Military Pomp and the High Life
Dinner up the Eiffel Tower, a military parade and a controversial moment with the French president's wife: AFP looks at the key moments of Donald Trump's trip to Paris. In talks Thursday at the...
Tag: US Air Force
US Warplanes Fly Over Disputed South China Sea
US warplanes have flown over the disputed South China Sea, the US Air Force said Friday, a move aimed at asserting freedom of navigation rights in the hotly-contested area. The flights come as both...
Grounded US F-35s To Resume Flying After Oxygen Problem
Dozens of F-35 stealth fighters that were grounded for 11 days due to an oxygen-supply problem aboard the expensive warplanes will resume flying on Wednesday, the US Air Force said. Investigators...
Dozens of US Air Force F-35 Fighters Grounded After Oxygen Problem
The US Air Force has temporarily grounded dozens of F-35 stealth fighters while it investigates an oxygen supply issue aboard the expensive planes, officials said Monday. The planes were grounded...
Dozens of F-35 Fighters Grounded After Oxygen Problem
The US Air Force has temporarily grounded dozens of F-35 stealth fighters while it investigates an oxygen supply issue aboard the expensive planes, officials said Monday. The 56th Fighter Wing of...
US Probe Finds Over 100 Civilians Killed In Mosul Air Strike
Pentagon officials on Thursday said at least 105 civilians died in a strike targeting Islamic State fighters in the Iraqi city of Mosul in March, but blamed the high toll on an unexpected secondary...
US Probe Finds More Than 100 Civilians Killed In Mosul Air Strike
A US strike targeting Islamic State fighters in a Mosul building in Iraq in March killed at least 105 civilians when the blast caused IS weapons to explode, a US general said Thursday. 'The secondary...
US Probe Finds More Than 100 Civilians Killed In Mosul Air Strike
A US strike targeting Islamic State fighters in a Mosul building in Iraq in March killed at least 105 civilians when the blast caused IS weapons to explode, a US general said Thursday. "The secondary...
No Increase In Civilian Deaths Under Trump
A top US Air Force official on Wednesday denied claims that civilian casualties in Iraq and Syria are soaring under President Donald Trump, who has given greater leeway to battlefield commanders....
Beijing Denies Intercepting US Plane Over East China Sea
China has denied US allegations that two Chinese fighter jets intercepted an American military plane earlier this week, saying that its aircrafts were acting "in accordance with the law". "Related...
Putin Warns Against ‘intimidating’ North Korea After Latest Missile Launch
Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned North Korea's latest missile launch as "dangerous" but warned against "intimidating" Pyongyang. Speaking in China, Putin called for a peaceful solution...
US Drone Back On Earth After Nearly Two Years In Space
After a nearly two-year sojourn in space, the US military drone X-37 B is back on Earth, fueling wild ideas about its mystery mission. Looking like a small version of an old NASA space shuttle, the...
US Tests Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
The US Air Force test-launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from California early Wednesday, the military said. Air Force Global Strike Command spokesman Joe Thomas told AFP from...
SpaceX Successfully Launches A Rocket
SpaceX today blasted off a secretive US government payload, known only as NROL-76, marking the first military launch for the aerospace company. The payload for the National Reconnaissance Office,...
SpaceX Makes First US Military Launch, Then Lands Rocket Again
SpaceX on Monday blasted off a secretive US government satellite, known only as NROL-76, marking the first military launch for the California-based aerospace company headed by billionaire tycoon Elon...
SpaceX Launches Classified Payload For US Government
SpaceX on Monday blasted off a secretive US government payload, known only as NROL-76, marking the first military launch for the California-based aerospace company headed by billionaire tycoon Elon...
SpaceX Postpones Classified US Military Launch
SpaceX postponed for 24 hours a secretive US military launch Sunday morning after the company detected a 'sensor issue' with the rocket less than a minute before the scheduled liftoff, a spokesman...
SpaceX Postpones Classified US Military Launch Until Monday
SpaceX on Sunday postponed for 24 hours the launch of a secretive US government payload, known only as NROL-76, due to a "sensor issue" with the rocket, a spokesman said. "Out of an abundance of...
SpaceX To Launch Classified US Govt Payload Sunday
SpaceX on Sunday is scheduled to make its first military launch, with a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, which makes and operates spy satellites for the United States. No...
SpaceX To Launch Classified US Govt Payload Sunday
SpaceX on Sunday is scheduled to make its first military launch, with a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, which makes and operates spy satellites for the United States. No...