Vice President JD Vance said the United States was unable to reach an agreement to end the war in Iran after a marathon meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, that saw U.S. and Iranian officials meet face-to-face, the first peace talks between the two nations in 47 years.
President Donald Trump on April 12 said the U.S. Navy would swiftly begin a blockade of ships entering or leaving the strategic Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement. U.S. Central Command announced the blockade would involve all Iranian ports, beginning on April 13 at 10 a.m. EDT, or 5:30 p.m. in Iran, to be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations.”
President Trump and his advisers are looking at resuming limited military strikes in Iran in addition to the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as a way to break a stalemate in peace talks, according to officials and people familiar with the situation.
Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg set up a new unit to lead all the Pentagon’s work that involves fusing economic leverage and requirements into joint U.S. military planning and operations, according to a memorandum obtained by DefenseScoop.
The year 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of liquid-fueled rockets. Mitchell Institute experts and John Reed, the Chief Rocket Scientist at United Launch Alliance, discuss this milestone event, launch advancements over the past 100 years, the future of this technology, and why it all matters.
The Space Force’s fiscal 2027 budget request includes large increases for several key programs that will provide foundational services for the Trump administration’s Golden Dome missile defense initiative, including the service’s missile warning and tracking development programs and its emerging Space Data Network.
Russian airpower has become far more dangerous and poses a greater threat to the NATO alliance than it did before the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, air combat experts warn.
The U.S. government can now use a counterdrone laser along the southern border after the Pentagon and Federal Aviation Administration agreed the weapons are safe, the two agencies announced April 10.
AKC-135R was just spotted transiting through RAF Mildenhall in the United Kingdom covered in patches installed over shrapnel damage. The images come from aviation photographer Andrew McKelvey, which show the aircraft dotted with the repairs from nose to tail.
China’s military display and the U.S. countermove were part of an escalating global arms race over A.I.-backed autonomous weapons and defense systems. Designed to operate by themselves using A.I., the technology reduces the need for human intervention in decisions like when to hit a moving target or defend against an attack.
The Navy plans to use underwater drones in the coming days as part of its new effort to clear Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command announced April 11.
After a yearlong push to rationalize its previously uncoordinated AI efforts, the Defense Intelligence Agency is institutionalizing its new, more centralized and more efficient approach, the DIA’s chief AI officer said April 9.
A man was arrested on April 11 after climbing onto and attacking the hull of an Air Force C-130 at an airport in Ireland. The attacker was able to strike the military transport aircraft several times before being arrested.
