Sept. 18, 1941: The Curtiss XP-60 made its first flight. The P-60 was a 1940s American single-engine single-seat, low-wing monoplane…
The U.S. Defense Department has launched a new program called National Security Innovation Capital. The program aims to stimulate and…
The U.S. Navy and Boeing have completed its first aerial refueling of an F-35C Lightning II aircraft from an MQ-25…
National Hispanic Heritage Month runs Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, and the Defense Department is at the forefront of marking…
After a 12-year break, the 60th Fighter Squadron was reactivated Aug. 20, 2021 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Flying…
Rare earth elements — a group of 17 metals, including neodymium — are used in lasers, precision-guided weapons, magnets for…
The Northrop Grumman Next Generation Electronic Warfare system, making its first flight, joined the AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar at…
As part of a two-day operation, the CH-53K King Stallion successfully recovered a Navy MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter from Mount Hogue…
Her uniform in Vietnam was a powder blue dress. Connie Dugan Popel was a recreation aide for the American Red…
Sept. 11, 1946: North American Aviation engineering test pilot Wallace “Wally” Lien made the first flight of the XFJ-1. Lien…
