Aaron Mehta

Coming into 2025, the only certainty was uncertainty: Everyone expected the new Trump administration to shake things up, but no one was quite sure how. Well, things certainly shook. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired generals by the handful. The Army se... See more

WASHINGTON — The surprise, complex operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was the result of long-term planning between the US military and its intelligence agencies, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine said today. “The word integ... See more

WASHINGTON — The US military launched overnight attacks in Venezuela that led to the capture and extradition of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, according to a statement from US President Donald Trump. In a social media post, Trump said that he would hol... See more

WASHINGTON — Production has completed on America’s newest submarine-launched nuclear warhead, according to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The last production unit of the W88 Alt 370, an upgraded version of the legacy W88 used on Ohio... See more

WASHINGTON — No matter what a potential deal to end the war in Ukraine ends up looking like, it is unlikely to alter the timeline for delivery of Saab Gripen-E fighters to Kyiv, Sweden’s defense minister told Breaking Defense last week. But, Pål Jonson sa... See more