The White House bolstered military-to-military ties with key Asian countries to push back on Beijing’s growing regional influence and open doors for U.S. defense firms.

The U.S. defense secretary hinted that U.S. troops stationed in South Korea could be used in the event of a “regional ...

Pete Hegseth expressed “serious concerns” about Beijing’s aggression towards Taiwan during a meeting with his Chinese ...

During his October 28–29, 2025 visit to Japan, President Donald Trump, accompanied by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, ...

On a second day in Kuala Lumpur packed with meetings that included multilateral talks with allies Australia, Japan and the ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday urged Southeast Asian nations to stand firm and strengthen their maritime forces to counter China’s increasingly “destabilizing” actions in the South ...

The U.S. Secretary of Defense said Friday he told his Chinese counterpart during talks in Malaysia that Washington would “stoutly defend” its interests in the Indo-Pacific. He also signed a new ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has rolled out a new policy that will severely undercut the ability for transgender troops who ...

US and China agree to ‘set up military-to-military channels to deconflict and de-escalate any problems that arise’, Hegseth ...

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth yesterday voiced concerns in talks with Chinese Minister of National Defense Dong Jun (董軍) about Beijing’s naval activity around Taiwan and the South China Sea, ...

India and the United States signed a 10-year framework agreement on Friday to enhance defence sector collaboration, following ...

KUALA LUMPUR - US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke on Friday (Oct 31) with counterparts from China and India, beginning a ...