Pentagon
Pentagon gives defense executives 21 days to present plan for rapid weapon development - report
Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg wrote that industry leaders had 21 days to present plans to “drive significantly faster, more aggressive delivery schedules and/or increased production."
The West’s defense boom is colliding with an industrial base that can’t keep up - opinion
US weapons shortages could leave America vulnerable to China, historian warns
US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say
Pentagon lists four US troops killed during Iran ceasefire as separate casualties from Epic Fury
The four soldiers were designated "Overseas Operations Casualties," and were listed separately from the 14 additional Epic Fury casualties that occured since February 28.
US House passes $1 trillion defense bill despite Iran, Israel concerns
US Democrats object to the ongoing and deeply unpopular war with Iran, which the Pentagon said has cost the US $37.5 billion so far.
Pentagon confirms some 100 soldiers wounded since US-Iran fighting renewed, majority back on duty
Parnell stated that updates regarding wounded and killed soldiers would be posted to the Pentagon’s online database, which currently shows 14 dead and 427 injured since the beginning of the war.
US military delayed intelligence review tied to Iran's Minab school strike, CNN reports
An independent investigation was launched in March, with interviews conducted with service members involved in the strike, but the results have yet to be released.
'We think Tehran, they think Taiwan': Israeli official exposes US-Israel strategic divide
"The difference between us is not in how we understand the threat, but in our priorities: for us, Iran is an existential threat; for the United States, it is a chronic regional challenge."
US approves potential $250 million fighter jet sale with Australia, says no impact on readiness
"It is vital to the US national interest to assist our ally in developing and maintaining a strong and ready self-defense capability," the statement said.
Trump to meet munitions makers amid push to replenish weapons stockpiles
The United States has supplied large quantities of weapons to allies while also using munitions in its own military operations, raising concerns about inventories.
US CENTCOM kills senior ISIS leader Ali Husayn al-'Ulaywi in northwest Syria airstrike
Meanwhile, the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated three individuals and six entities for "facilitating financial transactions on behalf of ISIS."
Pentagon tells US lawmakers it needs $80 billion for Iran war costs, other bills - report
Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg told lawmakers of the cost in phone calls earlier this week, according to the report.
Trump invokes defense production act for munitions, supply chains
"I hereby find that conditions exist which may pose a direct threat to the national defense or its preparedness programs," Trump said in a June 11 memorandum to US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
