Spotlight On Defense

Senior Boeing executive Patrick Shanahan is U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to take over the No. 2 role at the Pentagon as deputy U.S. defense secretary, the White House announced on Thursday.

The U.S. Air Force picked Elon Musk's SpaceX to blast a second Global Positioning System satellite into orbit, part of a broader drive to open up various other launch contracts for competitive bidding through late 2019.

The U.S. Air Force picked Elon Musk's SpaceX to blast a second Global Positioning System satellite into orbit, part of a broader drive to open up various other launch contracts for competitive bidding through late 2019.

Since Trump’s win eased concerns about stiffer gun laws, the small-arms industry has seen a drop in sales.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization said Monday its members have increased military spending and would focus more on fighting terrorism, two key demands of the Trump administration.

President Trump laid out more details on how he will restart America's engine of growth.

Defense spending by European NATO states remained below the threshold President Donald Trump said was crucial to achieve.

Defense spending by European NATO states remained below the threshold President Donald Trump said was crucial to achieve.

President Donald Trump is "extremely concerned" about a security breach at the CIA that led to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks publishing agency documents on its hacking tools, the White House said on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump is "extremely concerned" about a security breach at the CIA that led to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks publishing agency documents on its hacking tools, the White House said on Wednesday.

Expanding satellite-service provider OneWeb has signed multiple contracts for launches early in the next decade with Blue Origin.

Expanding satellite-service provider OneWeb has signed multiple contracts for launches early in the next decade with Blue Origin.

The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster's reappointment as President Donald Trump's national security adviser, despite some concern over his handling of a sexual assault case.

The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster's reappointment as President Donald Trump's national security adviser, despite some concern over his handling of a sexual assault case.

The burgeoning space-transportation company owned by Amazon.com chairman Jeff Bezos this week is expected to announce some customers and new initiatives

China's defense budget will expand by about 7% this year, the slowest pace this decade, but a senior Chinese official said it was still enough for Beijing to prevent "outside forces" from interfering in its territorial disputes.

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants a U.S. military buildup of more ships and planes to "project American power in distant lands," making his case for a proposed $54 billion increase in defense spending that has U.S. lawmakers squabbling.