Defense

13 Oct 2026 - HMS Tyne (left) intercepts RFN Aleksandr Shabalin as she escorts a cargo ship and tug.

UK navy says it tracked Russian intelligence-gathering ship near NATO naval exercise

Mike Brest · November 2, 2026 11:00 am

Oshkosh Defense and Grid Aero have agreed to a deal to mass produce the latter's Lifter drone (Oshkosh).

‘Silicon Valley innovation meets Midwest scale’ in new Oshkosh-Grid Aero partnership

President Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

US greenlights sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine after alleged delivery delays

In this screenshot from a video provided by the Office of the Ombudsman of Ukraine, Ukraine's Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets, left, speaks with residents of Oleshky during their evacuation to a safe area amid a local ceasefire connected to a humanitarian aid mission in Oleshky, Kherson region, Ukraine, Friday, Oct. 30, 2026.

Hundreds evacuate Ukrainian city of Oleshky as part of Melania Trump-brokered ceasefire

n this Jan. 13, 2020, photo, U.S. Soldiers stand while bulldozers clear rubble and debris at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar, Iraq.

US Army conducted rare test of mass burial capabilities, not used since Korean War, at Fort Bragg

Stefanik accepts Trump offer to be ambassador to United Nations

Washington Examiner Staff November 11, 2024 6:52 am

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Austin urges calm as Trump vows to remake ‘woke’ military into bad-ass fighting machine

Jamie McIntyre November 8, 2024 7:15 am

In his second term, Trump will be free to make over the military and reshape foreign policy to his liking

Jamie McIntyre November 8, 2024 4:40 am

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged 9/11 mastermind, is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan, Saturday March 1, 2003, in this photo obtained by the "Associated Press." The man accused of being the main plotter in al Qaeda's Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department said Wednesday.

Judge rules 9/11 masterminds’ plea deals valid, overriding Lloyd Austin

Mike Brest November 7, 2024 1:57 pm

Austin tells troops DOD will make ‘orderly’ transition to Trump administration

Mike Brest November 7, 2024 10:54 am

Pentagon building aerial view at sunset.

How Trump could impact the Pentagon

Mike Brest November 6, 2024 2:00 pm

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Trump’s total triumph will transform the military, upend US foreign policy

Jamie McIntyre November 6, 2024 7:20 am

US soldier dies of injuries sustained during Gaza pier mission

Mike Brest November 5, 2024 11:00 am

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From Kyiv, Zelensky warily watches US election that could hold the future of Ukraine

Jamie McIntyre November 5, 2024 7:19 am

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Israel braces for threatened ‘crushing response’ from Iran, possibly after Tuesday’s US election

Jamie McIntyre November 4, 2024 7:10 am

Trump and the generals: Who is really on the wrong side of civilian-military relations and the Constitution?

Mackubin Owens November 1, 2024 6:10 am

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un exchange documents during a signing ceremony of the new partnership in Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 19, 2024. (Kristina Kormilitsyna, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

North Korea troops joining Russian forces in Ukraine hikes concern over burgeoning Moscow-Pyongyang-Tehran axis

Jamie McIntyre October 31, 2024 11:45 pm