It seemed untouchable: Too big. Too important. Too connected. But could even it become an austerity victim?

The Joint Chiefs chairman tells British audiences the U.S. is just responding to ‘a historic cycle.’

Spending on ‘clean energy,’ health care and education are more effective at employing people than defense, the authors say.

The Air Force is adding more units to its Global Strike Command in a new vote of confidence.

Moscow declares it will rearm and it could try to make a play against the West.

Two great navies breathe a little easier as two key systems show they can play nice together.

The tanker program is reportedly on track, but its costs could continue to grow.

Seasonal links for the Thanksgiving holiday.

DoD says alternative fuel is promising — but it’s expensive. How well can it survive the big crunch?

The president and SecDef oppose sequestration, but they say it’s the only way to get Congress to act.

Washington’s debt farce shifts into the next phase of the melodrama, though no one knows the ending.

The week that was. The links that were.

The Armed Services Committee’s leaders are raring to add new laws cracking down on fakes.

The Marines say it makes more sense to buy all-new vehicles than to upgrade their existing ones.

The president says U.S. defense cuts will not — “repeat, will not” — reduce its presence in the Pacific.

The Navy could pay almost double for a new ship originally planned as a way to save money.

The Navy and Air Force were looking at a tough future even before the debt ceiling, the super committee and the threat of sequestration.

President Obama and his Australian counterpart described how a new partnership will preserve ‘stability’ in the Western Pacific.