The US Navy’s fight to fix its worn-out Super Hornet fleet is making way

Almost half of the Navy's 546 Super Hornets are considered “mission capable,” a sign that the readiness investments made in the Mattis era are starting to bear fruit.

• ● China, close to establishing its own ‘nuclear triad,’ has practiced targeting US

This week in Congress: US Senate debates Pentagon spending bill

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Aug. 20.