The Defense Department is scrambling for ways to ensure the U.S. military's fleet of warplanes is able to fly and fight when called upon, despite a string of accidents over the past several months. Published October 14, 2018
With the commander in chief acting as the head salesman, U.S. weapons firms racked up a banner year in foreign military sales, up more than a third in the fiscal year that just ended to $55 billion and falling just short of the all-time record. Published October 10, 2018
The Pentagon's most advanced jet fighter, and also the most expensive military weapons program in the department's history, is exceeding expectations during its first major combat deployment in the Middle East. Published October 10, 2018
The perfect combination of rugged terrain, top-tier training facilities, ease of troop movements and exceedingly proficient partner-nation forces makes the Korean Peninsula the perfect place to continue training Marines, said the service's top officer. Published October 10, 2018
The Pentagon's increasing reliance on cutting-edge technologies, from semi-autonomous weapon systems to artificial intelligence applications, have revolutionized America's way of war but also exposed critical gaps in the department's cybersecurity operations. Published October 9, 2018
In a push to fill the ranks in the face of a booming economy, the U.S. Army will be sending hundreds of recruiters into nearly two dozen cities in the coming weeks in an attempt to bolster lackluster enlistment numbers, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley said Monday. Published October 8, 2018
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday trumpeted progress in U.S.-North Korean relations on a slew of issues, from efforts to persuade Pyongyang to abandon nuclear weapons to closing in on details for a second Trump-Kim summit. Published October 7, 2018
Russia's pursuit of a new, nuclear-powered cruise missile is simply an unacceptable endeavor in the eyes of the U.S. and other NATO powers, with Washington and its European allies seriously weighing options on how to deter Moscow's efforts, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said Thursday. Published October 4, 2018
Just over a year after Iraqi Kurdistan's ill-fated independence referendum, the Kurds remain even further from statehood in Iraq Published October 3, 2018
The state of the recently contentious relationship between Pakistan and the Trump administration rests squarely on whether Washington's new war plan for Afghanistan can turn the tide of the 17-year conflict, Pakistan's top diplomat said. Published October 3, 2018
Iran's top diplomat categorically ruled out any hopes of a Singapore-like summit with the Trump administration, effectively shutting the door on any bilateral engagement between Washington and Tehran for the time being. Published October 3, 2018
The Defense Department is planning to provide military support to evacuate American diplomats stationed in a remote U.S. Consulate in southwest Iraq, after State Department officials opted to shutter the outpost in the wake of recent attacks. Published October 3, 2018
American forces supporting local troops battling the Islamic State in Syria were in no danger from Monday's Iranian missile strikes targeting the terror group's strongholds in the eastern part of the country. Published October 2, 2018
The United States and its NATO allies are threatening preemptive action against Russia's ongoing effort to build a new cruise missile, an effort Washington and its Western European partners say is in violation of standing treaties between Moscow and the alliance. Published October 2, 2018
Top brass at the Pentagon and their Philippine counterparts have agreed to accelerate bilateral military engagements between the two longtime allies, in an effort by the Trump White House to reaffirm the U.S. commitment to the Pacific nation. Published October 1, 2018
Tehran retaliated against the Islamic State in Syria Monday with a missile barrage against terrorist redoubts in the eastern part of the country, a week after the group claimed credit for a deadly attack on Iranian forces that left two dozen people dead. Published October 1, 2018
A growing diaspora of battle-hardened Islamic State fighters fleeing lost territory in Syria and Iraq have returned to the southern Philippines, providing a major complication just as the Trump administration quietly ramps up a U.S. counterterrorism operation in the Pacific island nation. Published September 30, 2018
Indian defense officials have agreed to purchase several Russian-built S-400 advanced missile defense system, becoming the latest U.S. ally to buy top-tier weapon systems from Moscow. Published September 28, 2018
A U.S. diplomatic outpost and major regional airport near the southwest Iraqi city of Basra was the target of a rocket attack early Friday morning, amid continuing violent civil unrest in the oil-rich city. Published September 28, 2018
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps units in the Pacific are carrying out a series of live-fire drills in the hotly contested South China Sea, in a public show of force in the face of ongoing Chinese expansion in the region. Published September 28, 2018
