When America goes to war, it likes to be on the offensive. “Nobody ever defended anything successfully,” Gen. George S. Patton famously said. “There is only attack and attack and attack some more.”
But for six months after Pearl Harbor, the U.S. military retreated and retreated some more. The U.S. garrison in the Philippines, under Gen. Douglas MacArthur, steadily retreated before the…
Fire extinguished aboard USS New Orleans
August 22, 2025
This story has been updated.
U.S. and Japanese crews extinguished the fire aboard amphibious transport docking ship New Orleans off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, two defense officials told Military Times.
U.S. Navy crews, along with the Japan Coast Guard and military, put…
A pair of deployed B-1B Lancer bombers conducted a flyover of the capital city of Latvia alongside NATO allies in a show of force on Tuesday.
The B-1s flew in formation above the Monument of Freedom in Riga — for Latvians, a symbol of national unity and independence —…
The Pentagon’s advanced research hub says it has built the world’s largest, most realistic electronic warfare test capability and plans to install it at a Navy lab later this year.
The Defense Advanced Research Agency has been developing its Digital Radio Frequency Battlespace Emulator, or DRBE, since 2019 with the goal of helping improve the Defense Department’s ability to test new…
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Once tempted to ditch its acquisition of a Chinese-built S26T diesel-electric submarine, Thailand has decided the project will now proceed.
The cause of the indecision was China’s failure to obtain German diesel engines for the submarine, and…
BRUSSELS — NATO defense chiefs were due to hold a virtual meeting Wednesday, a senior alliance official said, as Western countries pushing for an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine devise possible future security guarantees for Kyiv that could help forge a peace…
New weapons and improved technology are at the forefront of budget priorities for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force, while the spending plans also seek to slash more than 5,700 civilian jobs and reduce contracting services through billions in spending cuts.
The Air Force will begin procurement of Family Affordable Mass Missiles, or FAMM, a new type of cost-effective, subsonic cruise missile…
New Zealand soldier admits to attempted espionage
August 20, 2025
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A New Zealand soldier who tried to spy for a foreign power has admitted to attempted espionage in a military court.
Monday’s conviction was the first for spying in New Zealand’s history. The soldier’s name was suppressed, as was what country…
The second Oval Office meeting in six months between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went off smoothly Monday, in sharp contrast to their disastrous encounter in February.
European leaders joined the discussions in a show of…
Could this wargame shape the future of the Space Force?
August 19, 2025
Lessons learned from the Space Force’s Schriever Wargame, which will wrap up Thursday, could shape the service’s future capabilities.
The two-week event, held at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama, gathered more than 350 participants from U.S. industry and allied militaries to consider what nascent technologies might be needed to operate in space 10 years from now, with a particular focus on…
