Raytheon and partner Leonardo have withdrawn from the Air Force T-X trainer competition as a team, the companies said in a joint press release on Wednesday. The announcement comes on the eve of Raytheon releasing its 2016 financial results and...
The MQ-9A Reaper crash north of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Nov. 18, 2015, was caused by “a compressor bearing failure that led to engine loss,” according the Accident Investigation Board report, released Tuesday. At the time of the accident, the...
Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) levelled sharp criticisms at President Donald Trump Wednesday in response to a draft of a presidential executive order authorizing a review of US interrogation practices. The draft order, obtained by the New...
Boeing’s 2016 commercial deliveries helped offset a decline in the company’s defense sector, according to the fourth quarter and year-end earnings report, which was released on Wednesday. Overall revenue dropped from $96.11 billion in 2015 to $94.57 billion in 2016....
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) shared a heated exchange Tuesday over the importance of military budgets at Mulvaney’s Senate confirmation hearing to be the next director of the Office of Management and Budget. “I am deeply...
Iraqi Security Forces announced Tuesday the liberation of the eastern part of Mosul from ISIS control after more than three months of fighting to retake the city. Iraqi forces, supported by US and coalition troops, now control all of the...
As Iraqi Security Forces, supported by US-led coalition partners, established control over the eastern part of the city of Mosul Tuesday, coalition forces saw signs that ISIS’ command structure is deteriorating and its fighters are growing desperate, Army Maj. Gen....
Defense Secretary James Mattis’s first official trip will be to Japan and South Korea Feb. 1-4, the Pentagon announced. His first stop will be Korea, where he will meet with South Korean MInister of National Defense Han Min Koo and...