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Pentagon orders plan for rapid weapons production as US munitions stockpiles dwindle - report
Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg wrote that industry leaders had 21 days to present plans to “drive significantly faster, more aggressive delivery schedules and/or increased production."
The West’s defense boom is colliding with an industrial base that can’t keep up - opinion
US weapons shortages could leave America vulnerable to China, historian warns
US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say
US seeks new int'l coalition to get ships moving again in Hormuz, internal cable says
US embassies should deliver the demarche orally to partner nations by May 1, but not to Russia, China, Belarus, Cuba, and "other US adversaries," said the cable.
Pentagon faces scrutiny over lack of details on Minab girls' school strike in Iran
The strike took place on February 28, at the beginning of Operation Epic Fury. A missile hit a primary school, killing 168 people, including around 110 children, according to Iranian officials.
Google signs Pentagon deal to provide AI models for classified government work
The Pentagon is seeking to preserve all flexibility in defense and not be limited by warnings from the technology's creators against powering weapons with unreliable AI.
How much power should you give your AI? - opinion
Forget fully autonomous everything. A new Pentagon deal shows why the future belongs to AI that boosts human performance, not AI that removes humans from the loop
Hundreds of Google employees urge CEO not to sign deal with Pentagon in open letter
The letter stated that the signatories feel their “proximity to this technology creates a responsibility to highlight and prevent its most unethical and dangerous uses.”
Pentagon chief Hegseth says US blockade on Iran 'going global'
Hegseth added that Tehran had a chance to make a "good deal" with Washington.
Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO, 'punishing' other allies over Iran war conduct
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez responded to the reports, saying that "we [Spain] do not work off of emails, we work from official documents and positions."
US soldier charged with making $400,000 on Maduro removal bets
Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a master sergeant with US Army Special Forces, was charged for making wagers on Polymarket based on confidential government information.
US Navy Secretary John Phelan fired amid Pentagon shakeup
The Pentagon announced his departure in a brief statement, saying he was leaving the administration "effective immediately." But it did not provide a reason or say whether it was his decision to go.
US potentially facing 'near-term risk' of running out of key ammunition after Iran war - report
According to an analysis conducted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, it may take three to five years to replenish US missile stockpiles to pre-war levels.