A tiebreaking vote by Vice President JD Vance was needed after Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Mitch McConnell joined Democrats to vote against Hegseth.

The first deliveries are expected later this year as part of a multi-year deal for what Shield AI says is the first ...

We really don’t have … the in-house capabilities to answer all the questions,” the Pentagon’s deputy director for advanced computing, Roy Campbell, told Breaking Defense. “We’re really going to have ...

Pentagon leaders have not yet had to pull troops away from other missions outside of the US for this one or trade future mission readiness, the military official added, but acknowledged that could ...

Platforms are expected to enter service by the end of 2030 with a first batch of Boxers comprising 540 platforms, RBSL officials confirmed to Breaking Defense.

India’s interest in Eurodrone builds off a joint statement signed with Germany in October 2024 to deepen defense cooperation ...

The new administration quickly moved to fire Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan less than a day after President Donald Trump returned to the White House, according to media reports. Fox News ...

WASHINGTON — Hours after Donald Trump took the office of the president, the new administration has announced the acting officials who will guide the Pentagon. With Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick ...

WASHINGTON — Fresh into the White House, President Donald Trump has told the Pentagon to reassess its stance on homeland defense and reorient the US Northern Command to “seal” America’s ...

SYDNEY — The Philippines has decided to double the size of its FA-50 light fighter fleet, reportedly buying another 12 from South Korea, in a move that analysts told Breaking Defense won’t get ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate Armed Services Committee has narrowly approved the nomination of Pete Hegseth to be the next secretary of defense, with Republicans using their single-vote majority to ...