Defense

New Hegseth counter-drone homeland security memo says ‘accept prudent risks’ but don’t ‘cut corners’

Mike Brest · October 2, 2026 5:18 pm

Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman to begin $5 billion mid-life renovation

Breaking down Hegseth’s major announcements from his ‘State of the Force’ address

Trump says Iranian nuclear sites hit in Midnight Hammer were also ‘drug factories’

Another aircraft carrier heading to Middle East as Trump contemplates post-midterm restart

Treasury Department sanctions Iran’s automotive and rail sectors, areas Tehran has increasingly relied on due to blockade

Mike Brest · October 1, 2026 3:03 pm

National Guard deployment tallies up $49 million in food costs alone

Emily Hallas · October 1, 2026 10:45 am

RFK Jr. overhauling clinical trials to prevent US from ‘losing the race’ to China

Gabrielle M. Etzel · October 1, 2026 9:45 am

US government sold off old lab equipment at risk of foreign actors intercepting it to develop bioweapons

Mia Cathell · October 1, 2026 9:00 am

Hegseth touts the end of the ‘woke’ and ‘weak department’ in address

Mackenzie Chase · September 30, 2026 6:29 pm

Inside the room for Hegseth’s ‘State of the Force’ address

Mike Brest · September 30, 2026 6:12 pm

Hegseth announces new Office of Religious Affairs at Pentagon

Joseph Nepomuceno · September 30, 2026 5:09 pm

Pentagon to create first-ever autonomous warfare command, Hegseth reveals

Claire Carter · September 30, 2026 4:45 pm

WATCH LIVE: Hegseth delivers State of the Force address

Molly Parks · September 30, 2026 2:59 pm

US announces all forces withdrawn from Iraq after 12-year anti-ISIS mission

Brady Knox · September 30, 2026 8:33 am

Australia makes first purchase from US drone marketplace as task force announces billions in new contracts

Mike Brest · September 29, 2026 4:23 pm

Hegseth to announce further reduction in senior leadership positions

Mike Brest · September 29, 2026 2:58 pm

Cotton pushes Pentagon to investigate missing F-35 components that ended up in China

Emily Hallas · September 29, 2026 12:40 pm

Four sailors injured after landing ‘mishap’ on Eisenhower aircraft carrier

David Zimmermann · September 29, 2026 10:20 am

Pentagon not forthcoming on how troops are injured in Iran war

Mike Brest · September 29, 2026 7:00 am

Head of the Navy wants to resolve the air-defense math problem with lasers

Mike Brest · September 29, 2026 5:00 am