The extensive damage underscores escalating costs and strategic vulnerabilities, potentially straining US defense budgets and operational capabilities.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team15 SeptThe tally includes facilities in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, and Jordan.
The Pentagon watchdog's report paints a picture of significant losses to US forces and facilities in the region.
Al Jazeera15 Sept
The first-of-its-kind report acknowledges the military's munition shortfall and details some of the losses of American assets so far as part of Operation Epic Fury.
The US Department of War has put the price of Operation Epic Fury, its campaign against Iran, at $33.4 billion across the first four months. The burden on American consumers has been far heavier. Higher fuel prices since the war began have cost US households roughly $106.4 billion, according to a Brown University tracker. That
BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir15 Sept
Troy E. Meink’s comments were the first public acknowledgment of American weapons in orbit. The Pentagon has been preparing for potential conflict in space with Russia or China.
The New York Times•Francesca Regalado15 Sept
The US military faces shortages of key munitions due to the Iran war and industrial "bottlenecks" to rebuild stockpiles, a Pentagon watchdog warned in a report published on Monday, contradicting US President Donald Trump's assurances that ammunition supplies are "virtually unlimited".
U.S. diplomatic facilities in four Gulf countries suffered around $184 million in estimated damages from Iranian military strikes, according to a new report from the Pentagon’s watchdog made public on Monday. The posts are located in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Pentagon watchdog said in the 44-page report, the first…
The Hill•Ellen Mitchell14 Sept
The report noted that the U.S. war with Iran “has resulted in strategic inventory shortfalls and revealed industrial base bottlenecks for munitions resupply.”
The military argues the ban is rational to limit costs and maintain diplomatic peace with other countries, while the plaintiffs argue it fails to reflect modern science.
Newly declassified footage aired by ’60 Minutes’ offers a closer look at the complex rescue of the F-15E crew shot down over Iran, including the previously reported C-295W and a deliberately blurred Little Bird whose appearance raises new questions about what the Pentagon still wants to keep hidden. U.S. news and feature television show ’60 […]
The Aviationist•Tom Demerly14 Sept
The Pentagon's investment in domestic tungsten production reduces reliance on China, bolstering national security and creating US jobs.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team14 Sept
Critics say segment on US rescue operation in Iran was made to boost public perception of Trump’s unpopular war A US airman has spoken of climbing a 7,000ft ridge with a broken back, arm and shoulder after he was shot down in Iran – and of being rescued by a team of American special forces as hostile locals closed in on him. The air force colonel, identified only by his codename Bravo, appeared on camera Sunday night on CBS’s 60 Minutes in a segment some critics have labelled Pentagon propaganda to boost public perception of Donald Trump’s unpopular war . Continue reading...
The Guardian•Richard Luscombe14 Sept
The shift highlights a growing preference for open-weight AI models in defense, emphasizing transparency and control over proprietary systems.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team14 Sept
The Pentagon is recruiting from the immigrant community, including legal permanent residents, or green-card holders, at a rapidly growing pace.
ABC News14 Sept
Houthi rebels seized Perim Island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, but a former Pentagon official warns they've entered a vulnerable U.S. Navy kill box.
Adm. Brad Cooper, the commander of U.S. Central Command (Centcom), said he is “not concerned at all” about the U.S.’s munition stockpile amid reports that the Pentagon has depleted its stockpiles to fight Iran. CBS News’s “Face the Nation” aired part of Norah O’Donnell’s interview with Cooper earlier on Sunday, where she asked if the…
The Hill•Ryan Mancini13 Sept
GOP Rep. Mike Flood (Neb.) said Sunday he supports providing the Pentagon with more funding amid the Iran war over passing legislation to implement President Trump’s $5,000 dividend proposal. “First thing, I think we need to see the proposal, but the priority, in my opinion right now, should be funding our troops and replenishing our…
The Hill•Max Rego13 Sept
On “This Week,” ABC News’ Martha Raddatz reports on the unbreakable bond between two survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001 attack at the Pentagon.
ABC News13 Sept
The Pentagon has denied the claims made in CNN’s report, saying there was no pressure for either of the airmen to participate