Defense Budget Bill May Signal End of JSTARS Recapitalization Effort The push to upgrade the JSTARS fleet may be over as both the House and Senate have chosen to ax the recapitalization plan.
Congress Fails to Fund Trump's 'Space Force' in Defense Budget Bill A House-Senate conference committee working on the 2019 defense budget left out money to start building the Space Force.
Lawmakers: Use Cyber Attacks on Countries That Meddle in US Elections The SASC wants the U.S. to launch cyber attacks against any country that tries to disrupt the functioning of our society.
US '100 Percent' Committed to NATO, Mattis Says Mattis said the U.S. commitment to NATO and members' pledges to mutual defense are "exactly as the president described it.
House, Senate Conferees Meet to Iron Out Differences on Defense Budget Disparities remain on troop levels, how many F-35s to buy, and possible restrictions on the sale of F-35s to Turkey.
Canceling Joint Exercise with South Korea Saved $14 Million: DoD President Trump ordered the cancellation to avoid provoking North Korea after his summit with Kim Jong Un.
Don't Just Protect Families of Fallen During a Shutdown A proposal would safeguard a death gratuity for families of the fallen during a shutdown. But why are we OK with a shutdown...
Air Force’s $1,200 Coffee Cups Could Last Longer Thanks to 3D Printing The U.S. Air Force has spent thousands of dollars on cups that can reheat coffee and tea on air refueling tankers.
Pentagon Wants More Funding to Boost Training After Deadly Crash Pentagon officials called Thursday for more funding to boost flying hours and improve maintenance.
Creation of Trump's 'Space Force' May Take Years, Experts Say The DoD is weighing how to best proceed after Trump announced his intent to create a "space force" as a new military branch.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
