France gauges a new crop of MALE drones for surveillance, strike
PARIS — France asked five local companies to develop demonstrators for a medium-altitude, long-endurance drone, signing contracts at…
Space Force commander fired after email DOD says ‘undermined’ JD Vance
The commander of a Space Force base in Greenland was fired Thursday, hours after the revelation that she…
US helps defend Israel from Iranian missile attack
The U.S. military helped defend Israel from Iranian-fired missiles Friday, a day after Tel Aviv launched a massive…
Turkey to deliver 48 jets to Indonesia
ISTANBUL — Turkey and Indonesia signed a memorandum of understanding for the sale of 48 units of the…
Space Force’s first next-gen missile warning launch pushed to 2026
Despite expectations for an on-time satellite delivery, the Space Force has opted to delay the launch of its…
Hegseth questions Air Force plan to buy E-7, touts space-based recon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday cast doubt on the future utility of airborne battle management aircraft, particularly…
Philippines orders 12 more FA-50 combat jets from South Korea
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ defense department sealed the order for 12 FA-50 light combat aircraft in a…
Vendors line up to fill Japan’s F-35 pilot training gap
TOKYO — As Japanese defense officials move to upgrade a military training infrastructure hard-pressed to produce F-35 pilots,…
Starmer vows ‘battle-ready’ Britain with 12 new attack submarines
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday unveiled sweeping defense reforms and spending increases,…
Australia should surge defense spending to 3.5% of GDP, Pentagon says
SINGAPORE — The United States is urging Australia to raise defense spending to 3.5% of GDP, almost a…
Behemoth Golden Dome may face lackluster scrutiny in Trump’s Pentagon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision this week to cut more than half of the Pentagon’s test and evaluation…
Hegseth cuts Pentagon’s testing office in half, appoints new leader
The Pentagon is slashing the size of its operational test and evaluation organization and appointing a new interim…