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James Mattis Defense Secretary James Mattis has said the White House is considering a proposal to boost the presence of private security contractors in Afghanistan in an effort to transition...

The Government Accountability Office has found that the U.S. Air Force's oversight and acquisition programs for the Nuclear Command, Control and Communications system face challenges in meeting requirements in the long run....

The U.S. Marine Corps has requested for an additional 50,000 automatic rifles for the service branch's riflemen, combat engineers and light armored reconnaissance battalion scouts, Marine Corps Times reported Wednesday. The 5.56 mm M27...

The Government Accountability Office has called on the Defense Department to issue guidelines to expand the use of checklists and other tools in order to help program offices and foreign military sales...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has postponed his plans for a missile strike near the U.S. territory of Guam, Reuters reported Tuesday. The report said North Korea's threat to fire...

James Dickinson Lt. Gen. James Dickinson, commanding general of the U.S. Army's Space and Missile Defense Command and Forces Strategic Command, has said the Defense Department must work to accelerate the pace...

The U.S. Navy has tested a command-and-control system for the service branch's future MQ-25A unmanned aerial refueling tanker in an effort to validate the C2 platform's function to control and relay...

Matthew Donovan Matthew Donovan, a 31-year U.S. Air Force veteran, took the oath of office to become undersecretary of the military branch during a ceremony held Friday at the Pentagon....

The Defense Department's Defense Innovation Unit Experimental and Strategic Capabilities Office have received authorization to accelerate their recruitment and contracting processes, Defense News reported. Former Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work approved...

President Donald Trump has said he plans to increase spending on the country's missile defense efforts in response to North Korea's increasing nuclear threats, Washington Examiner reported Friday. "We're going...