Ukraine has hit an eye-popping milestone: one million drones delivered to its military in under a year. But the real story isn’t just the number—it’s what it reveals about modern warfare. Rapid innovation, open procurement, and bottom-up experimentation have turned Ukraine into[...]
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U.S. Air Force to deny early retirement benefits to some transgender service members
The Air Force has closed the door on early retirement for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service, opting instead to separate them without benefits. The decision reverses earlier indications that exceptions might be granted, leaving those affected with[...]
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With USAF approval, Northrop resumes work on new ICBM silos
Northrop Grumman is back to work on the Sentinel missile system after a costly pause, following ballooning expenses and a major program reset by the Air Force. With redesigned plans to build new launch facilities—since reusing old Minuteman III silos proved unworkable—the[...]
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The Pentagon will host a ‘Top Gun’ school for Ukraine-style attack drones
Next month, Camp Atterbury in Indiana will host a new kind of Top Gun: a high-stakes training ground for military drone pilots mastering first-person kamikaze drones—the kind that have reshaped the battlefield in Ukraine. The Pentagon is leaning hard into this technology,[...]
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Pentagon will be the largest shareholder in a rare earth minerals company
The U.S. Department of Defense is making a major move to secure critical materials for national security, committing $400 million to become the largest shareholder in rare earth miner MP Materials. The deal aims to reduce U.S. reliance on China by fast-tracking[...]
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Army aims to quadruple Patriot missile procurement
For years, the U.S. military has acknowledged the growing need for more robust air and missile defense—but now it’s moving from talk to action. In its 2026 budget request, the Army is pushing to quadruple its Patriot missile inventory, a clear sign[...]
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Ukraine Faces Rising Civilian Risk as U.S. Halts Missile Aid
Ukraine’s fight for survival has always depended on ingenuity, grit—and foreign aid. Now, with the U.S. halting shipments of key air defense weapons like PAC-3 missiles, that aid is slipping. For a country under relentless ballistic missile attack, this isn’t a strategic[...]
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Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data
Hurricane season is here, and forecasters just lost one of their most trusted eyes in the sky. For over four decades, the Department of Defense has quietly shared crucial satellite data that helps meteorologists peer inside developing storms—the kind of real-time intelligence[...]
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Pentagon Pizza Index: The theory that surging pizza orders signal global crises
In the shadow of official statements and classified briefings, sometimes the quiet signals speak loudest. A surge in late-night pizza orders near the Pentagon—spotted by open-source sleuths—coincided with a major military escalation overseas. It’s not a formal alert system, but the “Pentagon[...]
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Pentagon sets price tag for 60-day Los Angeles troop deployment at $134 million
What began as protests over immigration raids in Los Angeles has spiraled into a national showdown over federal power, state authority, and the use of military force on U.S. soil. On Capitol Hill, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions about the[...]
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Pentagon Preparing for Different Global Weather on Recurring Basis
If the climate is changing — and the pentagon isn’t saying it is because the lawmakers that approve their budgets don’t all agree on that — then the prudent thing to do would begin preparing. And so while they’re not sure if[...]