Defense

Qeshm Island strikes

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

Claire Carter · November 2, 2026 9:26 pm

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

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

Jen Psaki and Kamala Harris

Inept Russian invasion could force China to reconsider Taiwan plans, senator says

Mike Brest March 23, 2022 4:48 pm

Russian colonel reportedly killed in Ukraine, adds to growing list of Putin losses

Victor I. Nava March 23, 2022 9:46 am

Ukrainian ambassador to US accuses Russia of ‘genocide’ during invasion

Mike Brest March 22, 2022 9:24 pm

In this Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021 file photo, Afghans inspect damage of Ahmadi family house after U.S. drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021.

Family of man killed in botched US drone strike remains in Afghanistan

Mike Brest March 22, 2022 9:21 pm

Pentagon could deploy more troops to Europe as Russian invasion continues

Mike Brest March 22, 2022 7:42 pm

Russian military ‘intentionally targeted civilian infrastructure,’ Pentagon says

Mike Brest March 22, 2022 5:20 pm

This image taken from video provided by the Mariupol City Council shows the aftermath of Mariupol Hospital after an attack, in Mariupol, Ukraine, Wednesday March 9, 2022.

Ukraine says it retook suburb near Kyiv previously taken over by Russian troops

Mike Brest March 22, 2022 2:33 pm

Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby holds a press briefing, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 22, 2021.

Pentagon: ‘Clear evidence that Russian forces are committing war crimes’

Mike Brest March 21, 2022 8:36 pm

Russia says Biden calling Putin a ‘war criminal’ has hurt relations with US

Mike Brest March 21, 2022 7:10 pm

Russian nuclear submarine Yuri Dolgoruky test-fires the Bulava missiles from the White Sea on May 22, 2018.

Pentagon says Russia’s alleged use of hypersonic missile not practical

Mike Brest March 21, 2022 4:59 pm

Ukrainian Army soldiers pose for a photo as they gather to celebrate a Day of Unity in Odesa, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022.

Pentagon observes ‘increased’ Russian naval activity in Black Sea

Mike Brest March 21, 2022 4:15 pm

Russian forces stalled 15 miles outside Kyiv as shelling of the city continues: UK intelligence

Victor I. Nava March 21, 2022 9:59 am