Defense

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

Mike Brest · October 28, 2026 2:21 pm

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’

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 27 Starlink satellites lifts off looking like a thick flame of orange from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Oct. 27, 2026. Guardians and Airmen assigned to Space Launch Delta 30 supported the launch by providing range capabilities that help ensure assured access to space from the West Coast’s premier spaceport and test range.

Russia has a sustained pattern of harassing US national security space satellites: DIA

Hezbollah commander involved in US embassy and Marine Corps bombings is killed in targeted Israeli strike

Mike Brest September 20, 2024 11:25 am

US must go on offense in China policy

David Stilwell September 20, 2024 5:45 am

Ukraine is on a trajectory to lose its war with Russia

Jamie McIntyre September 20, 2024 4:50 am

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Trump calls for government shutdown over failure of Republicans to pass temporary funding measure with SAVE Act

Jamie McIntyre September 19, 2024 7:11 am

Gallant announces ‘new phase in the war’ after Hezbollah pager operation

Mike Brest September 18, 2024 3:32 pm

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Booby-trapped pagers exact gruesome toll on Hezbollah fighters in high-tech asymmetric attack

Jamie McIntyre September 18, 2024 7:31 am

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As Zelensky prepares to unveil his ‘victory plan,’ Putin orders major expansion of his military

Jamie McIntyre September 17, 2024 7:22 am

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Vance says Trump’s plan to end the war would likely force Ukraine to give up land, NATO aspirations

Jamie McIntyre September 13, 2024 7:27 am

Will these wars never end?

Jamie McIntyre September 13, 2024 5:55 am

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Biden and Starmer to meet as decision nears on plan to allow Ukraine to use Western weapons for deeper strikes into Russia

Jamie McIntyre September 12, 2024 7:04 am

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Harris and Trump spar on Ukraine, Afghanistan, Israel, and Putin in contentious first debate

Jamie McIntyre September 11, 2024 7:23 am

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National security expected to play minor role in Trump-Harris debate

Jamie McIntyre September 10, 2024 7:23 am