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CENTCOM launches multinational attack drone task force
Task Force Falcon Strike will employ one-way attack drones composed of unmanned systems from above, on and below the sea.
Esper confirmed as new defense secretary, ending Pentagon leadership uncertainty
The Pentagon had gone more than 200 days without a permanent leader.
There should be a new SECDEF by Tuesday night
The Pentagon's plan for filling its top two jobs is moving along.
Deal to move defense bill lets 2020 candidates vote on Iran
The Senate found a novel way to advance the National Defense Authorization Act.
By Joe Gould
McConnell open to Iran war authorization vote
A vote meant to require Congress to approve military action against Iran is a step closer to reality.
By Joe Gould
US Senate votes to kill Saudi arms sales, defying Trump veto threat
The Senate passed 22 measures aimed at blocking White House plans for $8.1 billion in military sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
By Joe Gould
Senate fails to override Trump veto on Yemen military assistance
U.S. military support for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen has survived a critical vote in the Senate, shifting the fight to the nascent defense policy and appropriations bills.
By Joe Gould
What’s in a name: PODCAST
Political Fallout Shelter podcast for April 29: Patrick Shanahan's nomination, AOC on VA policy, the Harry S. Truman decommissioning.
This leading GI Bill and TA school is getting a new name
The name change, which officially takes effect July 1, was passed by the Maryland Legislature and signed into law on Thursday by Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.
By George R. Altman
Dutch F-16 makes emergency landing after plane shoots itself
Sometimes, even inanimate objects will do anything to get out of training.
By J.D. Simkins