Iran leaves door open for peace talks as hunt for missing US pilot continues
Iranian forces were hunting for a missing U.S. pilot on Saturday from one of two warplanes downed over Iran and the Gulf, raising the stakes for Washington as the war entered its sixth week with scant prospect of peace talks in sight. The incidents show...
A-10 Warthog crashes near Strait of Hormuz
A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II reportedly crashed Friday near the Strait of Hormuz at around the same time an F-15E fighter jet was shot down in Iran. The A-10 pilot was subsequently rescued, two U.S. officials told The New York Times. Iranian state...
How the Space Force guaranteed a safe Artemis II launch
NASA’s Artemis II astronauts launched for the moon with prior assistance from a U.S. Space Force unit responsible for all East Coast space launch operations. Personnel in Space Launch Delta 45, located at Patrick Space Force Base in Florida, aided the Artemis II mission even...
Trump’s budget proposes massive defense spending with 10% cut to other programs
President Donald Trump on Friday requested a 10% cut in non-defense discretionary spending for fiscal 2027 and a massive $500 billion increase in defense spending, as the United States continues its war against Iran. The 2027 budget request comes as the president faces risky choices...
Airmen, guardians to follow shorter SkillBridge transition assistance timeline to match their rank
The U.S. Air Force and Space Force revised the length of its transition assistance program for service members moving into the civilian workforce. The Department of the Air Force updated its SkillBridge programs to further “balance operational readiness and transition assistance to Airmen and Guardians,”...
There’s a Snake (Creek) in RoseCraft’s Boot
The RoseCraft 14C28N segment continues to grow – along with their already quite beefy selection of traditional knife patterns – with the new Snake Creek Copperhead. This super slick piece is an ode to the capabilities of the wharncliffe blade. Wharnies are all over the...
Trump seeks to double number of ship requests with 2027 defense budget
President Donald Trump announced Friday he wants funding in 2027 for twice the number of ships that were requested the previous year. The proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget would include $65.8 billion in shipbuilding capital to manufacture 18 battle force ships and 16 non-battle force...
US forces rescue downed F-15 crew member in Iran, search for second continues
This is a developing story. One of two U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle crew members shot down by enemy fire in Iran has been rescued, Israeli media first reported. U.S. officials confirmed the reports in statements to CBS News and Axios. A search for the second...
US fighter jet shot down over Iran
This is a developing story. A U.S. fighter jet was shot down over Iran, and a search and rescue operation was underway for any survivors, a U.S. official told Reuters on Friday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not offer further details....
‘Drone Hunters of Kherson’ takes viewers into a war that blends ‘trench warfare and the Terminator’
For the past century, the weapon of choice for inflicting mass causalities has been artillery. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, however, that has given way to something higher tech and cheaper — drones. Haunting Russian FPV drone footage that they themselves have uploaded...
