GAO Report on F-35 Modernization
The following is the May 16, 2024, Government Accountability Office report, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Program Continues to Encounter Production Issues and Modernization Delays…
Photos Show Downed Tanker Was From Kansas Unit
Remains of the KC-135 that crashed Friday in Kyrgyzstan appear to be from an aircraft based at McConnell Air Force…
Air Force Tanker Crashes in Kyrgyzstan, Crew Status ‘Unknown’
An U.S. Air Force refueling tanker has crashed in the northern region of Kyrgyzstan has crashed, according to a Friday…
Document: U.N. Report Calling For Moratoria on Lethal Robots
From the summary of the U.N. Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial,summary or arbitrary executions, Christof Heyns. The report calls…
U.N. Report Singles Out Two Navy Weapons Programs
An April U.N. report calling for suspending the use deadly robotic weapon systems singled out two Navy systems, the Phalanx…
New Hybrid UAV and Helo Squadron Stands Up
The Navy’s first aviation squadron that combines unmanned aerial vehicles and manned helicopters stoop up on Thursday at Naval Air…
NAVSEA’s McCoy Speaks
Vice Adm. Kevin McCoy, commander of Naval Sea Systems Command has a rare interview in the latest issue of Proceedings. While…
Report: Lasers on U.S. Navy Ships
The following is from the introduction to the Congressional Research Service’s April, 24 2013 report: Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface,…
U.S. Spy Plane Down in Afghanistan, Kills Four Airmen
Four U.S. airmen were killed Sunday in a plane crash in Afghanistan, according to a release from the Pentagon. The…
Document: US Navy Program Guide 2013
From the document’s forward by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert: The U.S. Navy is the world’s most lethal,…
Syria Intervention: Some Pros, Mostly Cons
With the human toll mounting, the United States getting more involved in training, aid, and arms transfers, and continued calls…