Pentagon
Pentagon to invest $400M in Australian rare earth mine
Australia is developing the world’s first primary scandium mine at Syerston after a $400 million Pentagon loan commitment. The project aims to strengthen Western supply and support defense, aerospace, and data center industries.
August 8, 2026
US House passes record $1.15 trillion defense bill
The bill, which must still pass the Senate, provides approximately $250 billion more than the 2026 NDAA, including a 5-7% pay raise for service members.
July 22, 2026
Partial Pentagon lockdown lifted after air quality scare
Pentagon authorities lifted a partial lockdown after testing found no hazardous air quality threat. The alert, triggered by monitoring systems, led to precautionary shelter-in-place orders before normal operations resumed.
June 12, 2026
Pentagon raises threat of Israeli spying to 'critical': US media
The move comes after concerns that Israel is attempting to spy on top US officials to obtain information on 'the Trump administration’s internal deliberations and decision-making on the conflicts in the Middle East,' an American network says.
June 7, 2026
Pentagon releases long-sealed UFO files, renewing public speculation
The Pentagon releases more than 160 files on unidentified anomalous phenomena, including reports dating back to the 1940s, while officials say there is no evidence of extraterrestrial life.
May 8, 2026
Google employees urge CEO to block Pentagon AI use
Hundreds of Google employees urged CEO Sundar Pichai to block Pentagon use of the company’s AI tools, warning of lethal weapons, mass surveillance, reduced transparency and ethical risks.
April 28, 2026
Pentagon preparing for ground operations in Iran: report
Any ground operation would stop short of a full-scale invasion, instead involving raids by special operations forces and conventional infantry troops, the Post said, citing unnamed officials.
March 29, 2026
All you need to know about Day 15 of US-Israeli war on Iran
United Arab Emirates has the right to defend itself against Iran's ongoing strikes but chooses restraint, a senior UAE official said, as Tehran continues its retaliatory attacks across the Gulf
March 14, 2026
US military to prioritize homeland and curbing China, limit support for allies
2026 National Defense Strategy says, ‘As US forces focus on homeland defense and the Indo-Pacific, our allies and partners elsewhere will take primary responsibility for their own defense with critical but more limited support from American forces.’
January 24, 2026
Pentagon pizza theory: late-night orders spark online war speculation
Social media users revived the 'Pentagon pizza theory' after late-night restaurant activity near the Pentagon, fueling speculation about secret US military activity.
January 10, 2026