US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was admitted to a critical care unit for treatment of a bladder issue. He transferred his duties to De...

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been released from the hospital after spending two weeks there for treatment of complications from se...

The 70-year-old Austin was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Dec. 22 and underwent surgery to treat the cancer. A...

The Pentagon's failure to disclose Austin's hospitalization is counter to normal practice with other senior U.S. and Cabinet officials, inc...

Biden administration officials face a dilemma in striking back at the spate of attacks at sea. They have said they don’t want to be provoke...

The meeting appeared to produce no such accord, but experts say it's a vital topic that is already altering armed conflict -- and switching...

Commercial software developers are challenging the traditional defense industry in the arms market, potentially revolutionizing warfare. In...

Some technology experts believe innovative commercial software developers now entering the arms market are challenging the dominance of the...

The US has announced a $345m military aid package for Taiwan, in its first major initiative to help Taiwan counter China. The White House e...

The briefers will include Avril Haines, director of National Intelligence; Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, White House Office o...

At a meeting with Indian Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane at the Pentagon, US Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks termed the proposal...

Separately at a meeting of the India-US initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) led by Doval and US NSA Jake Sullivan, Washin...

The Russian foreign ministry said the travel restrictions on 29 Americans and 61 Canadians -- which also includes defence officials, busine...

The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Biden would use a Thursday morning s...

The official, who was not authorised to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Biden will deliver a Thursday mornin...

The tool calculates "strategic friction," a defense official said. It looks at data since early 2020 and evaluates significant activities t...

President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated Kathleen Hicks to be his deputy defense secretary, making her the first woman to hold the ...