The White House is pitching a huge 2027 defense boost, with more shipbuilding, more readiness spending, and less money for what it calls wasteful programs.
A geolocated video, verified by experts, appears to show ballistic missiles fired from northern Bahrain toward Iran. The launcher looks like a U.S. M142 HIMARS. Gulf states deny responsibility and officials offer few clear answers.
SOUTHCOM says U.S. forces supported Ecuadorian troops in a targeted strike against a narco-terrorist supply complex. The Pentagon released a statement and unclassified video. Here are the facts and the questions the press release did not answer.
Britain, France and Germany said they might join U.S. military action against Iran. They pledged to defend their personnel and allies and warned they could take "necessary and proportionate defensive action" to stop missile and drone attacks.
Germany's budget committee cleared roughly a half billion euro to buy loitering attack drones for Bundeswehr units in Lithuania, with options to expand purchases and strict reporting requirements to parliament.
The U.S. military says it struck a vessel in the Caribbean on Feb. 13, killing three people it describes as involved in drug trafficking. Officials place the action inside Operation Southern Spear, but independent details are limited.
Reports say the Pentagon plans to remove about 200 U.S. positions inside NATO command and advisory bodies. The cuts are small in number but large in symbolism. They come amid a row over Greenland and a broader push to shift forces closer to the Western Hemisphere.