L3Harris Blasts Off With a $1 Billion Pentagon Payload A government investment in defense manufacturing capabilities has pushed L3Harris stock near all-time highs as the company restructures for growth. MarketBeat · Jan 15
Trump Sends Missile-Armed Destroyers To Middle East Following Iran Execution Plans Trump orders USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group to Persian Gulf as Iran pauses executions of detained protesters following military threats and Operation Midnight Hammer precedent. International Business Times · Jan 15
Havana Syndrome? Pentagon's Covert '8-Figure Purchase' of Portable Device Sparks Conspiracy Theories The US is studying a mysterious device linked to Havana Syndrome, raising questions about foreign involvement, proliferation risks, and the true cause of these unexplained health incidents. International Business Times UK · Jan 15
Lawmakers propose $2.5B agency to boost production of rare earths and other critical minerals A bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed creating a new agency with $2.5 billion to boost production of rare earths and the other critical minerals The Independent UK · Jan 15
Donald Trump Sends Missile-Armed Destroyers To Middle East Following Iran Execution Plans Trump orders USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group to Persian Gulf as Iran pauses executions of detained protesters following military threats and Operation Midnight Hammer precedent. International Business Times UK · Jan 15
Fear and anger spread after another immigration shooting in Minneapolis A federal officer has shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle The Independent UK · Jan 15
Trump administration is investigating Democratic lawmakers over video message to military The lawmakers say they have been contacted by the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Columbia The Independent UK · Jan 14
Trump's DOJ Claims 'Leaker' Who Gave Info to Raided Washington Post Journalist is 'Behind Bars' U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the FBI raided the home of a Washington Post journalist who reported on leaked information. International Business Times · Jan 14
Grok Is Signed Up For Pentagon Use Despite Global Outcry For Sexual Exploitation The US Department of Defence plans to use Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot in military networks, sparking controversy amid global outcry over the tool's role in generating sexualised and deepfake content. International Business Times UK · Jan 14
Trump challenges where America fights and how it arms itself Days ago, President Trump menaced the contracts of the world's second-largest defense company, RTX. Axios · Jan 14
Havana Syndrome: Pentagon Probes Mysterious Device for Technical Clues as CIA Stays Quiet The portable device believed to cause the mysterious illness branded as the 'Havana Syndrome' is in the possession of US intelligence, CNN reports. International Business Times UK · Jan 14
Plane used in Venezuela boat strike ‘painted to look like civilian aircraft’ The Navy’s manual explains that ‘attacking enemy forces while posing as a civilian puts all civilians at hazard’ The Independent UK · Jan 13
Musk’s AI tool Grok will be integrated into Pentagon networks, Hegseth says Defense secretary says AI tool will join military systems later this month as it comes under fire for sexual imagery The Guardian - US · Jan 13
Musk Hosts Defense Secretary At SpaceX Days After $739M Contract, Announces Grok AI Pentagon Deployment Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited SpaceX days after $739M contract, announcing Grok AI deployment at Pentagon alongside Google's Gemini this month. International Business Times UK · Jan 13
The Guardian - UK · Jan 13 US aircraft that attacked suspected drug boat reportedly disguised as civilian plane Experts say obscuring plane’s military identity would constitute a war crime
Latin Times · Jan 13 U.S. Military's Reported Use Of Plane That Looked Like a Civilian Aircraft To Strike Alleged Drug Vessels Could Be a War Crime The U.S. military used a secret plane painted to look like a civilian aircraft to conduct its first attack against an alleged drug vessel last September, according to a new report.
Euronews · Jan 13 US Pentagon embraces Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot despite global backlash 'Very soon we will have the world’s leading AI models on every unclassified and classified network throughout our department,' US defence secretary Pete Hegseth said in a speech at Musk’s space flight company, SpaceX.
The Independent UK · Jan 13 US military used aircraft disguised as civilian plane in first attack on alleged drug boat: report The Trump administration has been hounded with allegations that its ongoing strike campaign against alleged drug boats have violated the laws of war
The Independent UK · Jan 13 Pentagon is embracing Musk's Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok will join Google’s AI engine inside the Pentagon network
Space · Jan 12 Former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly sues Pentagon, Pete Hegseth over censure campaign Former NASA astronaut and current U.S. Senator Mark Kelly is fighting back, suing the Pentagon for its plan to censure him over comments he made in a video late last year.
The Guardian - US · Jan 12 Mark Kelly sues Hegseth over ‘chilling’ effort to reduce military retirement rank US defense secretary Pete Hegseth tried to reduce veteran’s pension for speaking out against Trump administration
The Independent UK · Jan 12 Mark Kelly sues Pete Hegseth over ‘legally baseless’ threats after senator’s warning to troops Pentagon officials threatened to court martial Democratic senator and cut his retirement rank and pay
The Independent UK · Jan 12 Sen. Kelly sues the Pentagon over attempts to punish him for his warnings about illegal orders Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly has sued the Pentagon over attempts to punish him for his warnings about illegal orders
Roll Call · Jan 12 Kelly sues Hegseth over DOD retaliation Arizona senator sues after DoD tries to reduce his pension pay and rank after he appeared in a video urging troops to refuse unlawful orders.
International Business Times · Jan 12 Trump's Greenland Invasion Plot Sparks Pentagon Revolt As Senior Military Chiefs Resist Orders Senior US military figures are resisting Donald Trump's directive to prepare an invasion plan for Greenland, citing illegality and lack of Congressional support.