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The U.S. Department of Defense is the federal executive department responsible for U.S. military operations and national security. Known for commanding the world's largest defense budget and projecting military power globally, including sustained presence in the Middle East. Recently, it has led military operations against Iran, managed munitions replenishment, and conducted regional diplomacy. Last updated 1 day ago
Newly released Pentagon UFO files include a transcript from a classified 1949 Los Alamos meeting. Military officials and top scientists met to investigate green fireballs spotted near New Mexico's nuclear facilities. Witnesses described silent, intensely glowing objects moving horizontally at constant speeds, unlike ordinary meteors.
REPORT: U.S. President Donald Trump has weighed a return to all-out war with Iran, holding multiple conversations in recent days with Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine about additional strikes, but has decided, for now, to stick with diplomatic talks, according to U.S. officials. - WSJ
"Today, the first milestone test of Golden Dome for America (GDA) was a full mission success — and I was honored to witness it firsthand.
Cutting edge directed energy was harnessed and the Dynamic Defense Auto...
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth:
"Today, the first milestone test of Golden Dome for America (GDA) was a full mission success — and I was honored to witness it firsthand.
Cutting edge directed energy was harnessed and the Dynamic Defense Autonomous Defeat (DDAD) system flawlessly and autonomously cued, targeted, and eliminated a multitude of incoming threats. This test was executed on schedule — and dynamically
defeated every threat.
I watched our elite warfighters integrate with next-generation technology to stop incoming drones and cruise missiles dead in their tracks.
Traditional Primes and emerging Primes are competing, collaborating, and winning—delivering on President Trump’s priority.
This historic milestone was only made possible by the One Big Beautiful Bill—giving us the funding to deliver on the ultimate shield to protect America.
President Trump is making President Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) vision a reality. With Golden Dome, the War Department will defend our homeland more powerfully than ever before. Golden Dome is real, powerful, and on track."
Trump is meeting with Pentagon leadership and defense contractors this week to push faster production of missiles and munitions after U.S. stockpiles were strained by the Iran conflict. The Pentagon has preliminary deals with Lockheed Martin, RTX, Boeing, L3Harris, Northrop Grumman, and Honeywell to ramp up Patriot interceptors and Tomahawk missiles, but much of the production expansion remains unfunded pending budget negotiations. - WSJ
WSJ: The Pentagon needs $80 billion to cover costs related to the Iran war and other expenses, Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg told lawmakers in calls this week.
The same U.S. platforms sold to Qatar despite Pentagon warnings about technology leakage, the F-15QA, AH-64E Apache, and MQ-9 Reaper, are the very aircraft types later downed or lost during Operation Epic Fury against ...
INTERESTING REPORT:
The same U.S. platforms sold to Qatar despite Pentagon warnings about technology leakage, the F-15QA, AH-64E Apache, and MQ-9 Reaper, are the very aircraft types later downed or lost during Operation Epic Fury against Iran.
An F-15QA was shot down over Iran, an Apache was lost over the Strait of Hormuz, and multiple MQ-9s were destroyed during the campaign.
Qatar’s security cooperation agreement with Iran has long raised concerns among critics that sensitive U.S. technology or military know how could ultimately find its way to Tehran.
The question now is whether warnings once dismissed as hypothetical helped Iran develop countermeasures against some of America’s most advanced aircraft.
Lebanon's delegation in Washington held a coordination meeting ahead of military talks at the Pentagon tomorrow. Former ambassador Simon Kerem led the session, which covered both political and military tracks.
The U.S. told Japan its order of 400 Tomahawk missiles may be delayed up to two years. Pentagon stockpiles were drained during the Iran war and Washington is restocking its own arsenal first. Japan had planned to receive them by 2028 to counter China. - FT
The Pentagon is preparing to send a senior delegation to Beijing within weeks ahead of a possible visit by U.S. Secretary of War/Defense Pete Hegseth, according to the South China Morning Post.
Pentagon says it is reducing the number of U.S. Brigade Combat Teams stationed in Europe from 4 to 3, while temporarily delaying the deployment of U.S. forces to Poland.
In a statement: "The Department of War has reduced the total number o...
Pentagon says it is reducing the number of U.S. Brigade Combat Teams stationed in Europe from 4 to 3, while temporarily delaying the deployment of U.S. forces to Poland.
In a statement: "The Department of War has reduced the total number of Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs) assigned to Europe from four to three. This returns us to the levels of BCTs in Europe in 2021. This decision was the result of a comprehensive, multilayered process focused on U.S. force posture in Europe. This is resulting in a temporary delay of the deployment of U.S. forces to Poland, which is a model U.S. ally.
The Department will determine the final disposition of these and other U.S. forces in Europe based on further analysis of U.S. strategic and operational requirements, as well as our allies’ own ability to contribute forces toward Europe’s defense. This analysis is designed to advance President Trump’s America First agenda in Europe and other theaters, including by incentivizing and enabling our NATO allies to take primary responsibility for Europe’s conventional defense.
Secretary Hegseth spoke with Polish Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz earlier today, and the Department will remain in close contact with our Polish counterparts as this analysis proceeds, including to ensure that the United States retains a strong military presence in Poland. Poland has shown both the ability and resolve to defend itself. Other NATO allies should follow suit.
The Department will provide more information at the appropriate time, in the appropriate setting."
The New York Times claims that President Trump put additional strikes on Iran on hold after Pentagon officials warned that Tehran was improving its ability to track U.S. aircraft and strengthen its air defenses.
"Today, I am convening a special review panel to conduct a comprehensive, long-term, department-wide review of every aspect of the military legal system impacting our servicemembers.
This panel will enhance trust, strengthen our force, drive real reform, and help ensure our warfighters receive the world-class military legal system they deserve."
