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15 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: September 16, 2026.
The nonpartisan budget office's first full accounting excludes damage to U.S. bases, the fuel bill for other agencies and interest on the debt. It says restocking missile defenses could take five years, and it notes the Pentagon refused to provide detailed data.
The inspector general's first mandatory report to Congress contradicts Trump's claim two weeks ago that the U.S. has 'virtually unlimited' ammunition. A CSIS analyst says the stockpile is fine for Iran and would last about a month against China.
Defense Department estimates provided to Congress project an average of 2,500 troops in Washington through January 2029, at a cost covering fiscal years 2027 through 2029.
WatchDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended a $67 billion supplemental request before a Senate panel Tuesday, disclosing that the four-month conflict's price tag has ballooned from about $29 billion in May as the U.S. death toll climbs.
WatchDefense Department officials privately peg the price of the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran at $80 billion to $100 billion once destroyed aircraft, battered bases and spent munitions are counted — far above the roughly $30 billion the administration has cited publicly.
WatchDemocrats refused to advance the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act, 50-46, casting the vote as a referendum on a war now in its fifth month that the White House has struggled to explain.
Under heavy pressure from President Trump, alliance leaders unveiled more than $50 billion in new weapons purchases and reaffirmed a path toward 5% of GDP on defense by 2035.
The alliance's Ankara summit produced a sweeping spending target, tens of billions for Ukraine and a sidelines meeting between Trump and Syria's new president — even as the Iran crisis loomed over the talks.
In Brussels, the defense secretary lashed allies for denying basing rights during the Iran war and warned that 'some countries will fail' his assessment of the alliance.
Healey stepped down saying Prime Minister Keir Starmer was failing to invest enough money in the British military.
Unexpected resignation follows criticism that Prime Minister failing to invest enough money in British military amid international security challenges.
Critical weapons shortages leave America less prepared to confront potential adversaries like Russia and China, administration officials say.
The massive assistance package signals Europe's expectation of a prolonged conflict, heavily weighted toward defense spending rather than reconstruction aid.
The massive defense spending increase would be offset by significant reductions to domestic programs the administration labels as wasteful.
Despite massive investment and lengthy development timeline, the Pentagon's advanced GPS control system remains plagued by technical failures and delays.