On the frozen coast of northwestern Greenland, the United States is quietly transforming its only military outpost on the island into a far more capable hub for space and missile defense. The work at ...

Pituffik Space Base is the new name of the United States Air Force's former Thule Air Base in Greenland, as of 2023. It is the northernmost military installation in the United States Department of ...

American and Canadian personnel and aircraft from all three North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) regions (Alaska, Canada, and continental United States), led by the Canadian NORAD Region ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A KC-135 Stratotanker waits on the tarmac at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland in October 2025. The North American Aerospace ...

President Trump's statement Wednesday that Greenland is a core national security interest puts a focus on the existing U.S. military presence on the island. At one point, the U.S. maintained 17 bases ...

Lockheed Martin's TPY-4 radar, shown here, has been acquired to improve security coverage for Greenland and the region. (Lockheed Martin) Danish radars and unmanned systems slated for Greenland and ...