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In addition to the $188.1 billion the U.S. Air Force asked for in the 2025 budget, the service wants $3.5 billion more from Congress to accelerate its new “reoptimization” effort, buy more aircraft spare parts, and fund military…

In addition to the $188.1 billion the U.S. Air Force asked for in the 2025 budget, the service wants $3.5 billion more from Congress to accelerate its new “reoptimization” effort, buy more aircraft spare parts, and fund military…

The House on Friday passed a $1.2 trillion, six-bill budget package with $825 billion for the Defense Department, roughly $29 billion more than what Congress enacted in 2023. The bill now goes to the Senate, which must approve it by…

The United Nations voted to adopt a historic resolution on how to safely manage and mitigate the risks posed by artificial intelligence technologies on Thursday morning, part of a monthslong negotiation effort spearheaded by the U.S.…

Flying above the besieged Gaza Strip on a mission to deliver humanitarian aid, one U.S. Air Force pilot said he could see the conditions on the ground below. “We see Gaza City. We see destruction. We see people. We know that they're…

The U.S. Navy released its latest long-range shipbuilding strategy, which outlines construction and retirement plans for the service’s fleet over the next 30 years. The strategy document encompasses two potential outcomes based on how…

On a foggy December morning, Dennis Johnson parks his Toyota Tacoma beneath an overpass in downtown Oakland, California. To his left is a homeless encampment so dense it spills off the sidewalk and into the streets.To his right is the…

Even as the U.S. Army makes plans to cut up to 3,000 special operations soldiers, the demand for such forces is growing around the world, the head of U.S. Special Operations Command told lawmakers Wednesday. Consistently poor…

In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the demise of the protagonist's father sets the play in motion, making him one of the most important characters in literature to never grace a stage. So it was with Tuesday’s hearing on the chaotic U.S.…

To counter China, the U.S. State Department wants to make sure Indo-Pacific partners have reliable internet and access to “accurate” journalism.”“In every place where we have a presence and we are on the ground, we are active in the local…