Iraq may still face the same problem that plagued it decades ago: namely, its inability to adequately maintain and field such ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on defense, strategy, the profession of arms, and aerospace. President Trump’s declaration of a potential increase in U.S.

Ever since people hopped inside hot air balloons for reconnaissance missions and later, bombing missions, air defense has been on the minds of militaries around the globe. While there were several ...

In May 2026, a Pakistan Air Force C-130J landed quietly in Dhaka carrying a single heavy crate. Inside was a full-scale JF-17 ...

Anytime there's a discussion around global military power, the conversation usually veers toward the things that grab our attention the most: massive aircraft carriers, undetectable stealth fighters, ...

Last March, the customarily lively halls of the Air Force's largest warfighting conference felt more like a ghost town. Military attendance at the Air and Space Forces Association’s Warfare Symposium ...

The Air Force’s A-10 Thunderbolt IIs have escaped retirement, again. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink announced in an X post Monday that the Warthogs will keep flying through 2030 to “preserve combat ...

The vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean has become the new chessboard for great power competition, where advanced missile technology threatens to reshape naval warfare forever. As China’s military ...

Taiwan’s recent interception of a Chinese Y-20 tanker aircraft has sent shockwaves through the Pacific region, marking what ...

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One en route to Florida at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo) The Air Force ...

The X-62 VISTA artificial intelligence and autonomy testbed is receiving a variety of mission system upgrades, including enhancements that integrates advanced radar and sensors for advance testing.