LONDON (AFP) — NATO head Mark Rutte was on Monday to urge a "quantum leap" in defense capabilities including a "400% increase" in air and missile defense to shield the alliance against Russia.

At the Shangri-la Dialogue held in Singapore last week, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called on the Asia-Pacific nations to raise their defense spending to five percent of GDP. This is the same ...

This past week, several major developments underscored the United States’ commitment to national security and the dedication ...

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Pledges to boost arms spending and trade talks have won allies a reprieve from the president’s barbs and threats. Officials ...

In Pete Hegseth's words, the Trump administration would end what he called 'four years of deferred maintenance under the ...

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth urged NATO allies to meet US President Donald Trump’s call for a major boost in defence spending.

Day, honoring those who fought and died in World War II. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a message of remembrance and resolve, calling for NATO allies to increase defense spending amid rising ...

As NATO scrambles to meet Hegseth’s 5% defense demand, Poland ditches its Black Hawk deal, transgender troops brace for ...

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Thursday that NATO allies were close to a deal on spending ahead of a summit later ...

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — Veterans gathered Friday in Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a ...

Secretary of Defense Gilberto Teodoro Jr. delivers a speech during the fifth plenary session at the Shangri-La Dialogue ...