Spotlight On Defense

When a Kansas strip-mall bank with possible mob ties folded in the mid-1980s, federal authorities investigated whether a shareholder, Iranian-born aviation magnate Farhad Azima, should face criminal charges.

As security pressures mount, with new threats this week from Russia and heightened tensions with North Korea, Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday that American manufacturers are the backbone of the United States' defense system.

The F-35's first aerial demonstration comes as Lockheed looks to ink a blockbuster sale for hundreds of the stealth fighter jets.

The F-35’s powerful display at the Paris Air Show tells allies that the U.S. is committed to keeping the alliance strong, despite any rifts over spending.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (AP) — The search for seven U.S. Navy sailors who went missing after their destroyer collided with a container ship off the Japanese coast was called off after several bodies were found Sunday in the ship's flooded compartments, including sleeping quarters.

The U.S. and Qatar signed a deal that will send $12 billion worth of Boeing F-15 fighter jets to the Gulf nation.

The U.S. and Qatar signed a deal that will send $12 billion worth of Boeing F-15 fighter jets to the Gulf nation.

U.S. Capitol Police officers assigned to protect Rep. Steve Scalise took down the gunman that opened fire at a Republican baseball practice.

The manager of a possible site for a new FBI headquarters says a company that owns buildings with Donald Trump and the family of Jared Kushner is a finalist to construct the new headquarters.

The manager of a possible site for a new FBI headquarters says a company that owns buildings with Donald Trump and the family of Jared Kushner is a finalist to construct the new headquarters.

A Rochester-based company that makes military and aerospace communications systems has been awarded a $255 million contract to build radios for U.S. special operations forces.

A Rochester-based company that makes military and aerospace communications systems has been awarded a $255 million contract to build radios for U.S. special operations forces.

A plan to sell Boeing-made F-15 fighter jets to Qatar appears to be moving forward, despite several countries cutting diplomatic ties with the Middle Eastern nation.

A plan to sell Boeing-made F-15 fighter jets to Qatar appears to be moving forward, despite several countries cutting diplomatic ties with the Middle Eastern nation.

Tech entrepreneur and founder of aerospace company SpaceX, Elon Musk, is teaming up with the U.S. Air Force for the first time later this summer to conduct a joint mission for the military.

Tech entrepreneur and founder of aerospace company SpaceX, Elon Musk, is teaming up with the U.S. Air Force for the first time later this summer to conduct a joint mission for the military.

The United States Navy received the most powerful addition yet to its fleet of aircraft supercarriers Thursday, the USS Gerald R. Ford.

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Meet the “Kill Vehicle” that seeks out missile threats and demolishes them before they even have the chance to come near the U.S.

Meet the “Kill Vehicle” that seeks out missile threats and demolishes them before they even have the chance to come near the U.S.