A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and its payload were destroyed Thursday morning when an oxygen tank exploded during a pre-launch fire test at Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla., the company said in a statement. SpaceX said there were no injuries, and...

About 1,000 Florida National Guard troops with boats, generators, and high water vehicles have been activated in preparation for Tropical Storm Hermine, which is expected to make landfall south of Tallahassee late Thursday or early Friday, said Pentagon spokesman Navy...

ISIS now has control of just over 15 miles of the border between Turkey and Syria as Turkish forces and US-backed rebels have pushed the group back, limiting its only channel for outside fighters. Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis...

The Air Force will issue the UH-1N helicopter replacement program request for information and requirements documents next Friday, the service announced Wednesday. In May, the service said there will be a “full and open competition” to replace the fleet that...

Pakistani F-16s flew more than 7,700 miles to participate in Red Flag 16-4 at Nellis AFB, Nev., last month. The training, conducted Aug. 15-26, allowed the US and Pakistani air forces to improve integration, according to a 99th Air Base...

New Mexico lawmakers are pressing the Air Force to move F-16s to Holloman AFB, N.M., for training to build up the base’s mission as Hill AFB, Utah, takes on F-35s. The Air Force last month said Hill’s F-16s will become...

Defense and intelligence senior leaders met this week to find ways to increase collaboration in space, using recent launches of new space situational awareness satellites to improve how the US can face space-based threats. The Joint Space Doctrine and Tactics...

Instructors from the 81st Fighter Squadron at Moody AFB, Ga., and their Afghan pilots in training traveled to Peterson AFB, Colo., where the mountainous environment more closely resembles that in Afghanistan, according to a release. It is the third time...