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Iran launches missile and drone attacks on Gulf States with US bases; US responds with self-defense strikes.
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‘Capability that matters’: submarine switch played down
The government is being forced to defend the multibillion-dollar AUKUS deal after it was revealed Australia won't receive new submarines from the US.
Russia Taking Advantage of Shortage of US Interceptor Missiles to Attack Ukraine
Ukraine is suffering from a global shortage of defense missiles – weaponry that the US has depleted in its war on Iran.
Pentagon Hires Rioter For Classified Anti-Terror Job
The Washington Post reports: A convicted Jan. 6 rioter who later said that he regretted his participation in the U.S. Capitol attack has been hired by the Trump...
Pentagon hires convicted Jan. 6 rioter for sensitive counterterrorism job
The Trump administration’s appointment of Elias Irizarry, who was 19 at the time of the Capitol attack, has alarmed some in the Defense Department.
Pentagon Restricts Press Office Access Over Privacy Concerns
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
Pentagon Bans Fat Troops From White House UFC
The Pentagon doesn’t want fat troops at the White House UFC event. Service members who want tickets to “UFC Freedom Fights 250” on the South Lawn must mee...
DOD wants to integrate cyber in all operations, and integrate security into AI
Top defense officials warn that security cannot be an afterthought as the Pentagon moves to fully integrate cyber operations and advanced AI on the battlefield.
Hegseth After Losing Trans Ban: “See You At SCOTUS”
The Hill reports: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth indicated that he is willing to take a federal appeals court decision restricting his transgender military ban ...
Pentagon Pressuring Satellite-Imaging Provider Not to Show US Asset Damages
Iranian strikes have caused greater damage to U.S. military assets in the Middle East than the Trump administration is willing to admit.
Pete Hegseth Is Still Waging War on DEI
The Defense secretary reportedly removed three women and two Black men from the Naval promotion list in an apparent break from protocol.
Hegseth Removes Black and Female Navy Officers from Promotion List
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth doesn't like people who are not white males, straight white males to be exact. when a board of Navy admirals presented their c...
Foreign enemies have a shockingly simple way to track US troops overseas, lawmakers warn
Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Pat Harrigan demand Pentagon answers after U.S. Central Command disclosed threat reports of adversaries exploiting commercial location d...
“Murder as Policy”: Amnesty Int’l Decries U.S. Strikes on Latin American Boats as Death Toll Tops 200
More than 200 people have now been killed in U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. Since September, the Pentagon has struck more ...
Hegseth Axes Black, Female Officers From Promotions
The New York Times reports: In a move that disproportionately targets women and minority officers, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently blocked the promotion...
Ready, fire, aim: Pentagon cut workforce with little analysis before or since, GAO finds
Defense officials concurred that lessons should be drawn—but gave no indication they will be.
U.S. soldier, British servicemember die during Iraq military training
A U.S. soldier and a British servicemember died during military training in northern Iraq over the weekend, both militaries said.
Hegseth says ‘see you at SCOTUS’ after appeals court rules Trump admin illegally banned active transgender troops
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday indicated that he is willing to take a federal appeals court decision restricting his transgender military ban to the Supreme Court. Earlier in the day, a divi...
Defense Department Decrees Press Office Classified Space
Reporters' access to the Pentagon has become more limited still. The Defense Department has reclassified its press office as a secure intelligence facility and ...
Pentagon bars journalists from press office, saying it's become a 'classified space'
The Defense Department has declared its press office a classified space, barring journalists from entry
Ready, fire, aim: Pentagon cut workforce with little analysis before or since, GAO finds
Defense officials concurred that lessons should be drawn—but gave no indication they will be.
Pentagon Bans Press From Now-Classified Press Office
The Washington Post reports: The Defense Department has designated its press office a classified space and banned journalists from accessing it to meet with the...
Appeals court blocks removal of transgender troops, but allows restrictions on recruits
An appeals court has affirmed a lower court's decision blocking the Department of Defense from removing current transgender servicemembers.
The Pentagon is pushing for AI on the battlefield. This top military leader is urging caution
Adm. Frank Bradley, head of U.S. Special Operations Command, wants safeguards, but Pete Hegseth is demanding AI systems 'without ideological constraints'.
The Pentagon Has $50 Billion in War Damage to Repair. These Defense Stocks Stand to Win.
Traditional defense stocks aren't the only ones to consider as we move into the Iran war's aftermath.
The Pentagon Finally Admits That Location Data Is a Battlefield Problem
Pentagon confirmed adversaries are using location data to track U.S. troops, exposing risks tied to smartphones and ad-tech networks
US' high-performing defense products could be built with next-gen ceramic
A new team will apply advanced additive manufacturing, three-dimensional (3D) printing, and sensor integration techniques to create lightweight, thermally resil...
Trump's nuclear review, and why it's needed in an uncertain world * WorldNetDaily * by Madelyn Creedon, Eric S. Edelman, Franklin C. Miller, Vipin Narang & Keith B. Payne, Real Clear Wire
'Any decision to modify this decades-long approach must advance a truly compelling rationale for change'
Data centers could determine who wins the next war, and a compute shortage would be 'catastrophic'
"Nearly every function in the military depends on the ability to store, move, process, secure and exploit vast quantities of data at speed and scale."
U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in Pacific Ocean, in fourth attack this week
The U.S. military said it carried out another strike on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Pacific Ocean, killing three in the fourth attack this week and...