A Pentagon study into the extent of extremism in the US military used old, flawed data according to a new analysis. Also: neo ...

Tom Cotton has written a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin raising concerns about efforts to stymie President-elect Donald Trump.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin confirmed that Joe Biden's administration will allow Ukraine to use landmines supplied ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin gave an impassioned defense of women in combat on Tuesday following Pete Hegseth, ...

"We'll continue to remain vigilant in this regard," said the U.S. defense secretary, adding that he did not see a "change in Russia's strategic force posture" ...

China pointed to a recent U.S. sale of weapons to Taiwan as the rationale behind the decision to decline the meeting.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has failed to meet any of his goals in Ukraine, even after more than 1,000 days of war, US ...

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin welcomed the ceasefire agreed to by Israel and Lebanon, which went into effect at 4:00 a ...

The the Biden administration has approved the sending anti-personnel landmines, which are banned by more than 150 countries, ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin praised women for their military service in an interview with NBC News, calling them “some of ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka held a joint news conference from Fiji, marking the ...