Air Force and industry teams at 10 bases recently completed structural modifications to correct cracking found on 83 of the Air Force’s two-seat F-16Ds, officials announced. All 157 of the Air Force’s F-16Ds were grounded following the discovery of canopy...
Improper rudder trim caused the fatal crash of a Greek F-16 during a NATO training course at Los Llanos AB, Spain, on Jan. 26, investigators determined. The jet’s rudder trim was inadvertently set to maximum right deflection, causing the jet...
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) said the recently negotiated deal with Iran presents a whole new set of challenges for the Defense Department. The deal is expected to provide Iran a “windfall” of at least $60 billion...
One of the top Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday he is “more optimistic” than ever that Congress will act, perhaps next year, to end the punishing budget cuts forced by sequestration that are hampering the military’s...
The chairman of the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces panel complained Wednesday that the Obama Administration has no visible strategy for countering China’s aggressive efforts to dominate the Asia-Pacific region. “If you ask Americans, ‘do you believe that...
