Top US Navy official to leave office immediately: Pentagon
- 23-Apr-2026
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of the Navy John Phelan will leave office “immediately,” the Pentagon announced Wednesday, without providing an explanation for the sudden exit. Phelan’s departure follows the removal of top US Army officer general Randy George and two other senior officers earlier this month, at a time when the United States is locked in […]
Pentagon approaches automakers, manufacturers to boost weapons production, WSJ reports
- 16-Apr-2026
Senior U.S. defense officials have held talks about producing weapons and other military supplies with top executives of companies, including General Motors and Ford Motor, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the discussions. The preliminary and wide-ranging talks, which started before the war in Iran, come as the Trump administration […]
Pentagon declines to reaffirm NATO’s collective defense, says up to Trump
- 31-Mar-2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declined on Tuesday to reaffirm the U.S. commitment to NATO’s collective defense, saying that would be up to President Donald Trump after European allies had failed to stand with the United States in the war against Iran. The remarks by Hegseth at a Pentagon briefing were extraordinary, given that collective defense […]
Pentagon to adopt Palantir AI as core US military system, memo says
- 21-Mar-2026
Palantir’s Maven artificial intelligence system will become an official program of record, Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg said in a letter to Pentagon leaders, a move that locks in long-term use of Palantir’s weapons-targeting technology across the US military. In the March 9 letter to senior Pentagon leaders and US military commanders, Feinberg said […]
Pentagon initial report holds US military responsible for Iran school attack
- 12-Mar-2026
The Pentagon has accepted responsibility for a missile strike on a girls’ school in Iran that killed 168 students and 14 teachers, according to a preliminary report published in New York Times. According to the Pentagon’s preliminary investigation, the attack on Shajra Tayba Primary School in Minab on 28 February was carried out based on […]
Anthropic sues to block Pentagon blacklisting over AI use restrictions
- 10-Mar-2026
Anthropic on Monday filed a lawsuit to block the Pentagon from placing it on a national security blacklist, escalating the artificial intelligence lab’s high-stakes battle with the U.S. military over usage restrictions on its technology. Anthropic said in its lawsuit that the designation was unlawful and violated its free speech and due process rights. The […]
Pentagon designates Anthropic a supply chain risk
- 06-Mar-2026
The Pentagon slapped a formal supply-chain risk designation on artificial intelligence lab Anthropic on Thursday, limiting use of a technology that a source said was being used for military operations in Iran. The “supply-chain risk” label, confirmed in a statement by Anthropic, is effective immediately and bars government contractors from using Anthropic’s technology in their […]
Pentagon identifies first US soldiers killed in Iran war
- 04-Mar-2026
The Pentagon on Tuesday identified four of the first American soldiers killed in the war against Iran as the Trump administration warned the intensifying conflict would lead to more American casualties. Among six US military deaths so far, the four soldiers were members of an Iowa unit of the US Army Reserve. They died on […]
Pentagon tells Congress no sign that Iran was going to attack US first, sources say
- 02-Mar-2026
WASHINGTON: Trump administration officials acknowledged in closed-door briefings with congressional staff on Sunday that there was no intelligence suggesting Iran planned to attack U.S. forces first, two people familiar with the matter said. The United States and Israel launched their most ambitious attacks on Iran in decades on Saturday, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, […]
Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, US officials say
- 19-Jan-2026
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in Alaska to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large protests against the government’s deportation drive, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Sunday. The U.S. Army placed the units on prepare-to-deploy orders in case violence in the midwestern state escalates, the officials […]