WWII-era squadron reactivated as MQ-9 Reaper drone unitThe 431st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron will be a tenant unit of the 8th Fighter Wing based at Kunsan Air Base in South Korea.By Zita Ballinger Fletcher88 minutes ago
Pentagon awards contract for newest F-35sWhen combined with another F-35 deal from December 2024, the Pentagon will pay Lockheed Martin about $24.3 billion for the 18th and 19th lots of the jets.By Stephen Losey5 hours ago
Lt. Col. George E. Hardy, youngest Tuskegee Airman, dies at 100Hardy was the last surviving combat pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen who served overseas.6 hours ago
A bullet struck his heart at Pearl Harbor. His widow just returned it.After 84 years, the Japanese bullet that was once lodged in the heart of sailor Dean Darrow was returned to the Pearl Harbor National Memorial Museum.By Claire Barrett29 hours ago
How Hitler’s fear-inducing ‘flying bomb’ ushered in drone warfareThe V-1 "flying bomb" could accurately be described in today’s nomenclature as an unmanned aerial vehicle — moreover, as the first suicide drone. By Zita Ballinger Fletcher4 days ago
Russian warplanes detected flying near Alaska again, US military saysThe U.S. military says fighter jets have intercepted Russian warplanes near Alaska for the third time in about a month and the ninth time this year.5 days ago