Hanwha Philly Shipyard has been tapped to build two Missile Range Instrumentation Vessels for the Pentagon to the tune of $2 billion, White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought announced Friday.The declaration came during the christening of the Department of Transportation’s fourth national security multi-mission vessel — Lone Star State — which will be used to train the next generation of merchant mariners at Texas A&M Maritime Academy, according to a U.S. Department of Transportation release. The shipyard, in collaboration with TOTE Services, has delivered four NSMVs to the department’s Maritime Administration. A fifth is scheduled to be delivered in 2027. TOTE Services will be on hand to serve as the vessel construction manager for the building of the two MRIV vessels, according to Hanwha’s release.The shipyard, a subsidiary of the South Korean Hanwha Group, was selected to build the new missile-tracking vessels set to replace the aging Pacific Tracker and Pacific Collector, which were constructed in 1965 and 1970, respectively, according to the shipyard’s release.The two ships, working on behalf of the Missile Defense Agency, monitor and collect data on ballistic missile tests in the Pacific Ocean. The first MRIV, dubbed the “Golden Defender,” is slated…

As SEC Media Days continue in Tampa, each program as well as their individual fanbases are starting to see a clearer picture about the expectations they will face for the 2026 season.For schools like Texas and Georgia, the belief is that this year – as is the case with most years in Austin and Athens, respectively – is championship or bust, while other schools like Kentucky and Arkansas are breaking in first-year head coaches and are coming off lackluster campaigns in 2025.One program that has a first-year head coach but is expected to compete for a national championship is LSU, who went out and acquired Lane Kiffin from SEC rivals Ole Miss.BY ADDING ED ORGERON TO STAFF, LANE KIFFIN AND LSU ADDRESS KEY FLAW FROM PREVIOUS REGIME To be fair, those expectations always exist at a place like LSU, but when you marry them with a coach who took an SEC compatriot with far less resources to the College Football Playoff just one season ago, the spotlight only gets brighter.Kiffin has done his best to try and temper the aspirations of Tiger fans, requesting patience during spring practice, but the public pricetag of this roster – rumored to be around…

Boeing said on Sunday it remains on track to deliver two new Air Force One jets in 2028, but meeting that target will require additional spending on a program already years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget.Boeing was awarded a $3.9 billion contract in 2018 to build the aircraft, though costs have since ballooned to more than $5 billion. The aircraft are intended to replace the current Air Force One planes, which entered service in 1990.“We’re on track for 2028,” Steve Parker, CEO of Defense, Space & Security, told reporters ahead of the Farnborough Airshow in the UK, adding that he expected the first aircraft to begin testing next year.“I do expect to see some cost growth there as we come through and we finish off the wiring and the structures, as well as finishing up our own certifications.”In May 2025, the United States accepted a luxury Boeing 747 from Qatar for use as a temporary presidential aircraft. The jet has since entered service as a bridge aircraft. Security concerns led President Donald Trump to forgo flying the Qatari jet home from Turkey, opting instead to return aboard an older Air Force One.The Air Force One program involves…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic Socialists’ calls to freeze rents and reject double-digit investment returns for landlords are fueling fears among some New York City property owners, who say years of rising costs and restrictive housing policies are pushing family-run businesses to the brink.”It shows how flawed the system is in its entirety and how inefficient everything is here,” New York landlord Jose Tur told Fox News Tuesday.Tur, whose late grandfather spent decades building the family’s New York real estate business after emigrating from Cuba, said the debate over landlord profits overlooks the hardships facing many small property owners.NYC RENT BOARD DISSENTER WARNS MAMDANI-BACKED FREEZE COULD HURT AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVER TIME: ‘SLOW BURN’ He recalled how his grandfather, who purchased his first apartment building in 1979, spent decades growing the family business before he was reportedly mugged at gunpoint by a tenant who had not paid rent in five years. Tur said his grandfather suffered a stroke and died two weeks later at age 99.Fellow New York landlord Natalia Bonanno also relayed her family’s struggle amid what she characterized as growing attacks from the far left: mounting operating costs that have made it increasingly difficult to…

A Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft caught fire Sunday while taking off from an airport in Mesa, Arizona, during a joint exercise. The aircraft, from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-266 based at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, suffered a fire in its right nacelle — the covering for the right engine and its components — Marine Corps officials said.The pilot and air crew conducted an emergency shutdown and safely evacuated without injury, according to the service.A video posted on Instagram by an Arizona local pilot showed the aircraft’s right engine housing engulfed in flames and firefighters using foam retardant to quash the fire. The aircraft was in Arizona supporting Exercise Savage Jackal, an Air Force-led training exercise based at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, according to Maj. Joe Leitner, the 2nd Aircraft Wing’s director of communication strategy and operations.Leitner said an investigation into the mishap is underway. He did not provide an estimate of the damage or projected cost of repairs. The Bell Boeing Osprey aircraft, which takes off and lands like a helicopter but can transition its propellers to fly like an airplane, has a history of issues and mishaps that have resulted in the…

As the tenth day of renewed strikes begins, the United States is mulling a plan to ignite a much wider war with Iran than it currently is engaged in. Media outlets in the US claim that Washington’s war mongers are planning to enter into an all-out war with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The Washington Post reported on Sunday that Washington is ramping up its air war assets in the Middle East, while it is unaware that it lacks the resources and assets for an extended military campaign in Iran. The warning comes as the Pentagon confirmed that at least four US service members had been killed after Iranian forces launched retaliatory strikes on American military facilities in the region. According to a report by the New York Times, US forces were hit by Iranian missile and drone attacks several times over the past week, wounding dozens of troops and damaging several Black Hawk helicopters. The Pentagon is continuing to boost its military aircraft in the Middle East, as both the US and Iran escalate strike intensity on civilian and military targets. An unnamed US official told The Washington Post that “The US is planning for a wider war.”…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., remained silent when repeatedly pressed about her husband’s newly filed misdemeanor hit-and-run charge, declining to answer whether she believed the charge was fair.”Can you tell us if you think the misdemeanor charge against Paul was fair?” Fox News Digital asked Pelosi as she walked to her car, refusing to respond.Paul Pelosi faces a maximum sentence of up to six months in county jail, a fine of up to $1,000 or both. In addition to the misdemeanor filed Friday, Pelosi was also charged with an infraction for making an unsafe turn in the incident on July 3.PAUL PELOSI, 86, FACES A HIT-AND-RUN CHARGE AFTER STRIKING A PARKED CAR IN NAPA COUNTY: SHERIFF’S OFFICE The charge filed by the Napa County District Attorney’s Office come after the 86-year-old broke California law by allegedly not making any attempt to contact or identify the owner of a parked Tesla that he damaged.As Pelosi drove away in his Maserati convertible, his car broke down after driving about a half mile. Deputies found Pelosi, and he claimed that he had known he hit something, but was unsure of what and…

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman warned Bulgaria on Tuesday against allowing the U.S. to use its territory for military operations against Iran.The Bulgarian government has said it will seek parliamentary approval to station up to eight U.S. tanker aircraft at an air base in the Balkan country, which is a member of NATO and the European Union.Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said any activity that facilitates U.S. attacks on Iran would amount to complicity in what he described as “aggression and war crimes”, according to Iranian state media.Baghaei urged Bulgaria not to become “an accomplice of aggressors and lawbreakers”, they said.The tanker aircraft are mainly used for airborne refueling of other aircraft. Bulgaria’s government aims to station the U.S. aircraft at the Bezmer military facility, about 160 miles southeast of the capital Sofia.The U.S. and Iran have intensified strikes since an interim ceasefire deal signed a month ago unraveled, raising the possibility of a return to all-out war. Read the full article here

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump has directed federal agencies to waive prior nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) for former government employees and contractors cooperating with unidentified anomalous phenomena investigations, Fox News Digital has learned.”President Trump recently directed the Department of War and the intelligence community to allow former government employees or contractors, that have relevant information about the disclosure of UAP, to come forward to meet with designated government representatives — AARO or the President’s UAP taskforce, ‘PURSUE’ — and have their prior NDAs abrogated,” a senior administration official said, with AARO referring to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, the Pentagon office established to investigate UFOs and other unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs).Another senior administration official emphasized the move was not a “declassification directive” and only allowed employees to come forward through government channels.Officials say years of congressional inquiries, whistleblower allegations and newly declassified records have raised questions about whether additional witnesses have remained silent because they believed prior nondisclosure agreements prevented them from cooperating with government investigations. NEW TRUMP UFO FILE DUMP INCLUDES MILITARY FOOTAGE OF MYSTERIOUS STAR-SHAPED OBJECT UFO WHISTLEBLOWER CLAIMS BILLIONS IN SECRET SPENDING HIDDEN FROM CONGRESS”People who believe that they have information…