BlockedPutin Is About to Make Iran UntouchableFor 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
Wild Blue YonderStealth Jet’s Slow, Half-Blind DebutThe $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
DeflatedThe General Who Loved Blimps Too MuchHe was the Air Force’s spy chief. Then he went straight to a firm selling spy gear. Now he’s in trouble. Dave Majumdar
Ka-BoomHow Obama Learned to Love the BombThere 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
Dead & GoneAmerica’s New Invisible Air ForceThe Pentagon wants hundreds of millions of dollars next year to start work on an array of stealthy warjets. Dave Majumdar
Mega Death$348 Billion in Nukes Ain’t EnoughEven 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
BOOM TIMEThe Air Force’s Supersonic MercenariesThe ‘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
OFF TARGETPentagon Misfires in Stealth Jet ScandalIn 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
MalfunctionU.S. Drone Fleet at ‘Breaking Point’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
Top of the Line?New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its GunAmerica’s $400 billion Joint Strike Fighter is slated to join fighter squadrons next year, but missing software renders its cannon useless.Dave Majumdar
