Drones spotted near 3 bases used by US Air Force in England
2 days ago · People take photos as Air Force One arrives at RAF Mildenhall in eastern England in 2021. The U.S. Air Force says a number of small drones were detected last week around RAF Mildenhall, RAF ...
Air Force awards Boeing $2.4 billion contract for KC-46 tankers
2 days ago · The Air Force awarded Boeing a $2.4 billion contract Thursday to buy 15 more KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers.. The KC-46 award, which covers the tankers’ 11th lot, will bring the number Boeing ...
VA wants $6.6B in extra funding for FY25, down from $12B request
2 days ago · VA saw its highest level of health care appointments ever in fiscal 2024 at about 127.5 million, up 6% over the previous fiscal year. More than 796,000 veterans have enrolled in VA health care ...
Lawmakers press Pentagon to re-ground Ospreys over safety issues
1 day ago · Three lawmakers are asking Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to consider re-grounding the military’s fleet of V-22 Ospreys until solutions can be put in place to address safety and design issues ...
Senate stalls general’s promotion as Trump mulls Afghan exit ...
5 days ago · The promotion of a notable Army lieutenant general, who has been tapped to lead U.S. Army Europe Command, stalled Nov. 21 when his name was left off a list of nearly 1,000 military promotions.
US arms stockpiles strained by Ukraine, Israel support ...
6 days ago · The outgoing Biden administration has committed to spending the remaining $7.1 billion in presidential drawdown authority — meaning weapons pulled from U.S. stockpiles — to send weapons to ...
Why the military’s approach to its suicide epidemic is failing
6 days ago · A line of 329 flags was placed at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota, on Sept. 1, 2022, in remembrance of each military member who was lost to suicide in 2021.