Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday announced his resignation after leading the Defense Department for the past 21 months. “It’s been the greatest privilege of my life to lead and, most importantly, to serve with the men and women of...

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s resignation on Monday did not arrive completely by surprise, as reports suggested Hagel was at odds with other members of President Obama’s national security staff. Hagel’s dedication to the security of the United States was steadfast,...

The Air Force designated its new Combat Rescue Helicopter the HH-60W, dubbing it the “60-Whiskey,” announced service officials on Monday. Its official name will come at a later date, they said in the Nov. 24 release. Sikorsky in June won...

The Air Force has selected a total of 41 officers and enlisted members from the Active Duty component, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve Command to constitute the aircrews for the initial operational test and evaluation phase of the...

Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday announced a seven-month extension of the multiparty diplomatic talks to reach an agreement over Iran’s nuclear program. The news came after the United States, Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, and representatives from the...

The Space and Missile Systems Center, the Air Force’s acquisition shop at Los Angeles AFB, Calif., merged two of its directorates into the newly formed Advanced Systems and Development Directorate, or AD, announced center officials on Monday. The reason for...

Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas ) will lead the House Armed Services Committee in the 114th Congress that begins in early January, while Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash) will remain the committee’s ranking member. “The men and women who serve our nation...

Air Force testers completed the longest single test of a jet engine in the history of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex in Tennessee, according to a release. They conducted accelerated mission testing of the B-1 bomber’s F101-GE-102 engine over the...

A NASA Gulfstream III recently flew for the first time with an experimental singe-piece pliable wing designed to reduce the weight and inefficiency of traditional control surfaces, according to a release. The Air Force Research Lab is testing the Adaptive...

The Japanese defense ministry expressed its intent to purchase RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft under a foreign military sales deal in the ministry’s upcoming budget request, reported Stars and Stripes. Japan is looking to purchase three RQ-4s and potentially...