US Navy issues massive $22 billion order for nuclear submarines
The U.S. Navy will spend about $22 billion to purchase nine new nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarines as it seeks to maintain superiority over China's growing Navy.According to a Navy release...
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The top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday told the leaders of each military service that President Trump’s decision to grant clemency to U.S. service members accused of war...
View ArticleHouse leaders: Trump administration asking South Korea to pay more for US...
The chairmen of the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs committees have raised the alarm over the Trump administration possibly damaging relationships with key Asian allies, following reports that...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump clashes with Macron at NATO summit | House...
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View ArticleRepublicans raise concerns over Trump pardoning service members
Senate Republicans are pushing back against President Trump’s controversial clemency for three servicemen accused of war crimes, saying it sets a bad precedent and undermines the military justice...
View ArticleTop Pentagon official warns of possible Iranian aggression against US forces
A top Pentagon official on Wednesday said there were indications that Iran may soon attack U.S. forces or interests in the Middle East.“We do remain concerned about potential Iranian aggression,”...
View ArticleTrump mulls sending additional 14,000 troops to Middle East: report
The Trump administration is looking into sending as many as 14,000 more troops, as well as dozens more ships and other equipment, to the Middle East in the face of a growing threat from Iran, The Wall...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump cancels presser, cuts short NATO trip | Viral video...
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View ArticleIran building hidden arsenal of short-range ballistic missiles in Iraq: report
Iranian forces have hidden ballistic missiles inside areas of Iraq controlled by Shiite militant groups, U.S. officials said Wednesday.Officials told The New York Times that Shiite militant groups that...
View ArticlePentagon official: 'Possible' more US troops could be deployed to...
The Trump administration could deploy more U.S. troops to the Middle East to counter Iran, a senior Pentagon official said Thursday, following a report that the administration is considering sending...
View ArticleNorth Korea takes shot at Trump: 'Senility of a dotard'
North Korea took a shot at President Trump after he announced at NATO meeting in London that the U.S. would use force against the isolated nation if needed.North Korea 1st Vice Foreign Minister Choe...
View ArticlePutin offers immediate extension of key nuclear treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to extend a key nuclear treaty with the United States immediately without preconditions, he said Thursday.“Russia is ready to extend the New START treaty...
View ArticleTrump leaves door open to possible troop increase in Middle East
President Trump on Thursday left the door open to the U.S. sending more troops to the Middle East to confront what Pentagon officials have described as a growing threat from Iran.While hosting a White...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump leaves door open to possible troop increase in...
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View ArticleThree dead, several injured in Pensacola naval station shooting
At least three people were killed in a shooting at the naval air station in Pensacola, Fla., the Navy said in a statement Friday.The shooter has also been killed, according to both the Navy and the...
View ArticlePentagon: Reports of 14K troop increase in Mideast 'flat out wrong'
The Pentagon on Friday vehemently pushed back on reports that the United States may send 14,000 more troops to the Middle East to confront a growing Iranian threat but did not deny that a force...
View ArticleSuspect in deadly Pensacola air station shooting a Saudi national
The suspect in Friday's deadly shooting at a naval air station in Pensacola, Fla., was a Saudi national and member of that country's air force, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said during a news...
View ArticleHouse-passed 'forever chemicals' regulations pulled from defense bill
Democratic-championed provisions in the annual defense policy bill that would regulate cancer-linked “forever chemicals” have been pulled from the final version of the bill, the chairman of the House...
View ArticleTrump speaks with Saudi king after Pensacola shooting
President Trump on Friday said he spoke with King Salman of Saudi Arabia after U.S. officials said that a Saudi national was suspected of opening fire at a naval air station in Pensacola, Fla., killing...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Suspect in Pensacola shooting identified as Saudi aviation...
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