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Navy leaders look to expand munitions options as supplies run low

Operations against Houthi militants in the Red Sea have drawn down missile supplies potentially needed for future operations.

Marine F-35B stealth fighter squadron arrives in Japan

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, based in Yuma, Arizona, recently deployed to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.

Jet landing on USS Truman goes overboard, forcing pilots to eject

The incident, in which the pilots were safely recovered, marks the third time since December that an F/A-18 assigned to the carrier Truman has been lost.

The subtle genius of the ‘chess scene’ in ‘Saving Private Ryan’

Captain Miller’s revelation humanizes soldiers and exposes the tragic irony of war.

US Air Force sending ‘boneyard’ F-16s to Ukraine for spare parts

The F-16s being shipped to Ukraine lack critical components like an engine and radar, the Air Force said, meaning they cannot be used operationally.

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.

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.