Spotlight On Defense

In an effort to fulfill President Trump’s push for expanding the U.S. military, the Army is offering up to $90,000 bonus for some soldiers who commit to additional years of service.

In an effort to fulfill President Trump’s push for expanding the U.S. military, the Army is offering up to $90,000 bonus for some soldiers who commit to additional years of service.

Analysts expect softer demand in the wake of Republican victories, but gun sales are off to a hot start to the holiday shopping season.

Analysts expect softer demand in the wake of Republican victories, but gun sales are off to a hot start to the holiday shopping season.

Smith & Wesson will not make the U.S. Army's next standard-issue sidearm.

Smith & Wesson will not make the U.S. Army's next standard-issue sidearm.

North Korea test-launched a brand new type of missile this week, posing a regional threat the U.S. has never experienced before, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

As the United States works with its allies to address North Korea’s increasingly aggressive armament programs in the wake of the country’s first intercontinental ballistic missile launch this week, President Donald Trump took a swing at China Wednesday morning for failing to put enough economic pressure on Pyongyang.

The U.S. military said on Wednesday it was capable of defending the United States against the "nascent" threat posed by North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capability following Pyongyang's first test of an ICBM on July 4. Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis noted a successful test last month in which a U.S.-based missile interceptor knocked down a simulated incoming North Korean ICBM.