Tag: Defense Department

General Milley steps down, making way for General CQ Brown—a historic moment as he becomes the second Black Chairman of the Joint Chiefs.

A GAO report exposes an alarming readiness crisis in the US F-35 fleet, prompting urgent calls for maintenance and sustainment reforms.

In a strategic move to further modernize and bolster its military capabilities, the United States Department of Defense’s reignition of the Fifth Generation Aerial Target (5GAT) project is set to revolutionize military training, weapon evaluation, and test events by developing a cost-effective aerial target that replicates advanced adversary combat jets, thus maintaining American dominance in an ever-evolving global security landscape.

The Pentagon announced the the USS Nimitz, a Navy aircraft carrier, has been ordered home despite tensions with Iran and looming threats.

On Monday, Ambassador Tina Kaidanow, who was a longstanding employee of the State Department before transitioning into her new role as senior adviser for international cooperation with the Defense Department, announced her resignation. Michael Vaccaro, the Pentagon’s Director for International Armaments Cooperation, will step in and fill the role until a replacement can be identified. […]

Last year, President Trump made headlines the world over with the announcement of a proposed space-specific branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. While the administration and logistics of such an endeavor remain the subject of debate, the fact that the United States has a vested interest in developing both defensive and offensive capabilities in orbit […]

Last year, President Trump made headlines the world over with the announcement of a proposed space-specific branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. While the administration and logistics of such an endeavor remain the subject of debate, the fact that the United States has a vested interest in developing both defensive and offensive capabilities in orbit […]

The political divorce between former Defense Secretary James Mattis and President Donald Trump was about as ugly as these things can get. Although even Trump’s criticisms of Mattis have been somewhat muted compared to his usual (and colorful) posts on the social media platform Twitter, it’s hard to deny that there’s little love lost between […]

Over the years, I’ve been accused of all sorts of political bias. Some days, I’m a closeted communist for suggesting that Donald Trump’s aggressive approach to foreign policy actually reduces America’s diplomatic leverage over its allies. Others, I’m a Trump-humping fascist for pointing out that, despite the media spin, Trump’s emphasis on space defense is […]

Defense Secretary James Mattis spoke at the Reagan National Defense Forum over the weekend, taking the opportunity to discuss critical elements of the U.S. national security strategy, dispel misconceptions about the nation’s defense apparatus, and notably, take a few shots at Russian president Vladimir Putin and even China. When asked directly about Russia’s recent aggression […]

After months of rumors that Defense Secretary James Mattis may be the next high profile departure from the Trump Administration, President Trump himself added fuel to the fire over the weekend, calling the former Marine General “kind of a Democrat,” and suggesting that Mattis may soon be moving on. In an interview that was broadcast […]

The United States Department of Defense has ended its freeze on accepting deliveries of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, apparently ending a dispute over who would be financially responsible for the repair a significant issue plaguing most, if not all, of the air frames delivered thus far in the program’s lifespan. Early last month, […]