The U.S. struck another alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing three people, the military announced Feb. 23. More than 40 such strikes have been carried out in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific since September, killing at least 137 people, according to statements from the Defense Department tracked by NBC News.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to the Pentagon on Feb. 24 for what sources say is likely to be a tense meeting over terms for military use of Anthropic's Claude.
A Ukrainian counterattack in the country’s southeast is chipping away at Russian advances there and demonstrating that Kyiv’s forces have got plenty of fight left as Moscow’s invasion stretches into a fifth year.
As the Trump administration weighs an attack on Iran, the Pentagon’s top general has cautioned President Donald Trump and other officials that shortfalls in critical munitions and a lack of support from allies will add significant risk to the operation and to U.S. personnel, according to people familiar with internal discussions.
Aerospace titan Lockheed Martin has flight-tested what could become a new artificial intelligence feature on its F-35 Lightning fighter, designed to identify unknown contacts for the pilot, the company announced.
The Defense Department intends to spend all $152 billion of the funding allocated though last year’s reconciliation bill in fiscal 2026, a departure from previous plans to spend $113 billion of that sum, the department said in an unclassified spending plan delivered to Congress.
Test engines meant to keep the B-52 Stratofortress in the skies through the bomber’s 100th birthday are expected to be delivered in 2027 after recent key performance evaluations, Rolls Royce confirmed to Defense One.
Few people know the nuts and bolts of AMC and its mission better than Michael “Mini” Minihan, a retired Air Force general who led the command from October 2021 to November 2024. In a 45-minute interview, Minihan offered his insights on ... challenges from China, future airframes, arming airlifters and refuelers, the connectivity issues he championed, AI and the leaked memo that put a cap on his career.
L3Harris sees a need to increase the U.S. program of record for its OA-1K Skyraider II for special operations, along with international customers, as it tries out new weapons, envelope expansion and additional missions for the tail dragger.
Four military working dogs died over a three-year period at bases across the country because they were housed in aging kennels that were not kept in good condition, a Pentagon report found. Kennels at bases around the U.S. did not protect dogs “from extreme weather conditions, kennel mold issues, or manage quarantine and isolation areas,” a report from the DOD Inspector General found.
