Department Of Defense

President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Air Force deserves scrutiny for his close ties to Elon Musk—one of the Pentagon’s largest contractors.

Until the Next-Generation Aerial Refueling System (NGAS) platform is confirmed, the KC-135 will continue handling the Air Force’s aerial refueling needs—potentially until 2050 or later.

Boeing’s unconventional X-32 prototype was not adopted by the Pentagon—but would go on to influence multiple aspects of other warplanes.

For a fraction of the cost of the F-47, swarms of drones can be built and integrated with existing airframes like the F-22 and F-35, all of which can enhance...

At this point, trying to fix the Sentinel system may simply be a case of throwing good money after bad.

Given the Pentagon’s antipathy toward the A-10, its proponents should offer meaningful ways to keep it relevant in the modern era—such as the incorporation of unmanned aerial drones.

The Trump administration’s hawkish attitudes towards foreign powers, adversarial and allied, conflict with the desire to make grand budget cuts in the Department of Defense. Throughout Donald Trump’s second term,...

The Department of Defense now faces an increasing challenge: how to empower its personnel to make faster, more informed decisions in a world overwhelmed by data and complexity. A memo...

The F-35 is a byproduct of a world order in which America was the uncontested superpower. But those days are long over.

For several years now, the Pentagon has publicly acknowledged that China is its top national security priority.

The crash seems to have resulted from a series of human errors that cascaded to cause a freak accident.

The F-20, despite having many things going for it, had some key weaknesses. Those weaknesses were exploited by America’s bureaucracy to make the case that the F-16 was a better...