NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. has spent years racing to develop hypersonic weapons to compete with China and Russia, but delays, shifting programs and limited testing capacity are raising concerns that Washington remains in a catch-up phase in a technology that could reshape modern warfare. Key programs have faced repeated…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Chinese national was arrested at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport after federal authorities say he photographed sensitive military aircraft near Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska and planned to target another installation as he prepared to leave the country. Tianrui Liang, 21, is accused…
Iran secretly acquired a Chinese spy satellite, giving the Islamic Republic a new capability to target US military bases across the Middle East during the recent war, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The TEE-01B satellite, built and launched by the Chinese company Earth Eye Co, was acquired by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Aerospace…
Airstrips that were constructed on remote islands in the Pacific to target Japan in the closing stages of World War II are quietly being repaired and restored as the US builds up its defensive posture amid the growing challenge of China in the region. Chinese vessels frequently test maritime claims by South Korea and Japan…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A brother and sister have been indicted in connection with the placement of a possible explosive device at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida, Fox News Digital has learned. The FBI said Alen Zheng, who is believed to have planted the device, is currently in China. He…
A US Air Force (USAF) bomber was forced to declare an “emergency” this morning while travelling back to a base in the west of England. The B-52H Stratofortress departed from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on Monday evening, and issued a 7700 code as it returned shortly after 09:00 GMT on Tuesday. A 7700 is a…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who once trained American servicemembers on advanced combat aircraft, including the F-35, has been arrested and accused of illegally training Chinese military pilots, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Gerald Eddie Brown Jr., whose call sign…
Notable changes have been observed in both of China’s sixth-generation fighter programmes, with updated prototypes seen flying just 10 months after their first public appearance, indicating rapid progress as the country vies with the US for air supremacy. Photos circulating on Chinese social media since Tuesday showed what appeared to be Chengdu Aircraft Corporation’s sixth-generation…
China’s sophisticated unmanned underwater drones have been described as “disruptive,” as new details emerge about their capabilities. According to the Chinese military journal Ordnance Industry Science Technology, the unmanned submersibles have “zero-radius turning manoeuvrability”, enabling them to “operate with ease in complex maritime environments.” In the journal, author Tang Yi noted that the drones are…
The United States has started manufacturing its F-47 sixth-generation fighter jet and plans for it to be flying in 2028, a senior US Air Force official announced on Monday, three weeks after China showcased its new fighter jets during its Victory Day military parade. During his keynote address at the 2025 Air, Space and Cyber…