This article appeared in History of War magazine issue 153. In September 2025 President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the Department of Defense to the 'Department of War', reverting ...

(Bloomberg) -- The US Department of Defense is set to invest in L3Harris Technologies Inc.’s missile unit with a $1 billion convertible preferred security, tightening the direct links between the ...

An executive order directs Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Energy Chris Wright to approve long-term contracts ...

The newly released National Defense Strategy brings much-needed Department of Defense focus to the Western Hemisphere. The 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS) gives force to a decisive shift in ...

The Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team rehearses for Qatar's International Festival of Military Music and Marching in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 15, 2025. (Photo: Air Force Senior Airman Geneva Nguyen) The U.S.

There have been recent reports that the US Department of Defense, under Secretary Pete Hegseth, is planning significant revisions to its Unified Command Plan (UCP). This document lays out the US ...

The Trump administration’s renaming of the Department of Defense to the “Department of War” could cost as much as $125 million, the Congressional Budget Office said in a Wednesday report, providing an ...

A THAAD interceptor is launched from the Reagan Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, during Flight Test THAAD-23 on 30 August 2019. (US Missile Defense Agency) The US ...

America First. Peace Through Strength. Common Sense. These bolded words on the first page of Secretary Hegseth’s memorandum set the tone. The Department of War released its 2026 National Defense ...