This infrared video was recorded over a U.S. military platform in 2025. It shows 6 small apparent “spheres or orbs” making changes in direction and moving at an estimated 480 miles per hour (770 kph), ...

A former Air Force Special Operations Command chief was found guilty of four offenses in a military trial. The charges included indecent recording and multiple offenses related to child pornography.

Top Republicans have poured cold water on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s push to install one of his loyalists in a key Pentagon role. Hegseth, 46, is desperate to appoint the department’s chief ...

A U.S. F-16 fighter jet has crashed during a training drill in Michigan, after the Pentagon said it wanted to see more military flyovers. The F-16 belonged to the Texas Military Department and was ...

U.S. Marines load F/A-18 Hornet jets with an AIM-120, which will enventually be replaced by JATM, during a harpoon exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 19, 2026. (Donald ...

Lockheed Martin (LMT) said Thursday it signed a framework agreement with the U.S. Department of War aimed at rapidly accelerating the production and delivery of the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical ...

An artist’s rendering shows a formation of Swarm Aero Gamera autonomous aircraft operating together. The company says Gamera is designed for long-range missions with a projected unrefueled range of ...

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink confirmed Monday that the U.S. military has deployed a weapon into space, marking the first time an American official has acknowledged ...

The United States has stationed weapons in Earth’s orbit, Air Force Secretary Troy E. Meink said Monday, the first such public acknowledgment by a Pentagon official after years of preparations to ...

The U.S. has weapons orbiting Earth that can be used to defend American forces from attacks in space, the Air Force secretary revealed this week in a rare public acknowledgment of capabilities the ...

USAF personnel conduct a “Point Defense Battle Lab” exercise at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, in February. Credit: U.S. Air Force NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland—In the early days of the war against Iran, ...

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink speaks at the 2026 Air Space & Cyber conference. Credit: Jud McCrehin, Air & Space Forces Association NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — “Scaling” has become a watchword for Air ...