Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attempted to assuage Southeast Asian partners this week that the U.S. is dedicated to its allies in the Asia-Pacific region and pitched a defense framework to guide cooperation in the next few years during his trip to the Philippines.  Hegseth said the Trump administration’s “strong, quiet and clear” approach to the…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is tiptoeing around the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, denouncing the Pentagon chief in the sharpest terms but without taking the further step of endorsing Hegseth’s forced removal.  Jeffries’s careful approach highlights the delicate dance Democratic leaders are attempting as they seek to balance the various interests in…

The cost of the U.S.’s war against Iran has gone up to $47 billion, an increase of more than $3 billion since last month, as President Trump mulls launching strikes against the Islamic Republic after the U.S. midterm elections.  The biggest chunk of the cost is munition replacement at $29 billion, according to an Oct.…

Presented by Palantir {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story  Pentagon picks Poland for new missile maintenance facility The Pentagon picked Poland to host the maintenance center for Lockheed Martin’s Patriot interceptor missiles, the department announced Tuesday.  © Getty The Pentagon said the new center will provide maintenance, repair and overhaul…

The Pentagon is funding a naval training facility in Ecuador’s largest city as the United States deepens its security cooperation with the South American nation in a broader push to combat drug cartels on the continent, two U.S. officials familiar with the efforts told The Hill.  Virginia-based contractor Culmen International secured a contract to help…