Biden Pentagon Could Buy Almost A Dozen Aircraft Carriers With What It’s Set To Spend On One Missile Program
The Biden administration’s Pentagon could purchase roughly a dozen aircraft carriers with what it is set to spend on a single missile program. The LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program, a project of defense contractor Northrop Grumman meant to replace the Air Force’s outdated nuclear weapons system, could cost as much as $140 billion, the […]
Pentagon Watchdog Opens Investigation Into Biden’s Gaza Pier Amid Operational Failures
The internal watchdog of the Pentagon has launched an investigation into the Biden administration’s Gaza aid pier, the agency announced on Thursday. The $230 million floating pier, meant to serve as a maritime route for aid delivery via the Mediterranean Sea, has faced a series of problems since it was opened in mid-May, prompting concerns […]
Pentagon once again removing Gaza pier
Defense andInternational Security Full text US amphibious assault ship deployed to eastern Mediterranean amid rising tensions between Israel and Hezbollah U.S. European Command confirmed Friday that the Pentagon has deployed the Navy amphibious assault ship USS Wasp with Marines to the eastern Mediterranean amid rising tensions between Hezbollah and Israel along the Lebanese border. […]
Policies for ‘nonbinary service members,’ critical race theory essential for national security, senior Pentagon official claims
The Pentagon’s second-highest ranking official outlined efforts toward policies focused on “non-binary service members” and mandatory training in critical race theory, arguing these points are key to national security. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks discussed the need for cultural change in the military at multiple Pride events, including the one on June 5. At […]
GOP chair rips new Pentagon chief of staff, urges Austin to 'reconsider'
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on Monday slammed the Pentagon’s new chief of staff, Derek Cholette, as “totally unqualified” and called on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to “reconsider” his nomination for the Pentagon’s third-ranking job. Austin named Cholette, currently a senior adviser at the State Department, as the new Pentagon chief of staff early Monday, replacing […]
Pentagon makes horrifying admission about its funding of Chinese gain-of-function experiments
In the year that millions of people around the world died from a virus thought to have been created at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese scientists in Beijing began working on a more lethal coronavirus variant, GX_P2V, that was 100% fatal in humanized mice and caused primarily late-stage brain infections. Although not formally linked, […]
Pentagon shoots down concerns on Chinese solar panels
The Pentagon has denied recent concerns that Chinese-made materials might be used in a project to install solar panels on Pentagon roofs and other facilities. The Pentagon’s backlash came after Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin wrote Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin last week expressing concern about the use of Chinese-made materials in a $104 million taxpayer-funded plan […]
House Republicans Target Left-Wing Pentagon Policies In Massive Spending Bill
Several provisions targeting left-wing Department of Defense (DOD) policies made it into the House’s version of the annual defense bill that passed the chamber Friday, but a number of proposed amendments were left out. The Republican-led House narrowly passed the $895 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Thursday. The legislation included amendments to curtail […]
Pentagon affirms it won’t install Chinese-manufactured solar panels
The solar panels to be installed at the Pentagon will not be Chinese-manufactured, according to the Department of Defense. Several Virginia Republican politicians expressed concern about what they said could be a threat to national security in separate communications with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin earlier this week. “The DoD will not be installing Chinese-manufactured […]
Top Pentagon Official Who Came Under Fire During Lloyd Austin Hospitalization Fiasco Steps Down
A top Pentagon aide stepped down from her role on Wednesday after facing criticisms for her part in Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s concealed hospitalization in January. Kelly Magsamen served as chief of staff to Austin since the beginning of his tenure in 2021 and will leave her role at the end of June, the […]