Department of Defense

Pentagon Halts Army Helicopter Flights in Virginia

The US Department of Defense has announced the suspension of military helicopter flights near Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.

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Pentagon Chief Orders 20% Cut in Number of Top Officers

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Monday ordered at least a 20 percent reduction in the number of active-duty four-star generals and admirals in the US military, a memo from the defense secretary said.

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USSOCOM Taps Tech Firm to Improve AI-Assisted Operations

The US Special Operations Command has signed a deal with Seerist to bolster its operational decision-making using AI and machine learning.

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Pentagon to Refine Medical Conditions List Disqualifying Recruits

The US Department of Defense has signed a memorandum to review the list of medical conditions that would disqualify people from joining the armed forces.

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Pentagon to Continue Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Soldiers

The US Department of Defense is planning to reinstitute gender-affirming care for transgender warfighters.

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Firefly to Deploy Elytra Dawn Spacecraft for Pentagon’s Orbital Missions

The US Department of Defense has awarded Firefly Aerospace a contract to facilitate orbital missions using its Elytra Dawn space vehicle.

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US Navy to Receive More Ospreys From Bell, Boeing

The US Department of Defense has awarded Bell Boeing’s Joint Program Office a contract to provide CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft for the navy.

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Iran Unveils Missile Systems on Strategic Gulf Islands

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have unveiled new missile systems on three strategic islands in the Gulf, saying they can target nearby "enemy bases, vessels, and assets," state media reported Saturday.

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Trump Admits Musk ‘Susceptible’ on China

President Donald Trump said Friday that Elon Musk should not be allowed to see top secret US plans for any war with China, in a rare admission that his billionaire ally's business links raised potential conflicts of interest.

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Trump Says Boeing Won Next-Generation F-47 Fighter Jet Contract

Donald Trump announced Friday that Boeing has been awarded the contract for the Air Force's next-generation stealth fighter plane, which the 47th US president said would be named the F-47.

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