Elon Musk visits Pentagon as Defense Sec. eyes tech-fueled overhaul.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosted entrepreneur and presidential advisor Elon Musk at the Pentagon on Friday in a closed-door meeting focused on innovation, efficiency and advanced production strategies for…
Pentagon Considers Using TikTok, Illegal Immigrants To Solve Military Recruitment Problems
Pentagon Considers Using TikTok, Illegal Immigrants To Solve Military Recruitment Problems Micaela Burrow on June 28, 2022 The Pentagon is reportedly considering using TikTok as a recruitment platform and reaching out to…
Biden Pentagon Pledges To Protect Abortion Access For Troops
Biden Pentagon Pledges To Protect Abortion Access For Troops Micaela Burrow on June 25, 2022 The Pentagon pledged to protect “seamless access” to abortion in a statement Friday, citing the potential impact…
Pentagon Opens The Door To HIV-Positive Recruits After Purging The Ranks Of The Unvaxxed
Pentagon Opens The Door To HIV-Positive Recruits After Purging The Ranks Of The Unvaxxed Micaela Burrow on June 9, 2022 UPDATE: This article has been updated to include comment from the Department…
Pentagon spokesperson Kirby to take up senior White House comms role- sources
(Reuters) – Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby will move to the White House to take up a senior communications role, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The Pentagon declined…
Pentagon asks Congress to fund mining projects in Australia, U.K
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Defense has asked Congress to let it fund facilities in the United Kingdom and Australia that process strategic minerals used to make electric…
Pentagon spokesman says Russia already weakened after war in Ukraine
WASHINGTON – Russia already has a weakened military and is a weakened state after its war on neighboring Ukraine, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said on Tuesday before a meeting of NATO…
‘Obvious’ Russian forces responsible for atrocities in Ukraine’s Bucha, Pentagon says
WASHINGTON – Russian forces are obviously responsible for the atrocities in the Ukrainian town on Bucha, the Pentagon said on Monday, even as it acknowledged it was not yet sure precisely which…
U.S. liaising with Ukrainian forces in Poland, Pentagon says
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON – The Pentagon on Tuesday clarified that U.S. troops in Poland were “liaising” with Ukrainian forces as they hand over weapons to them, but were…
Russia more of a burden to China after Ukraine invasion- Pentagon official
WASHINGTON – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made it more of a strategic burden on China, a senior Pentagon official said on Thursday. “I do think that there’s a degree to which…
Russia to emerge from Ukraine conflict weaker, senior Pentagon official says
WASHINGTON – Russia will emerge from the conflict in Ukraine weaker and more isolated, a senior Pentagon official said on Thursday. “I think with a high degree of certainty that Russia will…
U.S., S. Korea defense chiefs agree on need for ‘firm responses’ after launch -Pentagon
WASHINGTON – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his South Korean counterpart agreed that firm responses, including at the United Nations, were necessary after North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile test, the Pentagon…
Pentagon to request fewer Lockheed F-35 warplanes in next budget – report
-The Pentagon will request 61 F-35 stealth warplanes from Lockheed Martin Corp in its next budget, 33 fewer than previously planned, Bloomberg News reported https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-16/lockheed-s-tardy-f-35-is-hit-with-a-35-cut-in-2023-u-s-budget on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the…
Pentagon to close fuel storage facility in Hawaii after water contamination
WASHINGTON – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has orderd the defueling and closure of the Red Hill fuel storage facility in Hawaii after a leak that contaminated water, the Pentagon announced on…
U.S. military academies have sharp jump in reports of sexual assault -Pentagon
WASHINGTON – There was a sharp rise in reports of sexual assault at top U.S. military academies during the 2020-2021 academic year, a Pentagon report released on Thursday said, reaching their highest…
Russian Fighter Jet Flew Within 5 Feet Of US Surveillance Plane In ‘Dangerous’ Encounter, Pentagon Says
U.S. and Russian military aircraft flew dangerously close to each other during three separate encounters between Feb. 11-12, including an incident where they came within five feet of one another, according to…
Russian aircraft came close to U.S. military planes over Mediterranean -Pentagon
WASHINGTON – Russian aircraft came close to three U.S. Navy planes in the Mediterranean Sea over the weekend, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, at a time of heightened tensions between the two…
Pentagon seeks to boost competition in shrinking defense contractor base
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration released a report on Tuesday detailing recommendations to boost competition in its defense industrial base because rapid consolidation has created a national security risk. The number of…
Study faults U.S. military on civilian casualties; Pentagon plans review
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON – A study by the RAND Corporation think-tank released on Thursday faulted the U.S. military for “considerable weaknesses” and inconsistencies in its review of allegations of civilian casualties,…
China’s Missile Technology Outpaces Rivals, Baffles Pentagon
China’s hypersonic weapon test in July demonstrated technological capabilities that no other country has achieved yet, leaving the Pentagon baffled at the communist regime’s accomplishment, The Financial Times reported Sunday. The test…
The Inflation Crisis Has Gotten So Bad That Even The Pentagon Had To Issue A Warning to Struggling Military Families
Pentagon officials warned that the surge in prices has caused issues for U.S. troops and their families. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin referred to rising inflation as a “readiness issue” at a press…
Pentagon: China Drastically Outpaced Nuclear Weapon Projections
The speed at which China is developing its nuclear arsenal is much faster than U.S. officials predicted only a year ago, according to a Pentagon report released Wednesday. Within six years, the…
Pentagon Says Almost 450 Americans Are Still In Afghanistan
Nearly 450 American citizens are estimated to remain in Afghanistan almost two months after U.S. troops withdrew from the country, according to the Pentagon. Secretary of State Antony Blinken originally said the…
US Cybersecurity At A ‘Kindergarten Level’ Compared To China, Former Pentagon Official Says
A former Department of Defense official said he left the Pentagon in protest over the United States’ inability to compete with China technologically. Nicolas Chaillan, former chief software officer at the U.S.…
D.C. Teen robbed off-duty Pentagon security, got shot, arrested
WASHINGTON, DC – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Seventh District announce an arrest has been made in an Assault with Intent to Commit Robbery While Armed offense and an off-duty Pentagon…
World News: US carries out air raids in Iraq, Syria against Hezbollah
The US military carried out “defensive strikes” in Iraq and Syria against the Kataib Hezbollah armed group, the Pentagon said, two days after a US civilian contractor was killed in a rocket…
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