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President Joe Biden on Saturday signed legislation that extends a controversial surveillance authority by two years, following its passage in an 11th-hour standoff on the Senate floor late Friday that concluded just as the spying power went…

The Defense and State departments last week signed a long-awaited agreement that would allow the spouses of military service members to telework while overseas, a milestone for the Biden administration’s initiative to boost employment for…

By large margins on Saturday, the House passed a package of three linked bills advancing $60 billion in military aid for Ukraine, $26 billion in military aid for Israel, and $8 billion for “countering China” in the Pacific. The…

FORT LIBERTY, North Carolina—When Army special operations soldier Josh arrived in Poland to train Ukrainian soldiers, his students were skeptical of his prowess in flying the high-speed racing drones they use to launch pinpoint strikes on…

Late in the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001, Brockton Hunter, a defense attorney in Minnesota, was having drinks with a friend from law school. Hunter had served in the Army before becoming a lawyer; his friend had been in the CIA. The…

Despite previous calls from Ukraine for more attack aircraft, a top Pentagon official said the country isn’t interested in ex-U.S. Air Force A-10 Warthogs. “Ukraine hasn't expressed much interest. I think they, rightfully, are…

Nine months after the Pentagon stopped accepting new F-35s, the program has international consensus on a plan: resume taking the jets if their balky software upgrade can be released in a stable if limited form.That could come as early as…

The Army is on track to break a years-long losing streak and hit its recruitment goal of 55,000 new soldiers this year, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said during congressional testimony Tuesday. “I don't want to get overly…

The Air Force is using a brand-new authority to launch a pair of development efforts ahead of the next budget cycle, at least partially fulfilling the dreams of many who have chafed under the annual system. The service will start…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado—Top Pentagon officials defended their proposal to move space-focused units from the Air National Guard into the Space Force without the consent of governors, arguing that a Space National Guard doesn’t make…