RUSSIAN AIRSTRIKE MISTAKENLY KILLS 3 TURKISH SOLDIERS

Russian President Vladmir Putin, left, meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2016... READ MORE›

NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER FLYNN DISCUSSED SANCTIONS WITH RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR, DESPITE DENIALS, OFFICIALS SAY

On Wednesday, Flynn said that he first met Kislyak in 2013 when Flynn was director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and made a trip to Moscow... READ MORE›

'THE MORE NUCLEAR WEAPONS WE HAVE, THE GREATER DANGER TO OUR EXISTENCE'

'The more nuclear weapons we have, the greater danger to our existence'- ex-Pentagon chief Cohen... READ MORE›

PENTAGON CONSIDERS LEASING SPACE AT TRUMP TOWER

Neither a representative for Trump nor for Trump Tower could be immediately reached for comment Tuesday night... READ MORE›

JAPAN BEGINS OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTION WORK ON MOVING US BASE IN OKINAWA

The Futenma base relocation began in October 2015, but was suspended due to resistance from the Okinawa authorities and population... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN INVESTIGATORS LAUNCH PROBE INTO CIVILIAN DEATHS FROM FRESH UKRAINIAN SHELLING

The Ukrainian military also destroyed civilian infrastructure and at least 279 residential buildings... READ MORE›

JAPAN SUPPORTS BUT WON'T JOIN US 'FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION' PATROLS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA

Japan supports but won't join US 'freedom of navigation' patrols in South China Sea -- RT News... READ MORE›

'IT IS NATO - NOT RUSSIA - THAT HAS DEPLOYED TANKS TO POLAND & BALTIC STATES' - GEORGE GALLOWAY

Russia has no tanks in the Baltic States but the NATO countries do... READ MORE›

VIDEO RELEASED BY PENTAGON TO PROVE DONALD TRUMP'S DEADLY YEMEN RAID WAS SUCCESSFUL IS A DECADE OLD AND AVAILABLE ONLINE

The videos showed a man in a white robe and a black balaclava appearing to give instructions into how develop a bomb... READ MORE›

VINCENT VIOLA, TRUMP'S NOMINEE TO RUN THE ARMY, WITHDRAWS FROM CONSIDERATION

Vincent Viola, the billionaire U.S. veteran selected by President Trump for Army secretary, withdrew from consideration for the job Friday night, two administration officials said... READ MORE›

VINCENT VIOLA, TRUMP'S NOMINEE TO RUN THE ARMY, WITHDRAWS FROM CONSIDERATION

I appreciate the confidence President Trump showed in me, Viola said in a statement released to Military Times... READ MORE›

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION STANDS BY YEMEN RAID THAT KILLED U.S. NAVY SEAL

Indeed, the Pentagon is drafting such plans to accelerate activities against the Al Qaeda branch in Yemen... READ MORE›

U.S. MILITARY TO PROBE YEMEN RAID THAT APPARENTLY KILLED CIVILIANS, CHILDREN

Another three U.S. forces were wounded in the hard landing of an MV-22 Osprey aircraft at a staging area for the mission... READ MORE›

RAID IN YEMEN RISKY FROM THE START AND COSTLY IN THE END

Indeed, the Pentagon is drafting such plans to accelerate activities against the Qaeda branch in Yemen... READ MORE›

TRUMP PUTS BANNON ON SECURITY COUNCIL, DROPPING JOINT CHIEFS

Mr Bannon, formerly the head of the populist right-wing, Breitbart News website, will join high-level discussions about national security... READ MORE›

PROMISING NEW SHIPS, PLANES, RESOURCES, TRUMP ORDERS 'GREAT REBUILDING' OF U.S. MILITARY

President Donald Trump signed an order Friday to begin what he called a great rebuilding of the U.S. armed services, promising new aircraft, naval ships... READ MORE›

DONALD TRUMP FREEZES REFUGEE PROGRAM, ORDERS NEW VETTING FOR ENTRY

In fact, the United States accepts tens of thousands of Christian refugees... READ MORE›

RUSSIA TO COMMISSION OVER 100 ARCTIC MILITARY FACILITIES

The Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday it intends to commission the building of more than 100 military facilities in the Arctic by the end of 2017... READ MORE›

PAKISTAN TESTS LONG-RANGE SURFACE-TO-SURFACE BALLISTIC MISSILE

Pakistan has conducted its first successful flight test of surface-to-surface ballistic missile, which has a maximum range of 2200 kilometers, the military said Tuesday... READ MORE›

'HAS ANY OTHER NOBEL PEACE PRIZE-WINNER DROPPED 100K BOMBS?'

Before you go, Obama 'Has any other Nobel Peace Prize-winner dropped 100k bombs?'... READ MORE›

US PLANES STRIKE ISIS FIGHTERS IN LIBYA 'PLANNING ATTACKS IN EUROPE'

He did not say how many Isis fighters remain in Libya following the attack... READ MORE›

TRUMP ASKS DOZENS OF SENIOR OBAMA APPOINTEES TO STAY BUT TOP INTEL OFFICER, KEY DIPLOMATS DECLINE

All three appear on a partial Trump transition team list of political appointees who had been asked to stay on... READ MORE›

CHINA'S AIRCRAFT CARRIER RETURNS TO PORT AFTER DRILL[1]

He also described China as shredding trust along its periphery ... READ MORE›

RUSSIA FIRST AMONG THREATS TO US, DEFENCE SECRETARY NOMINEE WARNS

It's unclear whether Mattis' views will tee up a confrontation with the Trump White House... READ MORE›

EUROPE PREPARING FOR WAR? LARGEST US MILITARY REINFORCEMENT IN DECADES IN EUROPE, MORE THAN 3,000 US SOLDIERS TO BE STATIONED IN POLAND

As the geopolitical situation between the Baltic States and Russia remains on the edge, NATO in November explained its decision to put 300,000 troops on alert... READ MORE›

PLACING RUSSIA FIRST AMONG THREATS, DEFENSE NOMINEE WARNS OF KREMLIN ATTEMPTS TO 'BREAK' NATO

Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis's views on Russia could put him at odds with the president-elect... READ MORE›

TRUMPA??S NATIONAL SECURITY PICK SEES ALLY IN FIGHT AGAINST ISLAMISTS

Even then, though, Mr. Flynn pushed to maintain a dialogue with Russian military intelligence... READ MORE›

U.S. NAVY SHIP FIRED WARNING SHOTS AT IRANIAN VESSELS

In September, Trump vowed that any Iranian vessels that harassed the U.S. Navy in the Gulf would be shot out of the water... READ MORE›

TRUMP TRANSITION TEAM WEIGHS KEEPING ON OBAMA'S DEPUTY DEFENSE SECRETARY

Deputy Defense Secretary Robert O. Work listens to a question during a panel discussion at the Reagan National Library in Simi Valley, Calif., last month... READ MORE›

TRUMP TEAM HAS DIFFERENCES OF OPINION ON SHAPING SPY AGENCIES

Relations between Trump and U.S. intelligence agencies are extraordinarily rocky even before he is sworn in on Jan. 20... READ MORE›

TRUMP PICKS RETIRED MARINE GEN. JAMES MATTIS FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

General Mattis has a clear understanding of the many challenges facing the Department of Defense, the U.S. military, and our national security, McCain said... READ MORE›

CHINA SAID IT WOULD RETURN A SEIZED U.S. NAVAL DRONE. TRUMP TOLD THEM TO 'KEEP IT.'

We should tell China that we don't want the drone they stole back.- let them keep it!... READ MORE›

Meanwhile, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, terrorists and militant groups carried out 28 bombardments of Aleppo province and other areas, including Damascus, on Sunday and Monday... READ MORE›

FAKE NEWS PROMPTS NUCLEAR THREAT FROM PAKISTANI MINISTER TO ISRAEL

Now it seems that another fake news story has prompted the defense minister of Pakistan to threaten to go nuclear... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN MILITARY PLANE CRASHES INTO THE BLACK SEA

There appear to be no survivors, according to a statement from the Russian Defense Ministry... READ MORE›

CHINA RETURNS U.S. DRONE SEIZED IN SOUTH CHINA SEA

China kept it toA ensure the safe navigation of passing ships as authorities verified that it was an American drone... READ MORE›

U.S. INTEL REPORT IDENTIFIES RUSSIANS WHO GAVE EMAILS TO WIKILEAKS -OFFICIALS

Trump has rejected the broad intelligence community's assessment that Russia staged cyber attacks during the election campaign to undermine Democratic rival Hillary Clinton... READ MORE›

CHINA AGREES TO RETURN U.S. DRONE SEIZED IN SOUTH CHINA SEA, PENTAGON SAYS

President-elect Donald Trump weighed in on the incident earlier Saturday, accusing China of stealing the drone... READ MORE›

US POISED TO PUT HEAVY WEAPONRY IN EAST EUROPE

Putin, that the United States would defend the alliance's members closest to the Russian frontier... READ MORE›

RIGHT-SIZING THE TRUMP DEFENSE BUILDUP: MICHAEL O'HANLON

President-elect Donald Trump has called for a revitalization of the U.S. military, as well as better treatment of veterans... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN MILITARY PLANE CRASHES INTO BLACK SEA; 92 ABOARD FEARED DEAD

Founded in the Soviet era, the Alexandrov Ensemble, which had performed in Syria earlier this year, is the official band of the Russian armed forces... READ MORE›

RUSSIA WRECKAGE OF CRASHED JET FOUND IN BLACK SEA

In all, some 45 ships and more than 3,500 rescue workers are involved in the search for remains and plane debris, the Russian Defense Ministry said... READ MORE›

PENTAGON CONFIRMS ISIL CHEMICAL ATTACK NEAR U.S. TROOPS IN IRAQ

Earlier this month the Pentagon said it struck a pharmaceutical factory in Mosul that had been converted by the Islamic State into a chemical weapons factory... READ MORE›

THESE ISRAELI SOLDIER BABES COULD KILL YOU AT FIRST SIGHT

Hot Israeli Army encourages people to submit images of beautiful women serving in the Israel Defense Forces... READ MORE›

FOOTAGE OF ISRAELI POLICE 'KICKING AND BEATING' A CAMERAMAN HAS SPARKED ANGER

A cameraman was reportedly kicked and beaten by Israeli police despite telling them in Hebrew that he was an accredited journalist... READ MORE›

TRUMP'S PICK FOR NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER BRINGS EXPERIENCE AND CONTROVERSY

Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, retired with three stars and a chip on his shoulder... READ MORE›

92 FEARED DEAD AS RUSSIAN PLANE WITH MILITARY BAND CRASHES EN ROUTE TO SYRIA

Most of the passengers on board were members of the Alexandrov Ensemble, the official choir of the Russian Armed Forces, the Russian Defense Ministry said... READ MORE›

MILITARY EXPERTS SAY CLIMATE CHANGE POSES 'SIGNIFICANT RISK' TO SECURITY

Meanwhile, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has labeled climate change a hoax ... READ MORE›

PENTAGON INVESTIGATES ALLEGATIONS OF SKEWED INTELLIGENCE REPORTS ON ISIS

The Defense Intelligence Agency and the White House also declined to comment... READ MORE›

CHINA AGREES TO RETURN SEIZED DRONE, ENDING STANDOFF, PENTAGON SAYS

China steals United States Navy research drone in international waters -- rips it out of water and takes it to China in unprecedented act, he said... READ MORE›

MOSCOW SLAMS WEST FOR STAYING SILENT ON RUSSIAN HOSPITAL BOMBING

Moscow slams West for staying silent on Russian hospital bombing -- RT News... READ MORE›

RUSSIA & ALLIES TEST JOINT AIR DEFENSES AS OVER 100 AIRCRAFT, 130 COMMAND CENTERS PUT ON ALERT

Bilateral air defense systems between Russia and its neighbors have also been established in recent years... READ MORE›

FRANCE LAUNCHES MASSIVE AIRSTRIKE ON ISIS IN SYRIA

French fighter jets launched a large scale raid in Syria, targeting ISIS in Raqqa just two days after the group claimed coordinated attacks in Paris... READ MORE›

20 OF THE PRETTIEST HOLIDAY LIGHT DISPLAYS IN THE WORLD

Russian defense ministry flight disappears from radar with 70 on board... READ MORE›

OBAMA MOVES TO SPLIT CYBERWARFARE COMMAND FROM THE NSA

Cybercom, established in 2009 inside the NSA headquarters at Fort Meade, Md., has long depended on the spy agency's capabilities... READ MORE›

OBAMA WEIGHS MOVING U.S. TROOPS CLOSER TO FRONT LINES IN SYRIA, IRAQ

The Islamic State depends on the sale of oil and electricity inside Syria to pay for its military operations... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN STRATEGIC BOMBERS STRIKE ISIS & AL-NUSRA IN SYRIA WITH CRUISE MISSILES (VIDEO)

The Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia's only aircraft carrier, took part in the mission for the first time... READ MORE›

'LET THEM KEEP IT': TRUMP SAYS U.S. DOESN'T WANT BACK DRONE CHINA 'STOLE'

President-elect Donald Trump says the U.S. should let China keep the U.S. Navy's unmanned underwater glider that it seized in the South China Sea... READ MORE›

'IS ONLINE THREAT' TO US MILITARY

The group, which called itself the Islamic State Hacking Division, said the personnel named had participated in US missions against IS... READ MORE›

TRUMP TO NOMINATE RETIRED GENERAL MATTIS FOR PENTAGON

We are going to appoint 'Mad Dog' Mattis as our secretary of defense, Trump told a rally in Cincinnati... READ MORE›