Monday, October 19, 2026

NATO summit host Turkey sees its alliance clout rising amid war raging nearby

ANKARA — Host country Turkey expects from the NATO summit here this week that national leaders will reaffirm the alliance’s principle of collective defense enshrined in Article 5, according to Defense Minister Yaşar Güler.Speaking last month in Brussels, Güler described the 7–8 July gathering as a critical turning point where NATO will demonstrate its determination…

Pentagon launches ‘War Force’ campaign in push for software engineers

The Department of Defense partnered with the Office of Personnel Management to recruit hundreds of software engineers for voluntary assignments following a nearly 11% decline of its workforce. In a joint statement, the Defense Department said the War Force campaign aims to attract “exceptional software engineers to support the nation’s most critical national security missions.”…

Pentagon’s top new weapons programs are 12 years behind schedule: Watchdog

The news was almost predictable. For yet another year, auditors have found that America’s new weapons aren’t being delivered on time. “DOD plans to invest over $2.4 trillion to develop and acquire its costliest weapon programs,” according to the Government Accountability Office’s 2026 annual report on major defense acquisition programs, or MDAP. “Schedule delays persisted…

Russian strikes kill 20, exposing Ukraine’s air-defense shortage

Russia hammered Ukraine with missiles and drones early on Monday, killing at least 20 people and exposing Kyiv’s critical shortage of U.S.-made interceptors, officials said, just days after the deadliest attack on the Ukrainian capital this year.Rescuers were digging bodies from the rubble of a Kyiv high-rise ripped open in the overnight bombardment. The latest…

Iran War supplemental deepens FY27 budget uncertainty
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Iran War supplemental deepens FY27 budget uncertainty

A recent $87.6 billion supplemental funding request from the White House to pay for the Iran war and other expenses complicates an already tense budget process in Washington. The supplemental follows the release of a record $1.5 trillion defense budget request in April, putting additional pressure on Congress to sort out what has become a…