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Pilot reported fire on vintage military plane before Alaska crash
The C54D-DC airplane — a military version of the WWII-era Douglas DC-4 aircraft — crashed outside Fairbanks Tuesday. No survivors were found.
Austin, Milley defend weapons cuts in Biden’s defense budget
Top Pentagon leaders defended President Joe Biden’s flat defense budget request to lawmakers on Thursday and its “hard choices” to slash legacy weapons programs in favor of developing technologies, as a hedge against China.
By Joe Gould
Chris Pratt-led ‘Tomorrow War’ teases time-traveling conflict, 2051 alien invasion
“The Tomorrow War” is slated for a July 2 release.
By Jon Simkins
Air Force once again asks Congress to let it mothball oldest RQ-4 Global Hawk drones
The service wants to push funds from the Global Hawk program into a "penetrating ISR capability."
By Valerie Insinna
Fighter wings try a fresh approach to combat maintenance
Two Air Force fighter jet wings are the first to try a new approach to maintenance that aims to improve quality of life for the crews that keep the service’s premiere planes running.
Earlier withdrawal for international troops from Afghanistan under consideration
Discussions are underway among military planners with the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission in Kabul for a possible withdrawal of international troops from Afghanistan as early as July 4, Germany's Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
Best pics of the week: April 18, 2021
A day battle drill at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, refueling a Raptor over Alaska, an aircraft fire drill on the USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
F-35 program moves too slowly in deploying software, says government watchdog
The F-35 program's plan to get new software packages fielded every six months isn't working as designed.
By Valerie Insinna