Lawmakers asked the Government Accountability Office to look into the fleet's history in December. The gear aims to limit the potential risk to pilots and other aircrew amid a recent spike in lasing incidents. A senior Democratic senator thinks too many major military mistakes go unpunished or are insufficiently investigated. The Department of Defense has released the names of five Army soldiers killed in an MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crash on Friday. The Army and Navy want to give more money to pilots whose service is ending, but they're blocked by bureaucracy. Beta Technologies, which developed the fast charger now being built at Duke Field, will deliver its first ALIA electric aircraft to the Air Force in fall. The vehicles will first be flown remotely to shuttle cargo around Edwards Air Force Base, followed by human pilots and passengers next year. Those without PCS orders in hand by Aug. 1 will likely have their moves delayed. Pilots, air battle managers and combat systems operators who sign new contracts will receive between $15,000 and $50,000 annually for three to 12 years. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a directive to ground all airworthy Boeing B-17E, F and G models of the Flying Fortress aircraft. Load More