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 Fletcher2 days 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.2 days 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 Barrett3 days 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 Fletcher6 days ago
US Navy test-fires unarmed Trident nuclear-capable missilesThe U.S. Navy carried out four scheduled unarmed missile tests of the Trident II D5LE off the coast of Florida last week.By Riley Ceder7 days ago
Maryland loses last A-10s, becomes the only Air Guard without planesThe divestment of the Maryland National Guard's fleet of A-10s left it as the only Air Guard in the country without a flying mission.By Zita Ballinger Fletcher8 days ago