President Donald Trump said the U.S. used a secret weapon called “The Discombobulator” that helped disable Venezuelan equipment during the January 3 raid in Caracas that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
The United States Department of War has published the National Defense Strategy 2026, outlining the core missions and objectives for the U.S. Armed Forces under President Donald J. Trump following his return to office in January 2025.
Donald Trump warned late Thursday that the United States is sending an “armada” toward Iran amid nationwide protests against the Iranian regime, while questioning whether Washington would ultimately take military action.
.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said at the World Economic Forum that Greenland is central to President Donald Trump’s national security strategy and missile defense plans.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer publicly criticised Donald Trump on Monday over proposed tariffs linked to Greenland, calling the measures “completely wrong.”
President Donald Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is slowing progress towards a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine, according to Reuters.
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said President Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion defence budget is intended as a “message to the world” about restoring American military strength.
Donald Trump announced on social media that he intends to raise US defence spending to USD 1.5 trillion in 2027, a sharp increase from the USD 901 billion allocated for the 2026 fiscal year.
Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to prevent defence companies from buying back their own shares or paying dividends, citing delays and cost overruns in weapons and equipment deliveries to the Pentagon.
European leaders issued a joint statement backing Greenland’s sovereignty amid renewed comments by former U.S. president Donald Trump about acquiring the island.
On 23 December, President Donald Trump and the leadership of the Department of War presented an artistic vision of new battleships planned for future orders by the U.S. Navy.
President Donald Trump has approved a plan to build a new “Golden Fleet” for the U.S. Navy, according to service secretary John Phelan speaking to Axios at the Reagan National Defense Forum.
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