Defense

A B-2 bomber arrives at Whiteman Air Force Base Mo., Sunday, June 22, 2025, after returning from a massive strike on Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday.

Pentagon orders production of US Air Force’s first hypersonic missile

Brady Knox · October 27, 2026 1:45 pm

An artist’s rendering depicts the GHOST-R satellite prototype, which is designed to deliver geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) reconnaissance capabilities to the Department of War, at an undisclosed location, Sept. 18, 2026.

US military will do ‘space-based logistics’ in ‘our lifetimes’: Caine

President Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk speaks outside the West Wing of the White House.

Democrats ask Musk for clarification on Starlink shutdown in Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, center, poses with members of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets on the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Kentucky, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, in College Station, Texas.

Hegseth’s ‘Arsenal of Freedom’ and ‘Send me’ tours resemble a campaign trail

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Starshield systems unlocked in Ukraine after uproar about military restrictions

The Pentagon doesn’t need more cash in a pandemic

Daniel DePetris May 19, 2020 6:10 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, May 6, 2020, in Washington.

‘I am not acting impulsively!’: Trump responds to Wall Street Journal editorial on Afghanistan

Zach Halaschak May 18, 2020 5:21 pm

The U.S. Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

Air Force preparedness threatened by albatross budget rules

Bruce Gjovig May 18, 2020 4:19 pm

An F-22 Raptor flies by after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during exercise Red Flag 16-3 over Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 27, 2016.

F-22 fighter jet crashes at Florida Air Force base

Zach Halaschak May 15, 2020 8:22 pm

Sailors man the rails as the USS Theodore Roosevelt is manuvered into it's berth at the Norfolk Naval Station in Norfolk, Va., Thursday May 29, 2003. The nuclear powered aircraft carrier returned from a five month deployment during which it took part in the war in Iraq.

Five sailors aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt test positive for virus a second time

Zach Halaschak May 15, 2020 7:45 pm

The United States Space Force flagÂ is presented in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 15, 2020, in Washington.

Space Force flag unveiled

Zach Halaschak May 15, 2020 6:08 pm

Unrealistic threat inflation with Iran is risky

Bonnie Kristian May 15, 2020 6:03 pm

President Donald Trump awards the Medal of Honor to Ronald J. Shurer II, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 1, 2018.

‘An American Hero’: Medal of Honor recipient who saved lives in Afghanistan dies at 41

Zach Halaschak May 15, 2020 2:17 pm

US credibility in Afghanistan in danger

Michael Rubin May 14, 2020 8:00 pm

America’s new European war

Janusz Bugajski May 12, 2020 7:36 pm

A Nigerien soldier provides rear security for his squad while they performed a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock exercises strengthen security institutions, promote multilateral sharing of information, and develop interoperability among partner nations in the Trans-Sahara.

Decoding Mark Esper

Jamie McIntyre May 8, 2020 3:00 am

The Patriot weapons system is deployed.

US moving Patriot anti-missile systems from Saudi Arabia as Iran tensions ease

Zach Halaschak May 7, 2020 9:56 pm