Iran has continued “provocative activity” in the Arabian Gulf, and the top US uniformed officer in the region is urging the country to “be the professional force they claim to be.” Iranian fast attack boats have continued to harass US...
The Air Force on Tuesday activated its KC-46A Formal Training Unit—the 56th Air Refueling Squadron—at Altus AFB, Okla. “It’s fitting that the 56th’s Air Refueling Squadron’s new motto, ‘Novi Aut Peri,’ is ‘innovate or perish,’ a motto that perfectly describes...
A resolution of the House and Senate versions of the defense authorization bill is not likely until after the Nov. 8 election, multiple defense experts said on Tuesday. Such a delay would dampen hope that the Pentagon would have a...
The Marine Corps is planning to deploy the F-35B to the US Central Command area of responsibility aboard the USS Essex, Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh, head of Marine Corps Combat Development Command, told reporters Tuesday. The move will follow the...
A less-discussed feature of the Senate defense authorization bill would shift the burden of research and development costs from the government to industry, a defense budget expert said Tuesday. Andrew Hunter, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and...
The Marine Corps is planning to use ground vehicle-based lasers to defend against unmanned aerial systems, a top planner for the service said Tuesday. “It’s where we want to go” Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh, head of Marine Corps Combat Development...
The last unmanned QF-4 Phantom targeting drone flew as an F-35 target this month at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. Manned Phantoms will continue to be flown through December, when the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron Detachment 1 will finish its...
Despite sparks in violence between Turkey and US-backed rebels in Syria, there is no concern that Turkey will limit its cooperation with the US in the fight against ISIS and the continued use of its bases, the top US officer...
North Korea this week denounced the UN Security Council’s condemnation of its recent missile launch, The Associated Press reported. A Monday statement from the country’s Foreign Ministry called the UN condemnation a “hostile act” that could lead to the “self-destruction”...
