The Pentagon's AI investment could reshape military infrastructure, emphasizing data security and self-reliance, impacting national security dynamics.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team5h ago
The Pentagon is investigating how parts of the nation’s most advanced fighter jet ended up in Hong Kong
The Pentagon's top AI officer also said that “unilateral disarmament is the wrong approach” when it comes to calls for a slowdown in AI development.
The Pentagon has officially upped the number of service members who have died in the Middle East since the start of the Iran war, adding one additional death to bring the disclosed total to 19. Capt. Bianca C. Wilkerson, 37, of Norfolk, Va., died Sept. 18 “as a result of a non-combat related incident.” She…
The Hill•Ellen Mitchell21h ago
Biotech investment firm Flagship Pioneering has been awarded a contract by the Department of Defense to advance countermeasure technologies against biological threats.
STAT•Elaine Chen23 Sept
Logan and Jake Paul face social media backlash after Pentagon visit with Pete Hegseth.
Al Jazeera22 Sept
Internal Defense Department tallies indicate that as many as 23 US service members have died in the region since February, far exceeding the Pentagon’s official public numbers
A CEO told agents about funneling money to U.S. lawmakers in return for Pentagon contracts worth millions of dollars. Then the probe was killed.
The Defense Department’s disclosed total stands at 19 fatalities, though U.S. officials say the actual number is higher.
The Pentagon is altering the promotion process to get to the rank of general in an effort to “cut bureaucracy and demand true meritocracy” across the senior ranks, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday. In a video posted to the social platform X, Hegseth declared the Defense Department this year will roll out the Joint…
The Hill•Ellen Mitchell22 Sept
25 years ago today, 35 American TV networks and cable channels simultaneously aired ‘A Tribute to Heroes’, a live commercial-free benefit concert and telethon organized to raise money for victims and their families– especially firefighters– following the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center. TAKE a look at the line up… (2001) Bruce […]
Good News Network•Good News Network22 Sept
Influencers Logan and Jake Paul visited the Pentagon and addressed US troops, praising them for serving the country.
Al Jazeera22 Sept
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will now oversee a new Pentagon advisory committee focused on homeland security and defense, the first such department panel to do so. The Homeland Defense Board (HDB), announced in the Federal Register on Sept. 11 and first reported by Defense News, is meant to fill what the Pentagon sees as a…
The Hill•Ellen Mitchell21 Sept
Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, said Monday that he thinks Pentagon funding should not be used toward the construction of President Trump’s triumphal arch. Simpson told reporters Monday “there’s a lot of things that we need the military funding for — in fact, we’re short on military funding…
The Hill•Sudiksha Kochi21 Sept
‘We aren’t a serious country at the moment,’ a former GOP representative, who voted to impeach Trump in 2021, said
China's upgraded base near Camp Lemonnier features new antennas and signals intelligence assets turning the Red Sea into a surveillance hub.
The day before National POW/MIA Recognition Day, Jake and Logan Paul addressed troops gathered at the Pentagon. From the podium, Logan Paul told those gathered that touring the building was “a cool experience.” He added, “I don’t think there is any greater commitment to sacrifice than those who are willing to live, die and fight […]
Deadline•Tomt21 Sept
It’s not clear that financial interests are driving White House policy, but they run parallel even as resistance mounts Donald Trump ’s sons, through a series of AI -linked defense and technology ventures, have picked up a $620m Pentagon loan, a Marine Corps robotics contract and an undisclosed air force drone deal in the past year. His longtime friend Michael Dell won a Pentagon contract worth nearly $9bn. And this week, as public support for artificial intelligence sinks to some of the lowest levels ever recorded, the president went to bat for the industry. “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades,” he posted on Truth Social Monday. “There is a SICK conspiracy going on against AI and Data Centers.” It was the first of many aggressively pro-AI posts he would make this week. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Joseph Gedeon in Washington20 Sept
The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the U.S. military in Latin America to at least 231 in 69 strikes since the Trump administration began targeting those it calls "narcoterrorists" about one year ago.
Pentagon is trying to recover parts sent from Australia to the US for repairs, including a cockpit canopy containing sensitive technology
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier19 Sept
