Pentagon Launches $1B Program to Procure 300,000 Attack Drones
The US Department of Defense has initiated a $1-billion program to significantly scale up domestic drone manufacturing.
Pentagon Chief Says US Has ‘Only Just Begun’ Striking Alleged Drug Boats
The United States has "only just begun" targeting alleged drug-trafficking boats, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insisted Tuesday, despite a growing outcry over strikes that critics say amount to extrajudicial killings.
US Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats Kill Six More People
US forces have killed six more people in strikes on alleged drug-running boats, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday, bringing the campaign's total number of deaths — which critics describe as illegal executions — to 76.
US Strike on Alleged Drug Vessel in Caribbean Kills Three: Pentagon Chief
A US strike on an alleged drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean killed three people, Pentagon chief Hegseth said.
Pentagon Set to Pick Builder for US Navy’s Sixth-Gen Fighter Jet
The US Department of Defense is expected to decide as soon as this week which US company will assemble the US Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation stealth aircraft.
Hegseth Reveals $1B ‘Barracks Task Force’ Plan to Improve Military Housing
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new Pentagon task force aimed at upgrading military barracks nationwide.
Pentagon Chief Makes Surprise Visit to Puerto Rico
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth made surprise visits to Puerto Rico and a US Navy ship Monday as the United States employs military assets in the Caribbean to target drug cartels.
China Says US ‘Should Not Play With Fire’ on Taiwan, Slams Hegseth
China on Sunday warned the United States it "should not play with fire" over Taiwan and said it had lodged "representations" with Washington over comments made by Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth at a summit in Singapore.
Pentagon Chief Warns China ‘Preparing’ to Use Military Force in Asia
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned Saturday that China was "credibly preparing" to use military force to upend the balance of power in Asia, vowing the United States was "here to stay" in the Indo-Pacific region.
Pentagon Chief Orders 20% Cut in Number of Top Officers
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Monday ordered at least a 20 percent reduction in the number of active-duty four-star generals and admirals in the US military, a memo from the defense secretary said.
US Expects Iran Talks but Trump Presses Sanctions
The United States said Thursday it expected new nuclear talks to take place soon with Iran but President Donald Trump vowed to enforce sanctions and called for global boycott of "any amount" of Iranian oil or petrochemicals.
Pentagon to Refine Medical Conditions List Disqualifying Recruits
The US Department of Defense has signed a memorandum to review the list of medical conditions that would disqualify people from joining the armed forces.
Pentagon to Continue Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Soldiers
The US Department of Defense is planning to reinstitute gender-affirming care for transgender warfighters.
US Pentagon Chief Says Military Ready to Ensure Iran Never Gets a Nuclear Bomb
The US defense secretary reiterated Sunday that the United States hopes for a diplomatic solution to keep Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, but if that failed the military was ready "to go deep and to go big."
Pentagon Chief Announces $5.1B Spending Cuts
The US Department of Defense will cut $5.1 billion in "wasteful" spending, including on climate and diversity initiatives, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said on Thursday.
Pentagon Chief Says US Will Ensure ‘Deterrence’ Across Taiwan Strait
The US will ensure "robust, ready and credible deterrence" across the Taiwan Strait, Defense Secretar Hegseth said, calling China "aggressive and coercive."
Trump Says Boeing Won Next-Generation F-47 Fighter Jet Contract
Donald Trump announced Friday that Boeing has been awarded the contract for the Air Force's next-generation stealth fighter plane, which the 47th US president said would be named the F-47.
Nearly 25% of New US Army Recruits Exit Within Two Years: Report
The US Army is facing significant challenges in retaining new recruits, with internal data showing that nearly one-quarter of them leave the service within just two years of enlistment.
Trump Administration Takes Aim At Pentagon Spending
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of the department's 2026 budget so as to reallocate $50 billion in funds, the Pentagon said Wednesday, following reports that he had directed deep, multi-year cuts to military spending.
US Army Recruitment Surges to 15-Year High: Hegseth
US Army recruitment has surged to a level not seen or reported in the past 15 years, setting a new milestone for the organization.
Pentagon Says Will No Longer Mark ‘Identity Months’
Defense Secretary Hegseth issued guidance prohibiting Pentagon resources from being used to mark months celebrating people of different ethnic backgrounds, describing doing so as divisive to the military.
