On September 28, tragedy struck during a Sunday service at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, a suburb of Flint. According to police, a 40-year-old suspect drove his vehicle into the church before …
Over the past five decades, the United States has faced 21 federal government shutdowns, triggered by disputes over funding and legislation. These shutdowns have varied widely in length and impact, from a single day of disruption to over a month …
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he would deliver remarks to U.S. generals and admirals in Quantico, Virginia, emphasizing that they are “cherished leaders” who must remain strong, tough, smart, and compassionate. Speaking in an interview with Reuters, Trump …
For decades, the U.S. Air Force stretched the KC-135 Stratotanker and KC-10 Extender beyond their intended lifespans. With future conflicts demanding longer ranges, survivability in contested airspace, and the ability to move not just fuel but also data and patients, …
The early 1990s left the Navy without its planned stealth attack jet (A-12). The fleet’s stopgaps—upgraded Super Hornets and legacy conversions—could carry precision munitions but lacked routine, organic day-one penetration into sophisticated integrated air defense systems. The Air Force’s F-117 …
The F-22 Raptor was built as an air-dominance platform: stealthy, supercruising, highly maneuverable, and equipped with advanced radar fusion. Its problem was not performance but scarcity, with production cut to a fraction of original plans. That scarcity drove consideration of …
The U.S. Air Force recently conducted an experiment, known as DASH-2 (Decision Advantage Sprint for Human-Machine Teaming), to test the ability of artificial intelligence (AI) in developing military strike plans. In this exercise, human planners produced three courses of action …
The Department of War has awarded a technology-development contract to build a modular, fuel-flexible propulsion system for unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Officially named the Modular Operationally Resilient Fuel-Flexible Extreme-Efficiency UAS-Engine System, the program targets dramatically reduced fuel demand and a …
In 2006, Boeing engineers proposed one of the most ambitious aerospace concepts of the modern era: transforming the legendary F-15 Eagle into a low-cost orbital launch platform. Dubbed the F-15 Global Strike Eagle (GSE), the concept involved mounting a 45-foot, …
Ukraine is set to strengthen its air defenses with the arrival of the U.S.-made Patriot air defense system, a move aimed at reducing the threat of Russian missile and air strikes. The system is expected to enhance protection for Ukrainian …
