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With new jets, Marines need new weapons for future fights

Marine aviation leaders are looking for upgraded weapons and munitions options for the Corps' growing fleet of F-35B and F-35C fighter jets.

Fighter jet slips off carrier hangar deck in Red Sea, one minor injury

An F/A-18 fighter jet slipped off the hangar deck of the USS Harry S. Truman as sailors were towing the aircraft into place, the Navy said.

Experimental civilian plane crashes at Virginia military base

Authorities said they are investigating the crash of an experimental MX Aircraft MXS near Hampton, Virginia.

Opinion

Did the Trump administration move too quickly to commit to the F-47?

The jury is still out on whether the NGAD contract should have been awarded, former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall argues in this op-ed.

Air Force F-35A ‘Frankenjet’ returns to the skies

The jet is a mash-up of two different F-35A Lightning IIs that were previously sidelined from damage.

F/A-XX could be the Navy’s last piloted fighter, bring greater range

The Air Force awarded a contract to Boeing to build its sixth-generation jet, dubbed the F-47, and the Navy's award could come soon.

US sends F-35s to Middle East as strikes on Houthis continue

The U.S. continues to strike Houthi militants, who have targeted Israel and American ships in the region.

Opinion

The Golden Dome is not ready to stop a Chinese attack on the US

This op-ed argues that domestic distractions have left the U.S. unprepared for a conflict with a peer enemy — China — bent on war by strategic paralysis.

Boeing wins contract for NGAD fighter jet, dubbed F-47

The Air Force said Boeing's F-47 will fly by the end of President Trump's administration.

DC helicopter route permanently closed after fatal Black Hawk crash

The move follows federal investigators's call for a ban on helo flights on the route, citing a string of near misses in recent years.