The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a two-year bipartisan budget deal that raises the debt ceiling through March 2017 and reduces the deficit. The White House in a blog post called it “a major step forward for our economy,”...

Two New Jersey Air National Guard F-16s were scrambled on Wednesday afternoon to track an Army Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System aerostat that broke free from its mooring station in Maryland and floated into Pennsylvania....

Japan selected Boeing’s KC-46A Pegasus to augment the Japan Air Self Defense Force’s existing tanker fleet, becoming Pegasus’ first export customer, Japan’s Ministry of Defense stated in a release. “We look forward to working alongside the US g?overnment to help...

Defense officials admit Army MSgt. Joshua Wheeler died last week in a combat operation, but they are being careful to separate the instances of combat US troops have seen in Iraq and Syria with a broader combat mission against ISIS....

The Senate this week passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, a bill that encourages the sharing of information about cyber threats in an effort to stop cyber attacks. The legislation “better secures Americans’ private information from foreign hackers,” said Sen....

The Air Force on Oct. 28 released a new five-year sexual assault prevention and response strategy intended to “eradicate the crime from our ranks,” said service Secretary Deborah Lee James. Although the release says airmen will be familiar with the...

The Marine Corps’ next generation CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter successfully lifted off for the first time on a flight at West Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday, manufacturer Sikorsky announced. “Having independently tested the aircraft’s many components and subsystems...