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

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper delivers a statement on Iraq, at President Donald Trumpâs Mar-a-Lago property, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Palm Beach, Fla.

Former Trump Pentagon chief Mark Esper joins McCain Institute

Zach Halaschak March 4, 2021 10:56 pm

U.S. Army soldiers stand outside their armoured vehicle in a joint base with Iraqi army south of Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017.

Iraqi air base hosting US troops targeted with rockets

Mike Brest March 3, 2021 1:13 pm

Promotions for female generals delayed over worries about Trump’s reaction: Report

Zach Halaschak February 17, 2021 6:57 pm

Foreigners board a Qatar Airways aircraft at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021.

Senate confirms Kathleen Hicks as Biden’s deputy defense secretary

Zach Halaschak February 9, 2021 3:23 am

These new refrigerators aren't like the ones you'll find in your kitchen or on a normal commercial airplane. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

‘Serious breach’: Intruder entered aircraft at base housing Air Force One

Zach Halaschak February 5, 2021 7:42 pm

10 pounds of C-4 explosives missing at Marine base: Report

Jake Dima February 5, 2021 12:50 pm

A display from The Satanic Temple-Chicago has been placed in the Statehouse rotunda at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. It joins the Nativity scene to mark the Christmas season and the Menorah to mark Hanukkah.

White House confirms Space Force will continue under Biden administration

Zach Halaschak February 3, 2021 2:15 am

Soldiers at Fort Bliss injured, two critically, after ingesting antifreeze chemical

Zach Halaschak, Haley Victory Smith January 29, 2021 5:54 pm

President Joe Biden signs executive orders on the economy in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, in Washington. Vice President Kamala Harris looks on at left.

Biden overturns Trump military transgender ban

Mike Brest January 25, 2021 4:27 pm

FILE - In this June 6, 2018, file frame from Islamic Republic Iran Broadcasting, IRIB, state-run TV, three versions of domestically-built centrifuges are shown in a live TV program from Natanz, an Iranian uranium enrichment plant, in Iran. Iran plans to start using a new array of advanced centrifuges for enriching uranium, the country's nuclear chief said Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, according to state television, in a move likely to intensify pressure on Europe to save Tehran's collapsing nuclear deal with world powers. Ali Akbar Salehi told Iranian state TV that an array of 30 IR-6 centrifuges will be inaugurated in the coming weeks.

Iran claims it’s installing 1,000 centrifuges after announcing expanded uranium enrichment

Zach Halaschak January 6, 2021 12:40 am

FILE- In this Sept. 18, 2016 photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, center, attends a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary Guard commanders in Tehran, Iran. A U.S. airstrike near Baghdad's airport on Friday Jan. 3, 2020 killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force. Soleimani was considered the architect of Iran's policy in Syria. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP, File)

‘Severe revenge’: Top Iranian official warns Soleimani killers ‘will not be safe on Earth’

Zach Halaschak January 2, 2021 3:49 pm

Members Congress clinb the steps of the House of Representatives for final votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 31, 2014. Congress ran full-tilt into election-year gridlock over immigration Thursday and staggered toward a five-week summer break with no agreement in sight on legislation to cope with the influx of young immigrants flocking illegally to the United States. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

US bans anonymous shell companies, passing ‘historic’ anti-corruption legislation

Callie Patteson January 2, 2021 1:43 am