Navy SEAL dies after parachute accident near Marana

One of two Navy SEALs involved in a parachuting accident near Marana on Thursday has died.

Navy to begin random alcohol tests for sailors

NORFOLK, Va. — The Navy will start subjecting its sailors in the United States to random blood-alcohol tests starting next month.

ASU football: Win over Navy would cap successful first season under new coach Graham

SAN FRANCISCO — There are more-prestigious bowls, better matchups with better payouts. But Arizona State has a rare opportunity against Navy in today’s Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl at AT&T Park.

Tucson tech: Raytheon-built interceptor is under review

The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) launches a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) as apart of a joint ballistic missile defense exercise.

Raytheon scores contract for 19 more missile killers

Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems has been awarded a $230 million contract to produce 19 Standard Missile-3 interceptors for the nation's emerging missile-defense shield - including five copies of an advanced version whose future looked uncertain a year ago.

Raytheon scores contract for 19 more missile killers

A Standard Missile-3 Block IB, under development by Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems, was launched from the U.S. guided-missile destroyer USS Lake Erie in a successful intercept test off Hawaii on June 27, 2011.

Raytheon scores contract for 19 more missile killers

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Raytheon scores contract for 19 more missile killers

The warhead of a Standard Missile Block IB missile interceptor fires its thrusters in a test-firing of a flight control system at Aerojet.

Raytheon wins $130M in contracts for interceptors

Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems has won two contracts totaling nearly $130 million for a new missile interceptor and a ship-defense missile system, the Pentagon announced.

Raytheon accused of taking secrets

The guided-missile destroyer USS Barry launched a Tomahawk cruise missile to support Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn in Libya.

Raytheon accused of taking secrets

A former development partner is suing Raytheon Missile Systems in federal court in Tucson, alleging the missilemaker stole trade secrets involving a proposed new, bunker-busting warhead for the Tomahawk cruise missile.

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New solar-power plant planned for Picture Rocks

Navy jet crashes into Va. apartment complex

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Two Navy pilots ejected from a fighter jet Friday, sending the unmanned plane careening into a Virginia Beach apartment complex and tearing the roof off at least one building that was engulfed in flames, officials said. At least three people were taken to hospital…

Navy names a ship after Giffords; Christina-Taylor's mom is 'sponsor'

Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, attended the ship's naming ceremony at the Pentagon on Friday.

Navy names a ship after Giffords; Christina-Taylor's mom is 'sponsor'

WASHINGTON - The Navy named a ship for former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Friday, hours after the last bill she sponsored was signed into law.

Cienega 48, Catalina Foothills 12

Cienega's Javier Olono shakes the grasp of Falcon defender Michael Cipriano during a high school football game Saturday, Oct. 1, 2010, in Tucson, Ariz. The Bobcats stormed to a 48-12 victory.

Cienega 48, Catalina Foothills 12

The Bobcats' Jeremiah Robinson hauls in a catch over Foothills' Michael Dehen during a high school football game Saturday, Oct. 1, 2010, in Tucson, Ariz. The Bobcats stormed to a 48-12 victory.

Cienega 48, Catalina Foothills 12

Catalina Foothills' quarterback Alyn Fletcher scrambles for yardage after being forced out of the pocket during a high school football game Saturday, Oct. 1, 2010, in Tucson, Ariz. The Bobcats stormed to a 48-12 victory.

Cienega 48, Catalina Foothills 12

Foothills quarterback Alyn Fletcher is pressured by Cienega's Kevin Thompson during a high school football game Saturday, Oct. 1, 2010, in Tucson, Ariz. The Bobcats stormed to a 48-12 victory.

Cienega 48, Catalina Foothills 12

Cienega's Brandon Winkles takes down Foothills running back Patrick Ignacio after a long reception during a high school football game Saturday, Oct. 1, 2010, in Tucson, Ariz. The Bobcats stormed to a 48-12 victory.