Trump Military and Defense News
Defense and national security under the Trump administration: Pentagon announcements, deployments and strikes, defense spending and shipbuilding, and the President's statements on conflicts around the world. Every signal is scored from 1 to 10 for its likely impact.
Latest Signals
Trump asking advisers if Hegseth should go, sources sayTillis: Hegseth faces ‘a reckoning’ in lame-duck session of CongressUS strikes Iranian island ahead of midterm electionsTrump plans to resume strikes on Iran day after midterm electionsWatch: CNN’s Manu Raju presses Ashley Hinson on her vote on Trump’s war powersInside India newsletter: New Delhi approves $22 billion in military spending amid China border tensionsA ‘generational defense opportunity’: Hegseth offers full-throated endorsement of Trump’s arch amid legal battlePete Hegseth’s purge of trans troops hit a wall: Marines who refuse to lieEight months into the conflict, the U.S. war with Iran gets a revised price tagUS and UK prepare for nightmare war scenariosMilitary Vets Compete for Virginia Seat in Navy’s BackyardZelenskyy Presses Hegseth to Approve Patriot Missile Transfers to Ukraine Iran war has cost $47 billion, U.S. military saysU.S. Defends Military Campaign Against Cartels as Leaders Gather in CaribbeanIran war cost increases to $47 billion Pentagon picks Poland for new missile maintenance facilityForeign adversaries running 'psyop' to fuel anti-AI and anti-data center movement, war official saysUS military has lost 81 planes, drones and helicopters worth $3.3 billion in Iran war: reportHegseth to welcome USS Abraham Lincoln in San Diego after lengthy deployment Democratic senator says Pentagon denied him access to US base in Qatar ‘to hide the costs’ of Iran warWatch live: Trump to unveil major investment in Baltimore submarine shipyardWhy Saudi Arabia’s Aim of Defeating the Houthis Is a Tall OrderHegseth’s get-out-the-vote effort draws praise and skepticismTrump’s Golden Dome faces headwinds with funding uncertainTrump Says US to Consider Permanent Military Base in LithuaniaU.S. Sends Reaper Drones to Colombia and Ecuador to Hunt CartelsElon Musk and Palmer Luckey's new Pentagon roles raise ethics worriesFBI's spy hunting squads hit with deep cuts even as foreign espionage threats soarConcerns over possible Iranian drone attack prompted US to remove bombers from UK basePotential Iranian Drone Attack Led to Exit of U.S. Aircraft from British Air BaseTrump Orders Execution of Gunman in 2009 Attack at Fort HoodJD Vance says B-1 bomber exit in Britain was out of an abundance of cautionUS Moves Bombers From UK Airbase as Threats LingerTrump says 'threat' led US to pull bombers from RAF FairfordTrump Says Terror Threats Forced B-1 Bombers Out of UK Base'We had a threat': Trump explains U.S moving long-range bombers from U.K.Kelly: Hegseth’s firings of top generals, admirals damage ‘our readiness’Outgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’Pentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools months after blacklisting company, BBC toldWatch: What caused the US to remove its bombers from UK base in such a hurry?Why did the US withdraw bombers from RAF Fairford? – The LatestWhy did the US withdraw bombers from RAF Fairford? - The LatestU.S. B-1 bombers evacuated from UK base after attack threats from IranPentagon Removes Bombers From RAF Fairford BaseGOP senators, blindsided by Hegseth, demand notice, transparencyDramatic footage shows alleged narco boat erupt in fireball during US military strikeNATO Drafts Plan to Defeat a Russian Attack With Drones and AIDonald Trump posted mediaPoland to Pay Up to $4.4 Billion for Fort Trump, Report SaysDonald Trump posted mediaThis is where we send our Killers, Drug Dealers, and Thugs. It’s why Murder, and other Crimes in America, is at Record Lows! President DONALD J. TRUMPPentagon data breach of military personnel raises national security concernsPentagon quietly adds dozens to tally of troops wounded amid Iran warTrump's plans for massive arch move aheadDuckworth calls on Pentagon, FAA to reject Trump’s DC arch plansPete Hegseth urges troops to register to voteDuckworth slams Trump's "foolhardy plan" to make triumphal arch a military complexEight sailors in USS Abraham Lincoln strike group attempted suicide during record deployment, Pentagon confirmsMedal of Honor heroes take sides as Trump’s Army secretary decision becomes Pentagon ‘knife fight’US military spending $500M on ‘war-ready’ laser weapons — and zapping drones in Iran, along US border: experts