Spotlight On Defense

Members of five unions at a Mississippi shipyard that's part of America's largest military shipbuilding company have voted in favor of a labor contract extension.

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of more than 130 Abrams battle tanks, 20 armored recovery vehicles and other equipment, worth about $1.15 billion, to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

Iran is on the road to economic recovery as Western companies finally begin to reinvest in the region. These are the companies that could lose big if Trump changes course on U.S. relations with Tehran.

The new U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, announced late Monday evening by President Donald Trump, could put additional pressure on Pakistan to end its support and harboring of terrorist organizations, said Gen. Jack Keane.

President Donald Trump is expected to announce soon that he will decertify the landmark international deal to curb Iran's nuclear program, a senior administration official said on Thursday, in a step that potentially could cause the 2015 accord to unravel.

Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said on Tuesday some U.S. Navy planes are not flyable, and explained how the administration is working to solve the problem.

Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said on Tuesday some U.S. Navy planes are not flyable, and explained how the administration is working to solve the problem.

The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a nearly $50 million contract to a defense contractor to research ways to protect weapons systems from cyberattacks.

The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a nearly $50 million contract to a defense contractor to research ways to protect weapons systems from cyberattacks.

The U.S. State Department approved a possible $10.5 billion sale of Raytheon Co's Patriot missile defense system to Poland, the Pentagon said on Friday.

The U.S. State Department approved a possible $10.5 billion sale of Raytheon Co's Patriot missile defense system to Poland, the Pentagon said on Friday.

A United Nations panel agreed Friday to consider guidelines and potential limitations for military uses of artificial intelligence amid concerns from human rights groups and other leaders that so-called “killer robots” could pose a long-term, lethal threat to humanity.

The U.S., accusing Russia of violating a Cold-War era arms treaty, has begun researching the development of a ground-based cruise missile banned under the pact to counter weapons that Washington believes Russia is fielding.

The U.S., accusing Russia of violating a Cold-War era arms treaty, has begun researching the development of a ground-based cruise missile banned under the pact to counter weapons that Washington believes Russia is fielding.