July 25, 2025 Baltic States Pledge to Meet NATO's 5% GDP Military Target Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held an enhanced honor cordon and quadrilateral meeting at the Pentagon, welcoming Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur, Latvian Defense Minister Andris Sprūds and Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė.
July 21, 2025 Hegseth, Philippine President Meet to Advance Deterrence in Indo-Pacific Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosted Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Pentagon, where the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty and discussed security concerns in the Asia-Pacific region.
July 18, 2025 Supreme Allied Commander Europe Says NATO Looking to Innovate Like Ukrainians During the 2025 LANDEURO symposium, Air Force Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich, supreme allied commander Europe, said NATO allies might study how Ukraine has innovated to find equipment it needs for defensive operations and explore how to do it themselves.
July 14, 2025 Hegseth Thanks German Counterpart for Stepping Up to Defense Challenges Germany committed to a permanent brigade in Lithuania, a sizable purchase of F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, an increase in defense spending and being a key nexus for providing support to Ukraine during a meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon.
July 2, 2025 Argentina Increases Military Ties to the United States Argentina and the United States will continue to build on their more than 200-year relationship, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
July 1, 2025 U.S., India Talk 10-Year Cooperative Framework, Defense Cooperation, Shared Priorities Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met today at the Pentagon with India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to discuss the close cooperation between the two countries, weapons sales and the upcoming signing of the framework for the new defense partnership.
June 30, 2025 State Partnership Program Enables Global, Shared ‘Peace through Strength’ WASHINGTON, D.C. – For more than 30 years, the National Guard has helped bolster the capabilities of foreign militaries, effectively broadening the pool of partners who are willing and able to support defense and security cooperation objectives across the globe.
June 26, 2025 USSPACECOM DCOM highlights strategic partnerships at Prague Space Security Conference Lt. Gen. Thomas James, U.S. Space Command deputy commander, attended the Prague Security Studies Institute’s 8th Prague Space Security Conference in the Czech Republic, June 15-17.
June 5, 2025 Hegseth, NATO Leader Find Common Ground on Defense Spending Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte both stated an increase in defense spending targets — by both the U.S. and NATO ally countries — is essential to deterring threats posed by anti-Western aggressors.
May 30, 2025 Hegseth Outlines U.S. Vision for Indo-Pacific, Addresses China Threat While delivering plenary remarks at the 2025 Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outlined to numerous Asian ally countries DOD's vision for the Indo-Pacific region, while addressing the strategic threat posed by China.