“There are no magic weapons in war, F-16s are not and neither is anything else,” Gen. Mark Milley said. | Mindaugas Kulbis/AP Photo The military’s top general cautioned Thursday that... Read more

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. C.Q. Brown, Jr. speaks about U.S. defense strategy at the Brookings Institution in Washington, Feb. 13, 2023. | Andrew Harnik/AP Photo President Joe Biden... Read more

Secretary of State Antony Blinken was a key driver in convincing Biden to relent on the F-16s, a U.S. official familiar with the issue said. | Aijaz Rahi/AP Photo For... Read more

Slick campaign videos often boast a candidate’s overtly American values as they depict troops, weaponry and scenes from the heartland. Never mind that some of it was shot in foreign... Read more

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on May 16, 2023. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Washington’s second-tightest knot — after the debt ceiling — is Sen. Tommy... Read more

Weapons are loaded on a U.S. F-16 fighter jet in Ben Guerir, Morocco, June 14, 2021. | Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP Photo The U.S. will support a joint international effort to train... Read more

U.S. Air Force soldiers prepare an F16 fighter jet at Clark Air Base on May 9, 2023, in Mabalacat, Pampanga province, Philippines. | Ezra Acayan/Getty Images By Lara Seligman 05/19/2023... Read more

Momentum may be building for Washington to allow other countries that fly the F-16 to send their own jets to Ukraine. | Thanassis Stavrakis/AP Photo The Biden administration is facing... Read more

Colin Kahl has been a key player in shaping U.S. defense policy on a myriad of issues, particularly in synchronizing security assistance for Ukraine. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Colin Kahl,... Read more

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman noted that the three-year-old service’s current mission statement falls well short of explaining the mission of the Space Force. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo... Read more