The U.S. Navy appears poised to field the first sixth-generation fighter or F/A-XX, potentially outpacing the Air Force's delayed Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. -The Navy's F/A-XX program,

The Air Force wants to keep its next-generation fighter jet affordable without sacrificing capability. Some analysts warn it can't be done.

On October 2, the highest-ranking official in the Navy stated that a contract for the next-generation, carrier-based fighter is anticipated to be awarded. The long-range attack je

The Department of Defense confirmed two US naval ships intercepted and destroyed missiles launched by Iran on the Eastern Mediterranean Sea Tuesday. USS Bulkeley (DDG-84) and USS Cole (DDG-67) fired a “dozen interceptors” at missiles targeting Israel.

Multiple” Iranian missiles heading toward Israel on Tuesday were “successfully engaged” by two U.S. Navy destroyers, a Navy spokesman said in a statement Wednesday morning. U.S. Sixth Fleet Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyers USS Cole (DDG 67) and USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) “engaged multiple Iranian ballistic missiles in defense of Israel from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea October 1,