The Air Force’s F-35As grounded by an insulation problem in September are beginning to return to flight. On Sept. 16, the service announced it had grounded a total of 15 aircraft—including 10 operational jets at Hill AFB, Utah; two training...

China flew a pair of its Chengdu J-20 “Mighty Dragon” fighters at the Zhuhai air show Tuesday, marking the first public display of the fighter since images of it surfaced on the Internet in 2010. Two J-20s made a single...

Air Mobility Command chief Gen. Carlton Everhart reiterated his calls for leaps in tanker numbers and technology Tuesday. Speaking at the National Defense Transportation Association fall meeting in St. Louis, Everhart said the KC-46 program is “doing very well,” noting...

Air Mobility Command’s Mobility Guardian exercise will focus on skills that might have been lost during recent routines, AMC chief Gen. Carlton Everhart said Tuesday. “What I’ve found out over the last 15 years, is that we’re really good about...

A long-term continuing resolution could “potentially break programs apart,” Air Mobility Command chief Gen. Carlton Everhart said Tuesday. “I have moved programs and shifted programs across the [Future Years Defense Program] so I can pay the immediate bills, but I...

Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Tuesday outlined the fifth and sixth “links” to his Force of the Future initiative, which is focused on ensuring the best and brightest continue to volunteer for military service. The fifth link focuses on expanding...

Defense Secretary Ash Carter attempted to “puncture” common “misconceptions” about military service in a speech at the City College of New York in New York City on Tuesday. Just one percent of the American population serves in uniform, which means...