The USS Mason and partner nation naval vessels responded to a distress call from the commercial shipping vessel M/V Central Park, which had been boarded by five armed individuals while in transit in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen, the Pentagon press secretary said.

The U.S. government is leading global efforts to build strong norms that will promote the responsible military use of artificial intelligence and autonomous systems.

The United States government is leading global efforts to build strong norms that will promote the responsible military use of artificial intelligence and autonomous systems.

Collectively, the countries that comprise the Ukraine Defense Contact Group have committed more than $80 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion and will remain steadfast in their support, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.

A U.S. military  AC-130J Ghostrider conducted a self-defense strike against an Iran-backed militant group after the group used a ballistic missile to attack U.S. and coalition forces on Al-Asad Airbase, Iraq. 

The Defense Department is making progress in becoming more agile, and leaders are driving change, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov to discuss Ukraine's current operations and near-term and midterm goals and objectives.