Air Force wing deployments could leave bases understaffed, GAO warns

Deploying large groups of a base's airmen together could help unit cohesion, the Air Force hopes — but critical missions like cybersecurity could suffer.

Stealth destroyer to be home for 1st hypersonic weapon on a US warship

The U.S. is working to catch up with Russia and China in developing hypersonic weapons that travel beyond Mach 5.

US will send Ukraine $725M in counter-drone tech, anti-personnel mines

President Biden has pledged to spend all of the military assistance funds Congress approved earlier this year for Ukraine before his administration ends.

Germany’s Scholz is in Ukraine for his first visit in 2 1/2 years

The chancellor's visit comes ahead of an early German election expected in February.

Poland readies $740 million fund to jump-start ammunition production

Leaders in Warsaw want to cooperate more closely with Slovakia on the production of 155mm artillery rounds.

Criminal probe launched after US Air Force spots drones over UK bases

The U.S. Air Force has reported several incursions recently at four bases where it operates in England.

Russian jets intercept B-52s during Baltic training flight

A defense official said the interception was safe and professional. However, it comes at a time of increasing tension between the U.S. and Russia.

Opinion

Biden’s last-minute Ukraine reversals come too late

"The expanded permissions and new weapons come too late to give Ukraine an advantage on the battlefield or more leverage at the negotiating table."

How NATO make-believe artillerists get comfy with a real-world foe

“At times, the cold and Arctic-like conditions found here can be more threatening to soldiers than combat situations,” said one Finnish officer.

Trump taps businessman John Phelan to be Navy secretary

Phelan is the first service secretary pick announced by the president-elect for his second term in the White House.

Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah agree to a ceasefire

An Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire would mark the first major step toward ending the regionwide unrest triggered by Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

Key European defense chiefs want Ukraine aid group to remain active

As is the case with most trans-Atlantic security projects, there’s no telling if the incoming Trump administration will sustain bridges built under Biden.