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 Confirms Reports Of Second Chinese Spy Balloon
Pentagon Confirms Reports Of Second Chinese Spy Balloon Micaela Burrow on February 3, 2023 The Department of Defense acknowledged a second Chinese surveillance craft transiting airspace somewhere over Latin America late Friday.…
Pentagon Tracking Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon Flying Over ‘Sensitive’ Sites On American Soil
Pentagon Tracking Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon Flying Over ‘Sensitive’ Sites On American Soil Micaela Burrow on February 2, 2023 The Department of Defense is tracking a suspected high-altitude Chinese surveillance balloon that…
Pentagon Unsure Ukraine Can Retake Crimea Anytime Soon, Lawmakers Learn In Classified Briefing: REPORT
Pentagon Unsure Ukraine Can Retake Crimea Anytime Soon, Lawmakers Learn In Classified Briefing: REPORT Micaela Burrow on February 2, 2023 The Department of Defense expressed doubt about whether Ukraine could retake Crimea…
Pentagon looks to shift dynamic in Ukraine war, without Abrams tanks
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States aims to break the dynamic of grinding warfare and near-frozen front lines in Ukraine with newly announced military capabilities that it hopes will…
Pentagon Still Can’t Account For Roughly $220 Billion In Equipment, Gov’t Watchdog Says
Pentagon Still Can’t Account For Roughly $220 Billion In Equipment, Gov’t Watchdog Says Micaela Burrow on January 17, 2023 The Department of Defense (DOD) has neglected to address its inability to keep…
The Pentagon Unveils Plan To Supercharge US Troops’ Resistance To Diseases, Biological Weapons
The Pentagon Unveils Plan To Supercharge US Troops’ Resistance To Diseases, Biological Weapons Micaela Burrow on January 11, 2023 The Department of Defense (DOD) launched a new strategy aimed at making those…
Pentagon Now Requires Spy Satellite Launchers To Have The Ability To Defend Against Chinese Attacks
Pentagon Now Requires Spy Satellite Launchers To Have The Ability To Defend Against Chinese Attacks Micaela Burrow on January 10, 2023 The Department of Defense (DOD) is now prioritizing space companies’ ability…
Pentagon To Bring Ukrainian Troops To The US For Patriot Missile Training
Pentagon To Bring Ukrainian Troops To The US For Patriot Missile Training Micaela Burrow on January 10, 2023 Ukrainian troops may arrive in the U.S. to train on the advanced Patriot missile…
Pentagon Officially Overturns Military Vaccine Mandate
Pentagon Officially Overturns Military Vaccine Mandate Micaela Burrow on January 10, 2023 The Department of Defense (DOD) officially scrapped the requirement that all members of the armed forces be fully vaccinated against…
Pentagon rescinds order requiring COVID vaccinations for U.S. troops
(Reuters) -The Pentagon on Tuesday rescinded a controversial Biden administration mandate requiring that all members of the U.S. armed forces be vaccinated against COVID-19. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a…
Pentagon Says Vaccine Mandate Repeal Applies To The National Guard — Despite Army’s Contradicting Guidance
Pentagon Says Vaccine Mandate Repeal Applies To The National Guard — Despite Army’s Contradicting Guidance Micaela Burrow on January 6, 2023 UPDATE: This piece has been updated to include a response from the…
Pentagon awards L3Harris $40 million anti-drone weapon systems contract
(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Defense awarded L3Harris Technologies Inc a $40 million contract to deliver 14 anti-drone weapon systems to bolster Ukraine’s security forces, the defense contractor said on Friday.…
Pentagon Begins Process Of Scrubbing Confederate Names, Symbols From Military Assets
Pentagon Begins Process Of Scrubbing Confederate Names, Symbols From Military Assets Micaela Burrow on January 5, 2023 The Department of Defense (DOD) will officially begin the estimated $62 million process of renaming…
Pentagon awards $7.8 billion F-35 contract modification to Lockheed Martin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Defense Department said on Friday it had awarded a $7.8 billion contract modification for F-35 aircraft to Lockheed Martin Corp. “This modification adds scope to procure 127 F-35…
Pentagon says no evidence of aliens in UFO investigation
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior military leaders said on Friday that the Pentagon’s new investigation of UFO reports has yielded no evidence that aliens have visited Earth…
Pentagon calls for investigation into Reuters report of Nigeria child killings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military on Tuesday called on Nigeria to conduct an independent investigation of allegations in a Reuters report that the Nigerian army killed children in its fight against…
The Pentagon Wants To Regulate Defense Contractors’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Experts Say That’s Counterproductive
The Pentagon Wants To Regulate Defense Contractors’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Experts Say That’s Counterproductive Micaela Burrow on December 10, 2022 The Pentagon wants to oversee the climate impacts of businesses that provide…
U.S. State Department approves potential sale of Chinook helicopters to South Korea – Pentagon
(Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of Chinook helicopters and related equipment to South Korea in a deal valued at an estimated $1.5 billion, the Pentagon said…
The Pentagon Is Sounding The Alarm On China’s Massive Nuclear Build-Out, But Experts Disagree About How To Respond
The Pentagon Is Sounding The Alarm On China’s Massive Nuclear Build-Out, But Experts Disagree About How To Respond Micaela Burrow on December 3, 2022 The Department of Defense (DOD) confirmed China’s “ambitious”…
Russia Accuses US Of ‘Direct’ Involvement In War As Pentagon Ramps Up Training For Ukrainian Troops
Russia Accuses US Of ‘Direct’ Involvement In War As Pentagon Ramps Up Training For Ukrainian Troops Micaela Burrow on December 2, 2022 Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov accused the U.S. of “direct”…
China wants US not to interfere in ties with India – Pentagon
By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) – China has warned the United States to not interfere in its relationship with India following deadly border skirmishes between the Asian giants in 2020,…
Senators urge Pentagon to reconsider Gray Eagle drones for Ukraine
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of 16 U.S. senators pressed the Biden administration to carefully reconsider Ukraine’s request for lethal Gray Eagle drones to fight Russia and asked…
U.S., China defence chiefs discussed need for improving crisis communication -Pentagon spokesperson
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday discussed with his Chinese counterpart the need to improve crisis communication between the two major powers, a Pentagon spokesperson said. Austin,…
Russia trying to exhaust Ukraine’s air defenses, Pentagon official says
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia’s surge in missile strikes in Ukraine is partly designed to exhaust Kyiv’s supplies of air defenses and finally achieve dominance of the skies…
Pentagon audit eases Ukraine arms shipments, despite failing grade
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An audit of the Pentagon’s finance systems and weapons stocks has made it easier for President Joe Biden’s administration to locate and ship weapons to Ukraine, even…
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