HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. Army will soon assume a broader mission in defending the U.S. homeland, expanding from a focus on countering intercontinental ballistic missiles to address a much wider variety of threats, from drones to cruise missiles to hypersonic weapons, said Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey, commander of Army Space and Missile Defense Command.
Through its 100th Missile Defense Brigade, the…
Poland awards $3.8 billion F-16 modernization deal to US
August 15, 2025
WARSAW, Poland — In a bid to modernize the country’s combat aircraft fleet, the Polish Ministry of National Defense has signed a deal with the United States to upgrade its 48 F-16 C/D Block 52+ fighter jets to the F-16V standard.
The contract, which is to be performed…
JERUSALEM – Israel’s Elbit Systems released its financial statements for the second quarter of 2025 on Wednesday, presenting record revenue and profit.
The public defense company brought in $1.97 billion in this year’s second quarter, for a total of $3.86 billion…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — European military industrial production in support of Ukraine has overtaken American output for the first time since Russia’s invasion, new numbers released Tuesday show.
According to the tally by the German Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Europe allocated at least €35.1 billion ($41.1 billion) in military industrial output to Ukraine between the start of the…
Democratic congresswomen, including several military veterans, are demanding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth apologize and resign after reposting a video about a Christian nationalist church with pastors who advocate for the repeal of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the…
Deploying military forces is the strongest of political signals, and the most potent of these deployments is to move nuclear weapons or launch platforms near a potential adversary.
So when nuclear-capable Chinese bombers joined their Russian counterparts in joint patrols…
Instead of welding tank treads by the thousands, the Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Michigan, is now 3D printing Patriot missile parts in weeks, advancing robotics and strapping virtual reality headsets on Army leadership to simulate how future weapons are being developed.
In World War II, Detroit, Michigan, became the “Arsenal of Democracy,” churning out tanks, jeeps and bombers. Now, 85 years…
Navy Adm. Brad Cooper takes over at CENTCOM
August 13, 2025
The U.S. Central Command ushered in new leadership on Friday, bidding farewell to its previous commander, U.S. Army Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, and welcoming incoming commander U.S. Navy Adm. Brad Cooper. Cooper, who previously served as deputy commander at CENTCOM, was…
What to know about the Putin-Trump summit in Alaska
August 12, 2025
The U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska is happening at a site where East meets West — quite literally — in a place familiar to both countries as a Cold War front line of missile defense, radar outposts and intelligence gathering.
Whether it can lead to a deal to produce peace…
A hydraulic system failure caused a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber’s landing gear to collapse in 2022, which sparked a ferocious fire that led to the aircraft’s retirement, an accident investigation board found.
The accident investigation report, which the Air Force released Tuesday, also faulted a design flaw with the B-2’s landing gear and a firefighter commander’s mistaken decision not to…
