—the covering for the right engine and its components—Marine Corps officials said.
A United Airlines commercial flight from Houston to Phoenix was forced to land at a military base July 20 due to severe weather. The emergency landing happened at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Ariz., a reroute from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
