How a Lloyd Austin aide became Pete Hegseth’s ‘only guy standing’
In early April, after Pete Hegseth returned from a trip to Panama, the last person to step off…
New Zealand adds Sikorsky and Airbus platforms to boost air capability
Five Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters and two Airbus A321 XLR aircraft are set to respectively replace the Royal…
B-1 bombers, NATO fighters fly over Latvia to show unified force
A pair of deployed B-1B Lancer bombers conducted a flyover of the capital city of Latvia alongside NATO…
Russia, Belarus to hold joint military drill next month
MILAN — Russia and Belarus are expected to conduct a joint military exercise next month involving nuclear weapons…
Hegseth calls for extensive reforms to Pentagon drone-buying practices
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday announced sweeping changes to the way the Pentagon buys and fields uncrewed…
Female vets in Congress slam Hegseth’s repost of Christian Nationalist
Democratic congresswomen, including several military veterans, are demanding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth apologize and resign after reposting a…
Keep security pact with Australia and UK alive
U.S. lawmakers from both parties are urging the Trump administration to maintain a three-way security partnership designed to…
Air Force moves F-16s closer to North Korea in new ‘super squadron’
The U.S. Air Force has begun transferring F-16 Fighting Falcon warplanes from South Korea’s Kunsan Air Base to…
Japan closes in on biggest ever defense export with frigate selection
Japan has struggled to export cutting-edge defense equipment. However, past disappointments have been turned on their head after…
Denmark to complete $3.4 billion of air defense purchases by year-end
PARIS – Denmark plans to wrap up its acquisition of ground-based air defense systems by the end of…
Poland doubles down on South Korean tanks with $6.5 billion deal
WARSAW, Poland — In a bid to expand the tracked vehicle fleet of the country’s land forces, the…
Austria is torn over age-old question of neutrality and NATO
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Key political figures in historically neutral Austria have reignited a debate about the country’s…