Tara Copp

AP Writer

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August 29, 2025

Milwaukee Tool Employee Allegedly Shipped More Than $1 Million in Tools to Himself

August 29, 2025

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

August 27, 2025

This graphical rendering provided by the U.S. Air Force shows the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Platform, the F-47. On Friday, March 21, 2025, President Donald Trump announced that the Air Force had selected Boeing to produce the next generation fighter jet.

Trump Announces Boeing Wins Contract for Secretive Future Fighter Jet

The initial contract is worth an estimated $20 billion.

March 24, 2025

A United States Air Force C-17 cargo plane loaded with humanitarian aid lands at Camilo Daza airport in Cucuta, Colombia, on Feb. 16, 2019.

Boeing Marked Up Air Force Soap Dispensers by 8,000%

New Pentagon audit says the plane maker cleaned up on Air Force parts.

October 31, 2024

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Air Force to Deploy Osprey Aircraft in Weeks Following Review Over Deadly Crash

The Osprey has faced numerous mechanical and safety issues.

September 19, 2024

A U.S. military CV-22 Osprey takes off from Iwakuni base, Yamaguchi prefecture, western Japan, on July 4, 2018.

Pentagon to Lift Ban on V-22 Osprey Flights

Three months after a fatal crash in Japan.

March 1, 2024

A Marines Osprey lands aboard the USS Somerset, Feb. 27, 2014, in Philadelphia.

Congress Launches Osprey Investigation After Crash in Japan

More than 50 U.S. service members have died in Osprey crashes over the lifespan of the program.

December 22, 2023

A U.S. military CV-22 Osprey takes off from Iwakuni base, Yamaguchi prefecture, western Japan, on July 4, 2018.

U.S. Military Grounds Entire Fleet of Osprey Aircraft After Deadly Crash

A preliminary investigation of the crash found that something went wrong with the aircraft.

December 7, 2023

A United States Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II takes part in an aerial display during the Singapore Airshow 2022 at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore, Feb. 15, 2022.

F-35 Crash: What Went Wrong

What we know about the Marine Corps F-35 crash, the backyard ejection and how it happened.

September 21, 2023

Defense Budget Speeds Toward $1 Trillion

The Pentagon intends to load up on advanced missiles, space defense and modern jets in its largest defense request in decades in order to meet the threat it perceives from China.

March 14, 2023

Airmen with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron use a forklift to move 155 mm shells ultimately bound for Ukraine, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del.

U.S. Commits $2 Billion in Drones, Ammunition, Aid to Ukraine

Including this latest package, the U.S. has now committed more than $32 billion in security assistance.

February 24, 2023

A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.

China Says Suspected Spy Balloon Over U.S. Skies is for Research

The wind blew it off course.

February 3, 2023

The Pentagon is seen in this aerial view made through an airplane window in Washington, Jan. 26, 2020.

Pentagon Splits $9 Billion Cloud Contract Among 4 Companies

The network will likely serve as a backbone for the Pentagon's modern war operations.

December 8, 2022