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The Pentagon may deploy an additional aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and Marines to the Persian Gulf, giving US commanders more options if President Donald Trump chooses to escalate attacks on Iran. Bloomberg’s Bryan Pietsch shares the latest news. (Source: Bloomberg)
Tech billionaire Elon Musk will make a return to officially advising US President Donald Trump’s government by co-leading what the Pentagon called a study on the future of war. Musk served as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency before departing in May last year, having publicly fallen out with Trump. In a speech at the Quantico military base, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said “Project Meridian” will be “an effort led by America’s best minds to study the future of warfare”. “We are...
The head of the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, on Wednesday announced that his department had cut 20 percent of US admirals, generals and officers who did not appear to agree with – or fit into – his way of running things. "Simple translation of that: no fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals. Just warriors – just tough, ready, committed troops," he said.
The withdrawal ends two decades of foreign intervention in Iraq as part of 'global war on terror' and anti-ISIL fight.
Pentagon official says the plan will be announced in the defence secretary's 'State of the Force' address in Virginia.
The Pentagon has chosen Boeing to build the US Navy’s next-generation fighter jets in a contract valued at US$20 billion, officials announced Tuesday. The contract is to produce F/A-XX aircraft or “strike fighters” under the “Next Generation Air Dominance Program,” a Pentagon statement said, adding that the new jets would replace the legacy Super Hornets fleet beginning in the 2030s. The announcement marks the second time Boeing has been selected by the Pentagon during the second Trump...
Conflict began in February when Anthropic refused to remove restrictions on use of Claude for fully autonomous weapons.
Logan and Jake Paul face social media backlash after Pentagon visit with Pete Hegseth.
Influencers Logan and Jake Paul visited the Pentagon and addressed US troops, praising them for serving the country.
The Pentagon publicly lists 18 US military deaths since the Iran war began.
The Iran war has cost US$43.6 billion as of this month, the highest official estimate to date, the Pentagon told Congress’ defence oversight panels this week. The cost estimate comes as polls show Americans increasingly oppose the war, partly over its impact on the economy, and the issue is looming large as the November midterm elections approach. The Pentagon’s latest figure comprises US$11.2 billion already obliged for operating expenses – for fuel, combat pay, aircraft, medical care, parts...
New policy mandates testosterone testing for US service members over 30, citing readiness while experts warn of risks.
The inspector also found a bottleneck in resupply, despite President Donald Trump's claims that US supplies are "virtually limitless".
The Pentagon will take a near-20% stake in a US producer of tungsten — a metal used in military hardware — in a move that expands the Trump administration’s push to secure critical minerals supplies outside China.
President Donald Trump vowed Friday that the United States would never forget the September 11, 2001 attacks and would continue to "fight," as he marked the 25th anniversary in a ceremony at the Pentagon. "Today we renew the sacred oath that we first swore in their names a quarter of a century ago. We will never, ever forget. That's why we fight today," said Trump, who opted to skip commemorations in New York.
On Bloomberg This Weekend Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper calls the Pentagon’s polygraph testing of roughly 50 Joint Staff members unprecedented in scale as officials investigate leaks about US munitions stocks. Esper tells hosts Christina Ruffini and Jeff Mason that he is less concerned about immediate combat readiness than the institutional impact of leadership turnover and its potential effect on the military’s tradition of an apolitical officer corps. (Source: Bloomberg)
Reports of dwindling US weapons stocks have triggered an unusually sweeping hunt for leakers inside the Pentagon.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been chosen by the Department of Defense to review any transactions between the Pentagon and companies associated with Cerberus Capital Management, according to a US official.