Army Shrinks Force by 23K Soldiers in 2016 Budget Proposal The U.S. Army plans to slash another 15 thousand from its active force while funneling more money into guided missiles and...
Navy Wants 28 More Tomahawks on Virginia-Class Submarines Sooner The Navy is evaluating whether it can add 28 more Tomahawk missiles to each Virginia-class submarine sooner than expected.
US Military 'Reasonably Certain' Drone Strike Killed 'Jihadi John' The U.S. military was fairly sure that the ISIS executioner known as "Jihadi John" was killed by its Hellfire missile strike.
Former SecDef: Long-Range Standoff Missile a Step to New Cold War A former secretary of defense under President Bill Clinton told a Senate panel on Wednesday that going ahead with development...
Army to Field Handheld Device Simplifying Precision Attack Forward observers soon will have a targeting device that reduces the time it takes to call in precision-guided munitions.
Amphib San Antonio Among Ships Targeted off Yemen Coast The USS San Antonio was targeted by missiles launched from Yemen as it transited through the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb.
3rd Missile Attack on Destroyer May Have Been False Alarm DoD officials are walking back reports that the USS Mason was targeted a third time by missiles launched from Yemen.
Pacom Chief Wants Army to Create Ship-Killing Units The head of U.S. Pacific Command said he wants the Army to be capable of killing ships of adversaries in the South China Sea...
More Chinese Missiles Bound for Disputed Islands China has sent more surface-to-air missiles from the mainland to the South China Sea.
General Warns of North Korean Missile Threat, Talks China Visit The U.S. Army's top commander in the Pacific region said Wednesday his biggest worry is the missile threat from North Korea.
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...