EDITOR’S NOTE on Jan. 28, 2025 at 6:44pm ET: Hours after the publication of this report, the Pentagon released a statement attributed to a senior defense official saying that the Defense ...

WASHINGTON – A new executive order from President Donald Trump calls for greater investments for a multilayered homeland air defense system, including a requirement for the development of space- ...

The agreement aims to “improve capabilities for surveillance and maintaining sovereignty in the region,” according to a statement from Denmark’s Ministry of Defense. “At the same time ...

President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order for a “next-generation” defense shield to protect the US against ballistic missiles and other long-range attacks, taking on a goal that ...

Languages: English. Lithuania and Estonia have become the first NATO members to pledge an increase in defense spending to five percent of GDP, according to a report by the Financial Times.

It had passed over the cable, apparently dragging its anchor, Finnish officials said. As Estonia’s defense minister, Hanno Pevkur, was quick to point out in an interview with CNN in Tallinn last ...

After backlash and confusion surrounding the Air Force’s reported takedown of training materials that mentioned the Tuskegee Airmen, service chief Gen. David Allvin emphasized that the service ...

He said it was the “privilege of a lifetime to lead the warriors of the Department of Defense,” and he urged his new subordinates to “put America first” and “never back down.” ...

After being sworn-in by Vice President JD Vance, the Pentagon’s new leader addressed the Defense Department’s three million employees. By Eric Schmitt Pete Hegseth, newly sworn-in as President ...

Hours after Donald Trump’s chilly inauguration in Washington, Taiwan’s parliament voted to freeze billions of dollars in defense spending, in a move some worry could frustrate the famously ...

The new defense secretary’s goals run counter to the military’s apolitical tradition and efforts to build a force that mirrors America. By Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt Reporting from ...

In turn, Russia is working to protect its domestic sites from these strikes. However, its current air-defense capabilities are insufficient to cover the large number of potential targets ...