Secretary Gates has some broad suggestions for how to reform and improve the transatlantic alliance. The question is, will Europe act on them?

SecDef tells the once-vital alliance it could have “a dim, if not dismal future” if it can’t get its political and military act together.

Secretary Gates says he thinks the West can eventually get to an agreement with Russia on a European missile defense system.

The incoming secretary of defense has left himself plenty of room to maneuver when he finally takes the controls at the Pentagon.

Panetta appears Thursday before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

A report connects the largest defense contractors with the amounts they’ve contributed to campaigns and spent on lobbying Congress.

The UK and BAE Systems say they want to do for warships what the US and Lockheed did for fighter jets with the F-35.

Gates told soldiers in Afghanistan it would be worth having a big political battle and waiting for the pending major review in order to stave off across-the-board budget cuts.

A set of questions in advance of the presumptive SecDef’s confirmation hearing on Thursday.

Most of the time, the Marines’ version of the F-35 will be able to land down the runway like a normal fighter, officials think, reducing wear on its STOVL components.

The battle lines are forming: Apparently, Washington can either afford military personnel costs, or new hardware — but not both.

A commentator argues that if the U.S. is going to draw down in Afghanistan, it might as well get it over with quickly.

The Pentagon’s top test official found a lot of problems with the latest version of the Air Force’s big unmanned surveillance jet.

Behind the scenes, the Pentagon is helping SecDef nominee Leon Panetta get ready to face Congress this week — yet DoD can’t presume he’ll be confirmed.