Defense

A member of Harmattan flies a drone during exercise Falcon Peak at Cibola Range Location JERC Two, Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, Sept. 21, 2026.

Army expands test range initiative with two Indiana sites, boosting commercial drone testing options

Mike Brest · October 28, 2026 5:13 pm

U.S. sailors taxi aircrafts to a staging point on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury, Feb. 28, 2026.

Latest Iran war estimates: $47 billion in total cost, nearly $30 billion in munitions

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth leaves after attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' Defense Ministers' Meeting in Cebu, central Philippines, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.

Hegseth gifts Vietnamese counterpart declassified reports that could lead to discovery of hundreds of remains

Dust clouds of gray and a bright flame of yellow tee off the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance as it fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile in support of Operation Epic Fury.

USS Spruance breaks record for longest deployed destroyer since WWII

President Donald Trump displays the Texas Tech hand sign.

Trump hints at post-midterm strikes on Iran: ‘You’ll see Iran in a couple of weeks’

Trump defense secretary claims that pledge to exit Afghanistan was a negotiating tactic: Report

Kaelan Deese August 19, 2021 6:55 pm

EXCLUSIVE: DOD knew as early as 2005 that Afghan military was weak, former general says

Tori Richards August 19, 2021 5:25 pm

U.S soldiers stand guard inside the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021. Thousands of Afghans have rushed onto the tarmac at the airport, some so desperate to escape the Taliban capture of their country that they held onto the American military jet as it took off and plunged to death.

Families trying to escape Kabul fearful of trying to get to airport

Zach Halaschak August 18, 2021 6:59 pm

In this April 12, 2017, photo, the Cadet Chapel towers over the U.S. Air Force Academy campus outside Colorado Springs, Colo.

Air Force Academy requires training linked to critical race theory and Black Lives Matter

Mike Brest August 18, 2021 4:45 pm

Pelosi remarks on ‘disarray’ surrounding Afghanistan withdrawal

Luke Gentile August 18, 2021 3:19 pm

Biden administration won’t commit to rescuing Americans trapped in Afghanistan after Aug. 31

Jamie McIntyre August 18, 2021 11:23 am

Pentagon warns Taliban aggression at Kabul airport will be met with force

Jake Dima August 17, 2021 4:24 pm

Donna Processing Center in Donna, Texas

US cargo plane carries 640 Afghans on tightly packed flight

Kaelan Deese August 17, 2021 1:34 pm

Intel community defends itself after US was caught out by speed of Taliban takeover

Jerry Dunleavy August 17, 2021 11:00 am

Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura Bush.

George W. Bush and wife Laura break silence after Afghanistan falls to Taliban

Daniel Chaitin August 17, 2021 3:18 am

Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo during their meeting in Tianjin, China, Wednesday, July 28, 2021.

China eyes economic opportunity in Taliban-run Afghanistan

Zach Halaschak August 16, 2021 10:33 pm

Taliban spokesmen use Twitter to broadcast updates on Afghanistan as Trump remains banned

Zach Halaschak August 16, 2021 4:14 pm