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Trump calls for “F-55” and “F-22 Super” aircraft: During his multi-day trip to the Middle East, President Trump pitched two new U.S. military jets while standing beside top U.S. aerospace executives Thursday in Qatar. “One of the things…

HONOLULU – The Defense Department has struggled to get U.S.-made diapers to commissaries in Korea in the past, the former head of the Defense Commissary Agency said Tuesday, so logistics in the Indo-Pacific has a long way to go to be ready…

At $142 billion, the White House claims it has “signed the largest defense sales agreement in history” following President Trump’s arrival to the Middle East this week for talks with regional officials, including Saudi crown prince Mohammed…

President Donald Trump’s plan to use a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar as an interim Air Force One would produce massive security risks since the administration will likely forgo needed modifications to make the jet secure, according to…

President Donald Trump is embarking on a trip this week to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, where his agenda includes Air Force One replacements, crypto deals, and the Gulf states’ desires for U.S. concessions on…

Behind Trump’s Yemen retreat: The U.S. military nearly lost “several” F-16s and an F-35 fighter jet to air defense systems during Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s aborted Operation Rough Rider, U.S. officials told the New York Times.…

Russia barrages Ukraine as West turns up pressure for talks. AP: “Russia launched more than 100 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks, the Ukrainian air force said Monday, after the Kremlin effectively rejected an…

The State Department aims to cut substantially more employees than generally expected: some 3,400 instead of roughly 2,000, report GovExec’s Eric Katz and Nextgov’s David Dimolfetta. That's because the 700 jobs that will be eliminated in a…

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…

In a new first, Pakistan and India exchanged drone attacks overnight, officials from the two countries said Thursday as the nuclear-armed militaries extended a cycle of attacks and counterattacks that erupted Wednesday in response to an…