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F-35 Nears Completion Of All-Weather Testing

Evaluated In Temperature Extremes At Eglin AFB In Florida

For the past four months, an F-35 Lightning II has endured extreme weather temperatures to certify the fleet to deploy to any corner of the world.

NASA Touches-Down On USS Theodore Roosevelt

Astronauts Visit Sailors, Take Call From ISS

Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), along with a distinguished visitor from NASA, answered a long-distance phone call from the International Space Station (ISS) recently.

Chinese Helicopter Reportedly Sets Altitude Record

Changhe Z-18 Helo Flew Above Tibet's Mt. Everest Last Month, Government Media Says

A Chinese Changhe Z-18 helicopter reportedly has flown to an altitude of 9,000 meters (approx. 29,500 feet), setting a new altitude record.

Arsenal Of Democracy Aircraft To Take Flight Over Washington, D.C.

The Event Will Commemorate The 70th Anniversary Of VE Day

Seventy years ago this week, Allied leaders met at the Yalta Conference in Crimea to begin their discussions of the structure of post-World War II Europe.

Navy's Likely Oldest Active Fighter Pilot Retires

Makes Ceremonial Landing In New Orleans

The man believed to be the Navy's oldest active fighter pilot gave up that title on Saturday ... at least the "active" piece ... when he landed his F/A-18 Hornet at New Orleans' Lakefront Airport.