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Putin Is About to Make Iran Untouchable

Blocked

For years, Team Obama crowed about keeping this advanced Russian missile out of Iran’s hands. Now the Kremlin suddenly seems eager to hand it over to Tehran.

Dave Majumdar | Published Apr 13, 2015

Stealth Jet’s Slow, Half-Blind Debut

Wild Blue Yonder

The $400 billion F-35 is supposed to be the key to American air superiority for decades to come. But when it rolls out to frontline pilots, the jet will be anything but imposing.

Dave Majumdar | Published Mar 25, 2015

The General Who Loved Blimps Too Much

Deflated

He was the Air Force’s spy chief. Then he went straight to a firm selling spy gear. Now he’s in trouble.

Dave Majumdar | Published Feb 10, 2015

How Obama Learned to Love the Bomb

Ka-Boom

There was a time when the president wanted to rid the world of nuclear weapons. Now, his Pentagon is looking to build and build them.

Dave Majumdar | Published Feb 06, 2015

America’s New Invisible Air Force

Dead & Gone

The Pentagon wants hundreds of millions of dollars next year to start work on an array of stealthy warjets.

Dave Majumdar | Published Feb 02, 2015

$348 Billion in Nukes Ain’t Enough

Mega Death

Even the defense secretary thinks new nuclear missiles are a waste. That’s not stopping the Air Force from getting ready to build an updated ICBM.

Dave Majumdar | Published Jan 28, 2015

The Air Force’s Supersonic Mercenaries

BOOM TIME

The ‘smallest Air Force in history’ is dealing with more missions than ever. So the flyboys are calling in the military contractors to operate their jets.

Dave Majumdar | Published Jan 20, 2015

Pentagon Misfires in Stealth Jet Scandal

OFF TARGET

In a thinly-veiled attack on The Daily Beast, the Pentagon lashed out at “sourceless/baseless reporting” on its biggest weapons program—all while confirming those reports.

Dave Majumdar | Published Jan 08, 2015
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U.S. Drone Fleet at ‘Breaking Point’

Malfunction

Too many missions and too few pilots are threatening the ‘readiness and combat capability’ of America’s unmanned Air Force, according to an internal memo.

Dave Majumdar | Published Jan 04, 2015

New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun

Top of the Line?

America’s $400 billion Joint Strike Fighter is slated to join fighter squadrons next year, but missing software renders its cannon useless.

Dave Majumdar | Published Dec 31, 2014

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