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A Pentagon watchdog found confusing counter-drone policies are leaving some US military bases vulnerable to drone incursions.

The new U.S. National Defense Strategy released by President Donald Trump’s administration is the first since 2022 and contrasts with its predecessor, issued under former President Joe Biden.

He says a "massive Armada" is "moving quickly, with great power, enthusiasm, and purpose" towards Iran.

Pentagon's new National Defense Strategy prioritizes homeland defense over overseas missions, warning that future wars may hit U.S. soil directly.

The Pentagon has released a National Defense Strategy, amid tensions between the Trump administration of traditional allies like Europe.

The unit is part of a broader push to better integrate cyber, EW, and other non-destructive effects into missions, leaders told lawmakers on Wednesday.

The Trump administration’s annual defense strategy report takes a softer tone toward China than in years past, calling for deterrence “through strength, not confrontation,” while focusing on threats posed by migration and narcotics in the Western Hemisphere.

Congress is backing increases to the size of the military, having passed and proposed final legislation that will raise and fund rises in end strength.

As the US military began launching strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean last year, a young Trinidadian man who was in Venezuela for work was searching for a way home, according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday.