Philippines says China is ‘hindering’ its companies from exploring natural resources in the contested South China Sea
A Chinese military helicopter flew close to a Philippine aircraft above Scarborough Shoal in February. China’s activity in the…
Pentagon Marines are annoyed by an ‘odd’ uniform change they say will drive up dry-cleaning bills
U.S. Marines aboard the USS Arlington await a service “C” uniform inspection on April 25, 2022. Amid all the…
As the Russian military loses its grip in Syria, the US considers pulling its troops
US troops patrolled the northeastern Syria city of Qamishli on January 9. The Trump administration is mulling the withdrawal…
See the US Air Force’s ‘Franken-bird’ F-35 made from wrecked stealth fighters take its first flight
An F-35A Lightning II painstakingly salvaged from two wrecked aircraft took flight in January. A one-of-a-kind F-35 stealth fighter…
NATO should steal a page from Russia’s air war against Ukraine
NATO needs more stand-off munitions to bring its airpower to bear without risking its fighter jets and bombers, a…
A Lockheed exec tells BI what’s needed to fix the F-35’s biggest problems
Two F-35s fly in formation after receiving fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker at an undisclosed location in May 2019….
The CEO of Ukrainian drone maker Athlon Avia on the biggest challenges facing the industry
Athlon Avia has been manufacturing drones in Ukraine for over a decade. Ukrainian defense company Athlon Avia has been…
Here’s how Trump’s pick to lead the US Navy wants to fix the submarine shipbuilding problem
During his confirmation hearing, John Phelan, Trump’s pick for Navy secretary, said he has a plan to get submarine…
US Navy secretary nominee says Trump texts him in the middle of the night about rusty warships
The USS Stout returned from a record-breaking deployment in 2020 covered in rust. It’d spent 215 days at sea….
The USS Tripoli, the Navy’s newest F-35 ‘lightning carrier,’ is headed to the Indo-Pacific, bolstering US air power near China
The USS Tripoli in the East China Sea. The US Navy is stationing its new “lightning carrier” in the…