All news on the topic: Pentagon

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Oxygen Forensics executives accused of hiding Russian control of software sold to Pentagon and ICE
U.S. authorities have accused executives of Oxygen Forensics, a company that sold software to the Pentagon and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), of concealing that the company was controlled by Russian citizens and that its software was developed in Russia.
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Pentagon spending tops $1 trillion as defense contractors capture more than half of military budget
For the first time, the Pentagon budget topped $1 trillion, and private contractors now receive more than half of all the tax dollars flowing to the Pentagon.
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Chinese AI models give hackers powerful cybersecurity tools with fewer restrictions
When local cybersecurity start-up DepthFirst sought artificial intelligence software to help hunt computer bugs, it turned to a Chinese company, not the top U.S. AI labs in its hometown.
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AI-generated intelligence nearly triggered US-China conflict over Chinese ship
The intelligence report, circulated across the US military this spring in the midst of the war with Iran, immediately set off alarm bells: A Chinese ship in the Middle East was transporting components of a nuclear weapons program.
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New UFO files reveal "flying saucers", glowing orbs and Pentagon-funded research into warp drives and cloaking technology
The sixth batch of UFO files has been released by the Pentagon, showing clusters of alleged spacecraft flying through the sky for decades.
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Starmer faces "complicity" claims over Trump’s deadly Yemen strike that killed at least 80 civilians
Royal Air Force (RAF) refueling planes supported US strikes on Yemen that the Pentagon assessed “more likely than not” resulted in 281 civilian casualties, it has emerged.
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US military pushed to the brink as Iran war drains weapons, damages bases and strains troops
The war in Iran is placing growing strain on the U.S. military, according to two American officials familiar with operations in the Middle East.
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Five cyber warriors die by suicide in a month as secretive US military unit faces burnout fears
The cyberwarfare unit of the US military is investigating an unusually high number of suicides among its personnel during a month-long period this past summer
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US has used nearly all long-range precision missiles during Iran conflict
The U.S. has used nearly all of its global stockpile of long-range precision missiles during the war with Iran, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter tell CBS News.
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US military seeks unconventional options as Trump weighs next move on Iran
The request from a senior officer at the US military command carrying out President Donald Trump’s war with Iran came in an email: We need ideas.
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Pentagon fuel contract linked to alleged front for sanctioned Lebanese brothers
The U.S. government bought millions of dollars worth of fuel for its consulate in northern Iraq from a company whose local subcontractor on the deal was owned by a man described by a U.S. official as a front in a company for two blacklisted Lebanese brothers, documents show.
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Lebanon’s bid to disarm Hezbollah faces growing risk of civil war
Israel’s occupation of southern Lebanon has become a strategic dead end as its desire to guarantee its own security collides with the weakness of the Lebanese authorities. The government in Beirut is trying to use diplomacy to restore the Lebanese Armed Forces’ control over the territory.
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Iran conflict leaves Pentagon scrambling for $67bn emergency funding
The Pentagon faces an urgent budget shortfall caused largely by the war in Iran, with some critical lines of funding set to run out within weeks even as President Donald Trump escalates the conflict with Tehran, according to lawmakers and current and former U.S. officials.
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Pentagon accused of hiding dozens of US troop injuries from Iranian strikes in Jordan
Dozens of US troops were wounded in three Iranian strikes in Jordan that the Pentagon kept quiet in the week before Friday’s attack that killed two American soldiers and left one missing.
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Pentagon hired surveillance firm that tracked CIA staff for Havana syndrome probe
The U.S. military inquiry into the so-called Havana syndrome, the mysterious illness claimed by a litany of American intelligence officers, is tapping a controversial contractor: a private surveillance firm that once boasted of its ability to stalk American intelligence officers.
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Trump reveals secret retaliation plan if Iran succeeds in assassination plot
Donald Trump has ’left instructions’ detailing the severe military retaliation that should occur if Iran successfully assassinates him.
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US cyber agency uses Anthropic’s AI to uncover security flaws in government software
The U.S. cyber defense agency CISA is using Anthropic’s AI model Mythos to audit government software, ‌three people familiar with the matter said on Monday, another sign of government enthusiasm for adopting the AI startup’s tools even as the company navigates an ongoing standoff with the White House.
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Former NASA contractor claimed agency airbrushed UFOs out of photos to hide evidence of alien life
A former NASA contractor with top-secret security clearance accused the US space agency of quietly removing evidence of alien life from photos before sharing them with the public.
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From enemies to allies: How Donald Trump and Jeff Bezos forged a powerful alliance
In Donald Trump’s first term, the president called an aide into his study off the Oval Office to assign a new target.
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Trump makes first flight aboard $400 million jet gifted by Qatar
President Donald Trump boarded his very first flight on the self-dubbed ’world’s most luxurious plane’ this morning, departing for North Dakota to attend an America 250 celebration.
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Apple seeks White House backing to source chips from Chinese company linked to China’s military
iPhone maker wants Trump administration to sign off on purchases to ease pressure from rising semiconductor prices.
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Pentagon seeks $80bn for Iran war as Trump pushes record $1.5tn defense budget
The Pentagon has told senators it needs roughly $80 billion, mostly to cover the cost of the U.S. war against Iran, adding to what is already a sizable military spending boost being sought by President Donald Trump.
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SpaceX investor list reveals China-linked backer tied to sanctioned military contractors
One previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors.
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Military drone tore off sailor’s fingers as startup faces claims of crashes and safety failures
A year ago, Ryan Tseng, the head of U.S. defense tech startup Shield AI, announced his company had turned a new page.
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Pentagon–SpaceX standoff: Starlink price battle intensifies during Iran war
As U.S. kamikaze drones guided by Elon Musk’s Starlink network began to make noticeable progress in the conflict with Iran, senior SpaceX officials concluded that the Pentagon should pay more for access to their satellite Wi-Fi network.