The Pentagon’s top research and engineering official remains laser focused on providing the warfighter with an asymmetric advantage in fielding future capabilities.
Through coordination with allies, the defense industrial base in the U.S. has been effective in leveraging every tool available to support Ukraine on the battlefield while managing risks to U.S. readiness, the Pentagon’s top acquisition official said.
Ingenuity and innovation remain at the heart of the U.S. military’s strategic advantage as it confronts the pressing challenges in the Indo-Pacific, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said.
An artificial intelligence-powered airspace monitoring system is set to be installed to enhance protection of the nation’s capital with the potential to scale across other Defense Department and U.S. government installations and systems.
More than 570 military personnel are providing support to county, state and federal authorities in Hawaii to ensure the people of Maui receive necessary aid and assistance following deadly wildfires on the island.
The Defense Department is instituting a forward-leaning, whole-of-department approach in accomplishing its top priority of maintaining the world’s foremost nuclear deterrence capability, a top Pentagon official said.
The Defense Department will begin training Ukrainians to fly and maintain F-16 fighter jets in the coming months, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has been searching for remains of U.S. service members in 45 nations — an effort that, in addition to bringing closure to loved ones, has strengthened diplomatic ties with those nations.
