US Pentagon Chief Speaks with Chinese Counterpart for First Time Since November 2022 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with China's national defense minister Tuesday morning, in the latest in a series of U.S...
On a China Visit, the German Chancellor Says Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Threatens Global Security German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Chinese leader Xi Jinping who hosted him in Beijing that Russia’s full-scale invasion of...
Army Planning Big Boost to Pacific Operations Next Year with More Training, Deployments and Equipment The Army is seeking to better prepare itself for a potential conflict in the Pacific, with increased spending on regional...
US Intelligence Finding Shows China Surging Equipment Sales to Russia to Help War Effort in Ukraine China has surged sales to Russia of machine tools, microelectronics and other technology that Moscow in turn is using to...
US-China Competition to Field Military Drone Swarms Could Fuel Global Arms Race As their rivalry intensifies, U.S. and Chinese military planners are gearing up for a new kind of warfare in which squadrons...
China-Made Batteries Eliminated from Navy, Marine Corps Infrastructure After Camp Lejeune Incident The Department of the Navy said it has taken a "proactive approach" to procure American or allied-supplied batteries for its...
Biden Meets Japan's PM Kishida over Shared Concerns about China and Differences on US Steel Deal Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has begun his much-anticipated visit to Washington
China's Xi Meets with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Show of Support Against Western Democracies Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in a sign of mutual support and shared opposition...
Yellen Says US-China Relationship on 'More Stable Footing' But More Can Be Done to Improve Ties U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is the first Cabinet member to visit since Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping met in...
US-Chinese Military Talks Resume on Safety in the Air and at Sea After a Nearly 2-Year Break U.S. and Chinese defense officials have met for the first time in nearly two years to discuss unsafe and aggressive ship and...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Marines Suffer Most Cases of 2 Life-Threatening Conditions Related to Exercise and Heat, Report Finds The April issue of the Defense Department's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published last week, was focused entirely on...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill Gets Agreement Between House and Senate The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program, the beleaguered electronic health records program, veteran homelessness...