Defense

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

Mike Brest · October 28, 2026 12:09 pm

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

Donald Trump campaigns in Texas

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

The Aevex Atlas precision guided drone system stands ready to be launched at a range

The military’s $1 billion drone plan to take on China — and how it hopes it never has to use them

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Austin warns six-month stopgap funding bill would be an effective $6 billion cut and have ‘devastating’ effect on national security

Jamie McIntyre September 9, 2024 7:17 am

US Army

Army struggles to win over recruits with slew of failed marketing campaigns

Elaine Mallon September 8, 2024 9:33 am

US giving $250 million in military aid to Ukraine

Ross O'Keefe September 6, 2024 6:58 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, joins party leaders at the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing, Oct. 22, 2022.

China’s new war: America’s freedom depends on confronting the threat

Sen. David Perdue September 6, 2024 8:00 am

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In Germany, Zelensky chides allies over weapons deliveries that are too slow, too few

Jamie McIntyre September 6, 2024 7:16 am

Aborted plea deal leaves 9/11 plotters in legal limbo 23 years after the terrorist attacks

Jamie McIntyre September 6, 2024 5:03 am

McMaster would not serve in second Trump presidency but open to advise from ‘outside’

Mike Brest September 5, 2024 6:00 am

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Zelensky shakes up Cabinet after week of devastating Russian attacks on civilian targets

Jamie McIntyre September 4, 2024 7:17 am

US Army

Army combats recruitment crisis by offering free pathway to GED certificates

Elaine Mallon September 3, 2024 5:50 pm

Russian strikes kills more than 40 Ukrainians

Mike Brest September 3, 2024 10:53 am

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Zelensky awaits Biden decision on expanded Russian target set

Jamie McIntyre September 3, 2024 7:09 am

AI and military leaders raise alarm bells on China’s growing dominance in AI

Elaine Mallon September 3, 2024 5:00 am