Defense

Donald Trump; Volodymyr Zelensky

Pentagon inspector general declines to open Starlink investigation

Mike Brest · October 29, 2026 10:50 am

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks before President Donald Trump at an event for Anduril Industries, Inc., at Sparrows Point Shipyard, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in Sparrows Point, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Hegseth dismisses top military strategist from Joint Chiefs as Trump contemplates further Iran strikes

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

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

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.

Hegseth issues pause on cyber offensive operations against Russia

Mike Brest March 3, 2025 1:28 pm

French President Emmanuel Macron.

Emmanuel Macron calls for Europe to boost defense spending following Trump-Zelensky clash

Mike Brest March 3, 2025 12:00 pm

The new world order: US and Russia vs. Zelensky and Europe

Jamie McIntyre March 3, 2025 7:19 am

U.S. President Donald Trump (C) and Vice President JD Vance meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office at the White House on February 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump and Zelensky are meeting today to negotiate a preliminary agreement on sharing Ukraine’s mineral resources that Trump says will allow America to recoup aid provided to Kyiv while supporting Ukraine’s economy.

European leaders rally behind Ukraine following Trump-Zelensky clash

Mike Brest February 28, 2025 4:11 pm

President Donald Trump listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen.

Trump eases requirements on military raids and airstrikes

Mike Brest February 28, 2025 12:12 pm

Moscow ready to declare victory, as Zelensky arrives in Washington, hoping to stave off surrender

Jamie McIntyre February 28, 2025 7:13 am

Does Trump even need a Joint Chiefs chairman?

Jamie McIntyre February 28, 2025 5:50 am

John Phelan, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of the Navy, appears before a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing for his pending confirmation on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Trump’s pick to lead Navy stresses ‘urgency’ in fixing shipbuilding problems

Mike Brest February 27, 2025 6:52 pm

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) listens to a question during a news conference, March 30, 2022, in Washington.

Tuberville calls for Pentagon to become the ‘Trigon’

Jenny Goldsberry February 27, 2025 4:25 pm

Hegseth calls ‘bulls***’ on ACLU criticizing Trump’s use of Guantanamo Bay

Asher Notheis February 27, 2025 1:55 pm

In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, a "Grad" self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launcher fires toward Ukrainian position in the Russian-Ukrainian border area in the Kursk region, Russia.

North Korea providing more troops to Russia, South Korea alleges

Mike Brest February 27, 2025 1:13 pm

DOD intends to discharge transgender service members

Mike Brest February 27, 2025 11:53 am