As the Pentagon plans to spend just shy of $12 billion in fiscal 2027 for its Pacific Deterrence Initiative, the top admiral overseeing operations there says the budget request zeroes out his need for a funding wishlist.
Early into his tenure leading U.S. Southern Command, Marine Corps Gen. Francis Donovan is ramping up drone and AI-enabled operations to disrupt maritime drug trafficking and dismantle networks of so-called “narco-terrorists.”
Germany revealed a package of foundational strategic documents for its armed forces on Wednesday, including the country’s first standalone military strategy, a new capability profile, a personnel growth plan, and a redesigned reserve strategy—the most comprehensive overhaul of Bundeswehr planning in decades.
Four days after a daring daylight rescue mission whisked a downed American fighter pilot out of Iran under heavy fire, a notice appeared on a federal contracting website. The Air Force, it said, was seeking to upgrade its fleet of combat search and rescue helicopters to fend off heat-seeking missiles.
A new, longer-range version of the Rapidly Adaptable Affordable Cruise Missile has been unveiled by CoAspire at the Sea-Air-Space 2026 exposition near Washington, D.C. The development comes just days after the U.S. Air Force launched market research for its Family of Affordable Mass Missiles—Beyond Adversary’s Reach (FAMM-BAR), reflecting the service’s interest in low-cost, long-range strike weapons, specifically for anti-surface warfare.
The conflict with Iran has entered a damaging new phase—a crippling limbo between war and peace that leaves the Strait of Hormuz closed and the prospect of escalation looming.
It could take six months to fully clear the Strait of Hormuz of mines deployed by the Iranian military, and any such operation is unlikely to be carried out until the U.S. war with Iran ends, the Pentagon has informed Congress—an assessment that means the conflict’s economic impact could extend late into this year or beyond.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired Navy Secretary John Phelan. The Pentagon framed it Wednesday as an immediate departure.
The Department of the Air Force announced April 22 that Joint Base San Antonio has been selected for a pilot program testing micro nuclear reactors on military installations. The service has selected JBSA as a site for a nuclear micro-reactor under the Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations initiative and paired California-based Antares Nuclear to potentially develop and operate a micro-reactor on a military installation.
A man previously accused of illegally entering the U.S. and taking pictures of B-2 bombers and other “vital military installations” at Whiteman Air Force Base has plead guilty.
Perennially a source of financial pain, a permanent change of station move this year could cost troops more money out of pocket than in a typical year, when they’re already prone to lowballing their estimate, said John Osarczuk, executive vice president and national director of advisor operations at First Command Financial Services.
