Defense
Defense Secretary: I Can't Put Forces Between Turks and Kurds
Esper explained why the U.S.-backed rebels will get no air cover or other help. But he couldn't explain why U.S. troops were moved after this particular Turkish threat to invade.
Defense
Anti-ISIS Operations In Syria Cease Amid Turkish Assault
“The SDF is clearly focused on the northern border to protect their forces,” a defense official said.
Defense
As Assault Begins, Trump Vows to Make Turkey Keep Its Word While Lawmakers Vow Punishment
The president said 'far more than sanctions' awaits Turkey if its assault taking over northern Syria is not 'as humane as possible.'
Defense
Syrian Decision Rekindles Fear of ISIS Prison Breaks
Pentagon and State Department officials have raised alarms for months about the makeshift prisons.
Defense
Analysis: The U.S. Gives Military Aid to Corrupt Countries All the Time
Military assistance deserves more scrutiny in many cases. Ukraine is nowhere near the most important.
Defense
New Tech Aims to Tell Pilots When Their Plane Has Been Hacked
Raytheon is pitching a product to detect cyber intrusions into aircraft, drones, and even missiles.
Defense
The Future of the Marines Is Smaller, More Robotic, More Naval
The new Commandant of the Marine Corps lays out a vision for high-tech force that will often operate like special forces.
Defense
Pentagon’s Top Lawyer to Review All Ukraine-Aid Documents
But a Defense spokesman still won’t say when the department was told about the aid freeze at the heart of the impeachment inquiry.
Defense
The Army’s Next Attack Helicopter Could Look Like This
Bell’s new 360 Invictus is the latest entrant hoping to fill the Army’s vertical-lift gap — and it’s remote-controlled.
Defense
Trump's New Joint Chiefs Chair Is A Savvy Political Operator
The question is: how will Gen. Mark Milley work with the U.S. president?
Defense
Pentagon Caught In The Middle Of Trump's Ukraine Scandal
Some presidential allies want to hang the security-aid freeze on the Defense Department. There’s no evidence for that.
Defense
White House Used Classified System to Hide Trump’s Phone Call: Whistleblower
The IC employee wrote that the July 25 call to Ukraine was not the only time documents had been improperly hidden in codeword-level systems.
Defense
Trump Approves ‘Defensive’ Deployment to Middle East
The U.S. will increase air and missile defenses from Iran at the request of Saudi Arabia and the UAE, Pentagon leaders said.
Defense
Air Force: Our New Tanker Should Be Ready for War in 3 or 4 Years
A few big problems, and about 500 smaller ones, have put the Boeing-made plane about five years behind schedule.
Defense
Viewpoint: Robert O'Brien Should Have to Face Senate Confirmation
Requiring congressional approval would be good for Trump, good for his choice for national-security adviser, and good for the country.
Defense
Trump Names Robert O’Brien His 4th National Security Advisor
A lawyer by trade, former Bush delegate at the UN, and campaign advisor to Mitt Romney and Scott Walker, O’Brien has been serving as special envoy for hostage affairs.
Defense
Extra-Long Sustainment Contracts Are Lockheed’s Latest Bid to Cut F-35 Costs
The company is pitching the Pentagon on a five-year deal — with promises to keep 80 percent of the fleet mission-ready.
Defense
The Air Force Will Start Work on Flying Cars This Fall
It’s about replacing the V-22, eventually. But it’s also about finding new ways to harness commercial innovation.
Defense
Analysis: Mike Pompeo Is Bigger Than the Pentagon — For Now
“I think that Pompeo is now running foreign policy in the Trump administration in the way that Cheney ran it in the Bush administration,” said one analyst.
Defense
SecAF Pick: No Need to Ban Military Use of Trump Properties
Any regulations “should not be specific to any particular owner,” says Barbara Barrett.
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