ISTANBUL — Ukraine has purchased almost 30 times as much defense industry equipment from Turkey in the first quarter as it did a year earlier, official data showed, as it prepared for and fought against the Russian invasion.

Turkey exported $59.1 million of such products to Ukraine in the perio…

Special operators need an eye-in-the sky to look out for them as they operate in dangerous environments across the globe. And it’s not always practical for that overwatch to come from high-end combat fighter jets, which are better suited for countering threats from nation states. 

This year’s bu…

The latest Pentagon budget includes a congressionally-mandated Basic Needs Allowance. That’s a new monthly payment to troops whose household income is less than 130% of the federal government’s poverty guidelines for their family size and location. The Pentagon said it doesn’t know how much the new …