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The USS Gerald R. Ford, the U.S. Navy’s $13 billion lead supercarrier, returned to Naval Station Norfolk on May 16 after an 11-month deployment...
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A new Government Accountability Office report found that 74 percent of U.S. Air Force aircraft missed their depot maintenance completion deadlines, up from 31...
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As after-action reporting from President Donald Trump’s two-day whirlwind visit to the People’s Republic of China continues, one of the lesser-noticed details was what...
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The U.S. Air Force has a 1,800-pilot deficit. USAF pilots are leaving for commercial airlines that pay 2x USAF pay. The USAF pilot base...
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President Donald Trump has been dogged in his focus on reviving the nation’s maritime industry – shipbuilding and shipping. On this point, driven by...
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The U.S. is Right to Push Back on China—Even While Talking: President Donald Trump is now in Beijing, set to meet with General Secretary...
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Percy Spencer invented the microwave oven at Raytheon after a chocolate bar in his pocket melted near an active radar magnetron in 1945. Spencer...
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The “Fat Leonard” scandal is the largest corruption scandal in US Navy history. Centered on Leonard Glenn Francis, a 350-pound Malaysian defense contractor who...
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The Soviet Union built the Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic transport to compete with the Anglo-French Concorde. The aircraft was nicknamed “Concordski” in the West. The...