Lawmakers pressed for new solutions Tuesday to the Pentagon’s chronic problem of speeding up the defense acquisition process ...

For more than 60 years, the military has launched reconnaissance, communications, and missile warning satellites into orbit.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to revise the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops.

The story of the Tuskegee Airmen’s service in World War II is inspiring: When skilled African American pilots, grounded because of their race, finally won the opportunity to serve their country, they ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told reporters as he arrived at the Pentagon that his first official day would be active.

In an emailed message to the American military, Pete Hegseth said “we will remain the strongest and most lethal force in the ...

Vice President JD Vance on Saturday swore Pete Hegseth, a former Army National Guard officer, into office as the 29th ...

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Defense secretary is publicly facing ... Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., called Hegseth's nomination ...

The new defense secretary’s goals run counter to the military’s apolitical tradition and efforts to build a force that ...

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his ...

WASHINGTON – Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell was one of three Republicans voting against the confirmation of Pete Hegseth on ...

This post has been updated with statements from Sen. Roger Wicker and Sen. Jack Reed. The Senate on Friday confirmed Pete ...