John Herschel Glenn—A Marine Corps fighter pilot, test pilot, astronaut, US senator from Ohio, and 1984 presidential candidate—died Thursday at the age of 95. Glenn, an Ohio native, flew 59 combat missions for the Navy in WWII flying the F4U...
The compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act was approved by a 92-7 vote in the Senate Thursday. Because the House approved the bill last Friday, it now goes to President Barack Obama for his signature. While Defense Secretary...
In the Third Offset strategy, Arati Prabhakar wants the Department of Defense to stop “thinking in silver bullet terms” and start “thinking in deeper, architectural terms.” The DARPA director said, “the biggest shift that has happened in technology itself is...
Michael Gilmore, director of operational test and evaluation, says F-35 program leadership is not being forthcoming in an assessment of the program’s progress being prepared for Congress. “If not changed, the existing responses would at best be considered misleading and...
Marine Corps F/A-18C pilot Capt. Jake Frederick was killed when his Hornet crashed Wednesday off the coast of Japan, the Marine Corps announced Thursday. Frederick, who was stationed with the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in Okinawa, ejected from the aircraft...
US aircraft bombed a hospital on Wednesday in the ISIS-held city of Mosul to help pinned-down Iraqi forces, and for now does not believe any civilians were hurt. ISIS fighters were using heavy machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades inside the...
The Syrian Army on Thursday stopped combat inside the beleaguered city of Aleppo, reportedly to let civilians flee while government forces continue to retake land in the city. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the ceasefire will let about 8,000...
The 45th Space Wing successfully launched the eighth Wideband Global SATCOM communications satellite into orbit from Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla., Wednesday evening. A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket launched the satellite, according to the Air Force. Built by Boeing,...
Recently retired Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh is the newest member of the Northrop Grumman board of directors, the company announced Thursday. The Air Force, under Welsh’s leadership, awarded Northrop the highly coveted B-21 long-range strike bomber...