F-35 fighter jet crashes near San Diego Marine Corps base, sparking fire

An F-35 fighter jet crashed near a Marine Corps base in San Diego on Friday, sparking a small fire. A Marine Corps spokesperson said the pilot ejected, was recovered, and is being transported to a medical facility. An aerial photo shows the smoking aircraft on the ground in what appeared to be an open field … Read more

F-35 fighter jet crashes in San Diego and sparks fire on Miramar air base

A fighter crashed in San Diego on Friday after suffering a “class A mishap,” according to officials. The F-35 assigned to 3rd Marine Aircraft Group 11 crashed at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar at around 10 a.m. Pacific Time, a spokesperson for MCAS Miramar said in a statement. The crash sparked a fire in … Read more

Live Updates: Iran claims strikes on 2 ships in Strait of Hormuz and drone attack on U.S. base in Kuwait

  7m ago Iran says it struck two tankers under U.S. “aerial escort” in the Strait of Hormuz Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Corps said Friday that it had hit two tankers trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz under an “aerial escort” of the U.S. military. The IRGC said the “non-compliant oil tankers … … Read more

Army IDs 2 victims killed in enemy attack on Jordan air base

US hammers Iran in 9th straight night of strikes Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino lead coverage on the escalating conflict between the U.S. and Iran. U.S. Central Command confirmed a ninth consecutive night of strikes against Iranian military targets. This follows tragic deaths of U.S. service members in Iranian attacks in Jordan and Iraq. President … Read more

Iran War Updates: 3 U.S. troops killed, dozens wounded as repeat attacks on base in Jordan raise questions

At least three U.S. servicemembers were killed over the weekend in Iranian attacks,  A third American soldier in northern Iraq died following “a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone,” CENTCOM said in a statement. The first two were killed in a strike on a U.S. air base in Jordan. … Read more

U.S. uses sea drones in combat for first time to attack Iranian naval base, CENTCOM says

The U.S. military said it used one-way attack sea drones for the first time in combat Sunday in an attack on an Iranian naval port. In a statement shared Monday, U.S. Central Command said forces used multiple sea surface drones to strike a submarine and ship maintenance facility at the Bandar Abbas Naval Base on … Read more

How Iran attacks are forcing the Pentagon to rethink its decades-old Middle East base strategy

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After weeks of Iranian missile and drone attacks exposed the vulnerability of major U.S. military bases across the Gulf, the Pentagon is weighing whether decades of relying on large, permanent installations within range of Iranian weapons still makes strategic sense. Defense officials are considering dispersing some capabilities … Read more

NASA awards 3 companies lunar lander contracts to help with moon base program

NASA awards 3 companies lunar lander contracts to help with moon base program – CBS News Watch CBS News NASA has awarded three more companies with contracts to deliver payloads to the moon’s surface as part of its effort to build a lunar base. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has the details. Source link

NASA barrels ahead with moon base plans, doling out nearly $600 million in new contracts

A whole fleet of moon landers and rovers will arrive on the lunar surface at a rapid clip over the next few years if NASA can accomplish its ambitious vision. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. The agency announced Tuesday that it has awarded yet … Read more