Defense

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy answers media questions before his meeting with Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday Oct. 22, 2026.

Zelensky: US, Ukraine, and Russia will hold trilateral talks in early November but it ‘all depends on the Russians’

Mike Brest · October 23, 2026 2:53 pm

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing taxis towards the runway in support of Beverly Sunrise 27-01 at Misawa Air Base, Japan.

Pentagon and Lockheed Martin finalize framework for 10-year deal for 850 F-35 aircraft

President Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk speaks outside the West Wing of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Washington.

The Trump administration’s evolving Starshield deflection

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, operates out of Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, Sept. 10, 2026. The Arctic Region is an austere and demanding environment that tests the operational abilities of USNORTHCOM; iterations of Operation ARCTIC VANGUARD aid in developing resiliency and consistency in these environments. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mary Greenwood)

US military looking to expand Greenland base presence next year

Side shot of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

Hegseth points to Starshield ‘terms of service’ in Ukraine speed cap dispute

A U.S. F-35 fighter jet lands at José Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico

US looks to revive deactivated bases in Latin America as Venezuela tensions heat up

Pedro Rodriguez November 17, 2025 4:50 pm

Hegseth delivers remarks in Indiana.

US strikes another drug boat, putting total at over 20

Zach LaChance November 16, 2025 5:04 pm

War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Majority of Americans oppose military strikes on alleged drug boats, poll shows

David Zimmermann November 14, 2025 1:49 pm

Daily on Defense

Operation Southern Spear could be a dagger aimed at the heart of Maduro

Jamie McIntyre November 14, 2025 7:29 am

Pete Hegseth speaks during the 4th annual Northeast Indiana Defense Summit at Purdue University Fort Wayne on Nov. 12. (Darron Cummings/AP)

Pete Hegseth vows to build an ‘Arsenal of Freedom’

Jamie McIntyre November 14, 2025 5:26 am

National Guard troops stand in Lafayette Park, with the White House in the background, in Washington. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

No, Trump is not creating a civil-military crisis

Mackubin Thomas Owens November 14, 2025 4:30 am

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks

Hegseth announces Operation Southern Spear to remove ‘narcoterrorists from our hemisphere’

Molly Parks November 13, 2025 7:58 pm

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Trump only wins if Maduro is ousted, former Venezuela adviser Abrams says

Mike Brest November 13, 2025 2:00 pm

Venezuela mobilizes military as U.S. aircraft carrier enters Western Hemisphere

Aircraft carrier deployment enables a bad Maduro decapitation option

Tom Rogan November 13, 2025 8:00 am

Daily on Defense

Historic shutdown ends, federal civilian workers to be paid after 43 days

Jamie McIntyre November 13, 2025 7:11 am

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

DOJ memo says US troops safe from prosecution over smuggling boat strikes

Mike Brest November 12, 2025 5:07 pm

A collage of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and President Donald Trump.

Venezuela orders major mobilization as US aircraft carrier arrives in nearby waters

Mike Brest November 12, 2025 11:53 am