Pentagon seeks funds for Golden Dome, drones, AI in largest-ever budget request
According to Pentagon officials, the president's key priorities include the Golden Dome, drones, AI, data infrastructure and the defense industrial base.
By Tanya Noury
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US commander warns Taiwan not to ‘starve the chicken’ on defense
Adm. Samuel Paparo stressed the importance of Taiwan passing its stalled defense budget.
By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina, Reuters
US did not move defense system from Korea, general says
The Washington Post reported in March that the Pentagon was moving parts of a THAAD system to the Middle East from South Korea.
By Reuters
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How chest-thumping rhetoric erodes service member safety
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's brash rhetoric is profoundly destabilizing for actively-serving military families, this military spouse argues.
By Sarah Streyder
Air Force hits fiscal 2026 recruitment goal ahead of schedule
Five months ahead of the end of fiscal 2026, the Air Force and Space Force achieved their recruiting goal in part to the Delayed Entry Program.
White House offers no hint of Iran war cost as it seeks military funding surge
"I don't have a ballpark," White House budget director Russell Vought told lawmakers Wednesday about the cost of the Iran war.
By Nolan D. McCaskill and David Morgan, Reuters