A top Chinese-made Pakistani fighter plane shot down at least two Indian military aircraft on May 7, two U.S. officials told Reuters, marking a major milestone for Beijing's advanced fighter jet.
Special operators are upgrading nearly every aspect of their helicopter fleet as they await the Army’s newest addition to the rotary wing section. From the MH-6 light attack assault “Little Bird,” to the MH-60 medium attack assault “Blackhawk,” to the MH-47 heavy assault “Chinook,” officials who develop the aircraft showcased ongoing upgrades Thursday at the Global SOF Foundation Special Operations Forces Week.
In his first public address since becoming Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine closed out the SOF Week expo in Tampa, Fla., calling on special operations forces to be “more effective and more efficient than ever.”
Boeing has told the Air Force it can deliver new Air Force One jets by 2027 if the service agrees to loosen some requirements, according to a service official. The VC-25B aircraft were originally scheduled for delivery in 2024, but delays have pushed projections to 2028 or 2029, drawing public rebuke from President Donald Trump.
Congress’ probe into the safety of the military's V-22 Osprey last summer following multiple deadly crashes has been stalled for nearly a year, angering Gold Star family members who lost loved ones aboard the aircraft.
The Defense Department’s chief information officer has published an updated roadmap detailing the organization’s plans to support continued growth of the Pentagon’s software factory ecosystem and enterprise cloud program. The CIO’s recently released software modernization implementation plan for fiscal 2025 and 2026 marks another call from Pentagon leadership for the entire department to improve delivery of software-based capabilities.
The U.S. Space Force has advanced three companies—CACI, General Atomics, and Viasat—to the next phase of a $100 million program aimed at developing laser-based space communication terminals, narrowing the field from four as Blue Origin did not make the cut.
Stephen Winchell has been tapped to head the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DefenseScoop has learned. DARPA, one of the Pentagon’s premier R&D organizations, aims to create “technological surprise” and game-changing capabilities for the U.S. national security community. It has been credited with aiding major technological breakthroughs, including precision weapons, stealth technology, the internet, and GPS, among others.
In the early hours of Feb. 5, 1958, a B-47 bomber collided with an F-86 fighter jet during a training mission off the coast of Georgia. The bomber’s crew jettisoned a 7,600-pound nuclear bomb into the waters near Tybee Island before safely landing their aircraft. Thus began a frantic search for what became known as the “Tybee Bomb,” a Cold War-era incident that remains one of the most mysterious episodes in U.S. military history.
