Trump Claims Lot 10 F-35 Savings

President Donald Trump on Monday said he’d negotiated $600 million off the most recent lot of F-35 fighters, meaning the value of the Lot 10 contract will be about $6.6 billion. “We cut approximately $600 million off the F-35 fighter,”...

SEAL Killed in Yemen Raid Named

The Pentagon on Monday named the Navy SEAL who was killed on Jan. 28 in a raid against al-Qaeda forces in Yemen. Chief Petty Officer William “Ryan” Owens, 36, was assigned to an East Coast-based Special Warfare unit, according to...

Iran Tests Ballistic Missile

The US on Monday confirmed that Iran conducted a medium-range ballistic missile test east of Tehran, a violation of a UN resolution barring such launches. The launch of a Khorramshahr medium-range missile occurred at a known test location near the...

Thirty Days to Plan to Defeat ISIS

The Pentagon has until the end of February to submit its new plan to defeat ISIS, giving the White House new options to change the rules of the engagement and other policy adjustments to defeat the group. The Presidential Memorandum,...

DOD Compiling List of Iraqi Employees to Exempt From Travel Ban

The Defense Department is compiling a list of translators and other Iraqi employees who have worked alongside the US military in a push to have them exempted from Friday’s travel ban announced by the Trump Administration. President Donald Trump on...

Raytheon Awarded $62.5 Million for Small Diameter Bomb IIs

The Air Force on Friday exercised a $62.5 million contract option with Raytheon for 312 Small Diameter Bomb IIs. The announcement comes at a time when service officials have repeatedly said weapons stocks are low. The contract includes low-rate initial...