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The Virginia shipyard that's the sole builder of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers is offering buyouts to a little more than 10 percent of its workforce

Japan plans its first aircraft carrier and big increases in defense spending and weapons capability, according to defense guidelines that cite the need to counter threats from North Korea and China and other vulnerabilities

Japan has adopted new defense guidelines that include plans for its first aircraft carrier and increases in defense spending and arms capability in coming years, citing the need to counter potential threats from North Korea and China

The U.S. Air Force is about to launch the first of a new generation of GPS satellites, designed to be more accurate, secure and versatile

India's top court has rejected petitions seeking a probe into the government purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France

India's top court has rejected petitions seeking a probe into the government purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France

Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic tourism spaceship reaches space for first time during test flight in California

Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic tourism spaceship reaches space for first time during test flight in California

The Associated Press has found that a hacking group often nicknamed Charming Kitten has spent the past month trying to break into the personal emails of more than a dozen U.S. Treasury officials

Branson's Virgin Galactic tourism rocket ship climbs more than 50 miles into space for the first time

Branson's Virgin Galactic rocket ship takes off on test flight to reach the edge of space

The Associated Press has found that a hacking group often nicknamed Charming Kitten has spent the past month trying to break into the personal emails of more than a dozen U.S. Treasury officials

Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic is gearing up to finally send its rocket ship to the edge of space

Virgin Galactic plans to fly a rocket ship Thursday to the edge of space

The U.S. military's land-based Aegis missile defense testing system has intercepted an intermediate range ballistic missile near Hawaii

AP FACT CHECK: Trump insists that prosecutors' filings fully clear him in the Russia investigation and other legal scandals, but he's mistaken

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's week marked by questionable assertions about China trade and tariffs, Paris protesters chanting support for him, an exaggeration on immigration costs; Democrat Ocasio-Cortez tweets a magical way to pay for 'Medicare for All'

Rising space power China has launched a ground-breaking mission to land an unmanned spacecraft on the far side of the moon

A Brazilian federal court has at least temporarily blocked a US$4.75 billion joint venture between Boeing and Embraer until the incoming government takes office

A Swiss adventurer who flew around the world in a solar-powered plane is using this year's U.N. climate talks to showcase high-tech ideas for saving the planet