Defense

United States Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby.

Senior Pentagon leaders meet with NATO allies ‘that are rapidly and fully meeting’ their commitments

Mike Brest · November 3, 2026 1:14 pm

Qeshm Island strikes

US says it conducted defensive strikes against Iran on eve of midterm elections

Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll testifies before the House Armed Services Committee hearing on the budget request of the Department of the Army, on Capitol Hill, Friday, May 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

OpenAI hires ex-Army Secretary Dan Driscoll two months after Pentagon exit

Oleh Tarabaka, head of the Nova Kakhovka military administration, left, and Vadym, a Ukrainian sergeant of the 42nd Marine Brigade, right, help evacuate Antonina, a local resident, as they walk past a destroyed residential building in an area contaminated with anti-personnel mines, during a localized ceasefire linked to a humanitarian aid mission to Oleshky, in the village of Kozatske, Kherson region, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukrainian official disputes claim Russian forces resupplied during short-term ceasefire

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

US vows full-court press to help Israel ahead of attack by Iran

Mike Brest August 5, 2024 8:19 pm

Nine UNRWA employees ‘may’ have participated in Oct. 7 attack, UN investigation reveals

Mike Brest August 5, 2024 4:41 pm

Austin ‘certainly surprised’ by since-rescinded plea deals for 9/11 terrorists

Mike Brest August 5, 2024 1:36 pm

Zelensky heralds ‘new phase’ as Ukraine begins using Western-provided F-16s

Mike Brest August 5, 2024 12:27 pm

US military departs last Nigerien air base

Mike Brest August 5, 2024 10:39 am

Daily on Defense

US prepares for war as Biden warns Israel to end escalatory cycle with Iran

Jamie McIntyre August 5, 2024 7:24 am

Kirby says Biden had no say in defense secretary’s revoking of plea deal with 9/11 mastermind

Asher Notheis August 4, 2024 3:52 pm

US Army

As recruiting rebounds, the Army will expand basic training to rebuild force for modern warfare

Associated Press August 4, 2024 12:44 pm

Reporter’s Notebook: Detained Americans released from Russia in a trade

Washington Examiner Staff August 3, 2024 12:00 pm

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.

Lloyd Austin revokes plea agreement for 9/11 mastermind, fires official in charge of military commissions

Brady Knox August 2, 2024 8:41 pm

Senators introduce bipartisan bill to end military draft

Elaine Mallon August 2, 2024 5:23 pm

WATCH LIVE: Pentagon holds press briefing day after US-Russia prisoner swap

Jack Birle August 2, 2024 12:57 pm