Some of the world's largest defense contractors as well as U.S. Navy and Marine Corps leadership converged on the San Diego Convention Center in mid-February for the annual West naval conference. Here's what it looked like.
Defense News visited Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana to check out the aging B-52 bomber fleet and talk to pilots about what it will take for the aircraft to fly for several more decades.
The U.S. Air Force wants to stand up bases where MQ-9 Reapers land no matter the weather, and can refuel closer to the front line. (Vivienne Machi/Staff)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shared center stage with senior delegates from Russia and China as he rolled out his most powerful nuclear-capable missiles in a military parade.
This year's Balikatan exercises between the treaty allies are the largest since the two sides started joint military combat-readiness exercises in the early 1990s.
Around a dozen ICBMs were displayed, an unprecedented number that underscores plans to continue expanding military capabilities despite limited resources.
