Twenty-one Republican members of Congress, including every subcommittee chairperson of the House Armed Services Committee, have signed a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) urging him to pass the National Defense Authorization Act before the Congress is scheduled to...

Canada is beginning talks with the US and Boeing about purchasing 18 F/A-18E/F Superhornets to shore up the country’s aging fleet of CF-18s, the Canadian defense ministry said Tuesday. The ministry will “immediately explore” buying the Superhornets while simultaneously launching...

Turkey is calling for the US and the anti-ISIS coalition to reconsider a no-fly zone in Syria, citing constant bombardment of civilians by Syrian aircraft. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a speech Monday during a UN conference in Istanbul,...

The head of the Senate Armed Services Committee is calling on the Pentagon avoid making any policy changes through the end of the current administration, prompting the department to say it will continue its work as appropriate. Sen. John McCain...

Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) published an op-ed on the Breaking Defense website Monday urging Congress to adopt new rules of engagement for US service members in Afghanistan. Wilson, who serves as chairman of the House Armed Services emerging threats and...

US aircraft on Nov. 18 killed a senior al Qaeda leader in Syria who is responsible for attacks on US troops in Afghanistan and had connections to terrorist groups across Southwest Asia. Abu Afghan al-Masri, who is originally from Egypt...

Sudden engine failure brought a MiG-29K down into the Mediterranean Sea last week, according to Russian media. The fighter crashed near the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier during a sortie inside Syria on Nov. 13. The Russian-language Gazeta.ru reported, citing the...