Pentagon Knew of F-35B Weapons Bay Fire Problem

An F-35B Lightning II attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 demonstrates take-off and landings on the runway in preparation for the upcoming airshow at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Dec. 8, 2016. A Marine Corps F-35B caught fire during a late October flight because of a weapons bay defect military officials knew about and were already working to fix.

Fake Navy SEAL gets three years in prison for defrauding charity

A man who pretended to be a U.S. Navy SEAL who could rescue kidnapped workers for a Chicago aid agency was sentenced Monday to three years in prison, prosecutors said. William Burley, 36, formerly of Yucaipa, Calif., was also ordered to pay full restitution of $32,454 to International Aid Services America, or IAS, a non-profit Christian aid group that provides clean water in Africa, authorities said.

Dalton Enters Into Agreement With the USAMMDA in Support of the US Army’s Drug Development Program

Dalton entered into an Agreement with the US Army Medical Materiel Development Activity and will provide cGMP sterile powder filling, aseptic liquid filling, and ICH stability testing in support of the US Army's anti-malarial drug development program. The leadership role taken by USAMMDA in the development of this important therapy for malaria treatment is to be commended, and we are privileged to support this drug development program said Peter Pekos, President and CEO of Dalton.

Australia and France sign deal to build 12 submarines

French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, right, and Australian Defense Minister Marise Payne listen to national anthems on the Australian Navy ship HMAS Adelaide in Sydney, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. The Australian and French defense ministers say they are giving top priority to concealing design details of a new Australian submarine after data was leaked from French shipbuilder DCNS about a submarine built for India.

UPDATE 1-Chinese, U.S. militaries discuss return of undersea drone – Foreign Ministry

The Chinese and U.S. militaries are having "unimpeded" talks about the return of U.S. underwater drone taken by a Chinese naval vessel in the South China Sea last week, China's foreign ministry said on Monday. The drone, known as an unmanned underwater vehicle , was taken on Thursday in waters off the coast of the Philippines, the first seizure of its kind in recent memory.

China: Foreign ministry says talks with U.S. over sea drone return underway

The oceanographic survey ship, USNS Bowditch, which deployed an underwater drone seized by the Chinese navy in South China Sea, Dec 16, 2016. Source: U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters THE Chinese and U.S. militaries are having "unimpeded" talks about the return of U.S. underwater drone taken by a Chinese naval vessel in the South China Sea last week, China's foreign ministry said on Monday.

Beijing sees US drone as part of South China Sea spying efforts

China is deeply suspicious of any US military activities in the resource-rich South China Sea, which China claims almost in its entirely. An underwater drone taken by a Chinese naval vessel in the South China Sea last week is part of US surveillance efforts in the disputed waterway, but Beijing won't likely make a big fuss about its handover, Chinese state media and experts said.

McCormick Said to Be Trump Front-Runner for Defense Deputy

Hedge fund manager and former Army officer David McCormick is the front-runner to serve as President-elect Donald Trump's deputy defense secretary, according to three people familiar with the presidential transition. McCormick, president of Bridgewater Associates Inc., the world's biggest hedge fund, was eyed earlier as a possible Treasury secretary, a post that ultimately went to former hedge fund investor Steve Mnuchin.

China says it seized US Navy drone to ensure safety of ships

China says its military seized a U.S. Navy unmanned underwater glider in the South China Sea but it will give the drone back. But President-elect Donald Trump says the Chinese government should be told "we don't want the drone they stole back" and "let them keep it!" This comes after United States officials had confirmed that they "secured an understanding" for the return of the device.

Donald Trump accuses China of ‘unpresidented’ action in capturing US drone

Donald Trump yesterday accused China of "unpresidented" action in its capture of a US drone, risking a diplomatic crisis that both sides had been seeking to avoid. China said it would return the US navy's unmanned underwater glider, which it seized on Thursday , "in an appropriate manner" after behind-the- scenes talks with the US, which had lodged a formal complaint over the incident.

Biden, mourners pay tribute to John Glenn, American hero

The nation's vice-president and a retired Marine Corps general were among the dignitaries, family members and other mourners who choked up Saturday during a memorial tribute to the late space hero John Glenn. Roughly 2,500 people gathered at Mershon Auditorium on the Ohio State University campus for "a celebration of life" for the former fighter pilot, history-making astronaut and longtime Democratic U.S. senator from small-town Ohio.

Trump says US should let China keep the drone

President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday on Twitter the United States should let China keep the U.S. Navy's unmanned underwater glider that it seized in the South China Sea. "We should tell China that we don't want the drone they stole back.- let them keep it!" Trump tweeted a few hours after the U.S. military announced it had reached an understanding with China for the return of the underwater glider.