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New thermal optic shows bullets in flight, details a mile away
Machine gunners and snipers can "walk" rounds on target at long ranges with the optic.
By Todd South
Collision that killed 2 pilots at Reno air show confounds experts
The first- and second-place winning pilots likely crashed at the National Air Race Championships, possibly because of a blind spot, glare or loss of focus.
Navy special warfare sailor injured in air show parachute stunt
Witnesses reported the sailor "hit the ground hard" while conducting a maneuver at a civilian air show.
Alan Alda to auction off boots and dog tags he wore on ‘M*A*S*H’
The boots and dog tags Alan Alda wore to portray the wisecracking surgeon Hawkeye meant so much to him that when the show ended 40 years ago, he kept them.
The US military’s long history with drag
During World War II, cross dress events were not only sanctioned by the Army, but celebrated as a boon for morale.
By Sarah Sicard
F-16 pilot calls the fighter jets sought by Ukraine ‘easy to fly’
U.S. Air Force Capt. David Brown, who's an F-16 pilot, said at the Paris Air Show this week that training takes about a year for American military pilots.
How to reform and reconstruct Ukraine after the war
Durable security arrangements give businesses and investors the confidence to take risks and make long-term commitments.
By Howard J. Shatz, Gabrielle Tarini, Charles P. Ries and James Dobbins
US official says it could take months for allies to give Ukraine F-16s
State Department are already doing the paperwork to enable pilot training and approve future third-party transfers.
US, NATO wrap up joint exercises in the Baltics, Europe’s High North
U.S. military higher-ups described the BALTOPS and Arctic Challenge exercises as essential steps in solidifying the NATO alliance.
Sweden’s stalled NATO bid disrupts Nordic defense planning
A Nordic cluster within NATO remains the goal, but questions remain about the alignment to North America or Europe when it comes to the High North.
NATO’s largest-ever air defense exercise starts in Germany
In the Air Defender 2023 exercise, 10,000 participants and 250 aircraft from 25 nations respond to a simulated attack on a NATO member.
By The Associated Press