Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders fast-track military drone production, allowing commanders to procure unmanned systems to outpace Russia and China by 2027.

A day after US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged its allies in Asia to boost defence spending as China was “credibly preparing to potentially use military force to alter the balance of power ...

Taking aim at what he called China's "destabilizing actions," Hegseth said the U.S. should be prepared for war, although deterring Chinese military aggression by raising its costs was preferable.

AP “China buys — and India buys — 70% of Russia’s oil … If they stop buying cheap Russian oil tomorrow, would that grind Putin’s war machine to a halt?” ...

China has denounced U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for calling the Asian country a threat, accusing him of touting a Cold War mentality. China's foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said at a news conference that America “does not seek war” with Iran while Vice President JD Vance said the strikes have given Tehran the possibility of ...

“I have, as you know, Marco Rubio with me and Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State and Secretary of War, should we say. You know, it used to be called Secretary of War,” Trump said.

‘Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was great on FoxNews this morning. Talking about modern weapons and warfare,’ the president exclaimed Friday morning about a nonexistent interview.

Despite military purges, China’s next war ‘could be imminent’ and spread fast by Gordon G. Chang, opinion contributor - 06/09/25 12:00 PM ET Listen to audio version of this article Advertisement ...