The Air Force launched its squadron revitalization program recently with a team visit to the Air Force District of Washington and JB Andrews, Md. These meetings are part of an initial data gathering stage for the initiative—led by Brig. Gen....

Defense Secretary James Mattis on Monday presented the National Security Council’s Principal’s Committee with his plan to defeat ISIS, as ordered in a presidential memo last month, but do not expect the details to become public. Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt....

A US remotely piloted aircraft on Sunday reportedly killed a senior Taliban commander in northern Afghanistan. Mullah Abdul Salam and some of his key commanders were killed in Kunduz province, Voice of America reported, citing Taliban leaders and Afghan officials....

President Donald Trump on Monday promised a “historic” increase in the defense budget, with the Office of Management and Budget calling for a $54 billion jump in base funding for next year along with even more in a Fiscal 2017...

The Department of Defense announced Friday that Raytheon has been awarded a $1 billion foreign military sales contract to provide an early warning radar system for Qatar. The contract is a result of a sole-source acquisition and will be managed...

About 40 Air National Guard members from the 185th Air Refueling Wing based in Sioux City, Iowa, deployed to NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany, in February to support the NATO AWACS mission. NATO AWACS E-3A aircraft fly airborne command and...

The Defense Department has opened three investigations into the Jan. 29 raid that resulted in the death of a Navy SEAL, several civilians, and the destruction of an MV-22, the Pentagon and the White House announced. Navy Chief Special Warfare...