defense

Cross-pollination between military and civilian technologies fuels a fast-moving industry.

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has proposed the smallest United States military since 1940. It's also the most technologically advanced.

The research group wants to develop machines with the capability for higher brain function.

Cost projections for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program declined $4.5 billion last year.

President Vladimir Putin has announced a space initiative to put a person on Mars, build a moon base, and shoot down any foreign threats.

Right next to the helpfully named "Nuclear Test Rd."

There's no scientific evidence to support the conventional wisdom that women wounded in combat would destroy male soldiers' morale and performance.

The Chinese government is rapidly building a bigger, more sophisticated military. Here’s what they have, what they want, and what it means for the U.S.

A room full of computers gets shut down while the missile flies by above the building.

A hulking Arleigh Burke–class destroyer might typically burn a minimum of about 24 barrels (1,000 gallons) of fuel per hour, … Continued