Recap: Highlights from the US Army’s 2025 conference in Washington
The Army continues to transform, with efforts focused on next-gen weaponry, long-range artillery, unmanned systems and much more.
By Defense News staff
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US Air Force revamps pilot training as T-7 era nears
Air Education and Training Command is preparing to teach instructor pilots on the T-7 and revamping its flying syllabus for the fifth-gen trainer.
West Virginia man admits stealing funds meant for military care packages
A West Virginia man pleaded guilty Thursday to pocketing donations to a bogus charity he advertised for military members.
Best pics of the week: Feb. 16, 2020
An obstacle endurance course at Quantico, field training exercises at Fort Sill and more of this week's best military photos.
Air Force won’t meet pilot training goal in 2020
If the Air Force hits its new pilot production goal, it would be just a slight increase from last year.
Complaint accuses VA secretary of working to discredit Hill staffer who reported sexual assault
A department insider says Robert Wilkie actively worked to discredit the woman, even as he publicly promised a fair investigation.
Arizona adjutant general to lead National Guard Association
Arizona's top National Guard officer is now the senior leader of a national group representing National Guard officers.
The US is bombing the hell out of the Taliban as munitions dropped reaches nearly 10-year high
According to U.S. Air Forces Central Command, U.S. aircraft dropped 7,423 munitions in 2019 — that’s the highest number of bombs released in nearly a decade.
By Shawn Snow
French military selects Blackhawk T-series holster
France’s military awarded a contract to Virginia Beach-based Blackhawk to holster its military Glock 17s.
By Jim Grant
Space Force Bible blessing spurs protest
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation objected to the ceremony as inappropriate and sectarian.
Walter Boyne — bomber pilot, historian, novelist and Air and Space Museum director — dies at 90
Among his many accomplishments, Boyne was an aviation hall of famer and a key player in the creation of the massive Udvar-Hazy expansion to the Air and Space Museum.
At the end of a scandal-plagued year, Navy’s top officer urges integrity
Reflecting his thoughts after three months as chief of naval operations, Adm. Mike Gilday’s brief broadside fired at the fleet on Monday asked sailors "to think about who we are as a Navy and the constitutional oath we commit ourselves to."
By Carl Prine