The world is now rearming at the fastest rate since the Cold War, with a 9.4 percent increase in military spending around the world – the highest rate in figures going back to 1988.

The US Space Force announced Friday it selected SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, and Blue Origin for $13.7 billion in contracts to deliver the Pentagon's most critical military satellites to orbit ...

At its peak, the island was home to 6,000 military personnel and their families. The base was officially closed in 1997. Today, fewer than 200 people live on the island.