This cluster contains disparate unrelated items including Gaza smuggling, Kansas State football, DNS-over-HTTPS blocking, Russian military bonuses, college football, and UN speeches. No single coherent story connects these fragments.
The House passed an annual defense policy bill incorporating President Trump's request to rename the Department of Defense to the 'Department of War' with $1.15 trillion in spending authorization. The vote represents a historic shift in the Pentagon's organizational naming.
3 billion Foreign Military Sale of 48 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets to Saudi Arabia and notified Congress, which has 30 days to review or try to block the transaction. The package includes 49 Pratt & Whitney F135 engines, communications and cryptographic equipment, electronic-warfare support, training, spare parts and logistics services.
The Department of Defense suspended a planned cybersecurity initiative after determining the projected costs and bureaucratic burden were too high, citing approximately $7 billion in implementation expenses. The decision reflects tensions between security mandates and fiscal concerns.
Four more troops have died than Pete Hegseth’s Department of Defense has admitted, new reporting reveals.
S. munitions and “bottlenecks” in supply chains as the Trump administration works to replenish weaponry.
#US approves potential sale of more than US$2 billion in air defence equipment to #Ukraine #Europe #Politics I'm pretty sure they are selling military hardware that is in short supply. I would not hold my breath if I were the Ukrainians.
Multiple sources report Trump administration ties approval of a U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear cooperation agreement (signed July 22) to Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords and normalizing relations with Israel, with Trump emphasizing no uranium enrichment. One cluster item is an unrelated personal post about a pet's death.
S. 68 billion sale of air defense equipment and support to Ukraine.
US clears way for $2.7 billion sale to Ukraine of air-defense development upgrades Reuters
At least 20 generals, admirals and civilian defense leaders have been fired or have departed their jobs since Pete Hegseth became defense secretary at the beginning of the second Trump administration.
The DoD is publishing the corrected unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
The newly established Homeland Defense Board aims to fill a gap Pentagon leaders see in providing military guidance to homeland security missions.
S. defense industrial base, is executing a targeted strategy to eliminate critical bottlenecks.
Aerospace company Rocket Lab will carry out as many as 18 suborbital launches from Alaska under a $266 million Defense Department contract, expanding the Pentagon’s capacity to test hypersonic and missile-defense technologies. Aerospace company Rocket Lab will carry out as many as 18 suborbital launches from Alaska under a $266 million Defense Department contract.
As of 28 August 2026, European officials disputed reports that CIA Director Ratcliffe's Moscow visit warned of imminent Russian attacks on NATO or Baltic states, asserting no credible intelligence supported such threats. Reports indicated Ratcliffe delivered a bleak assessment of Russia's Ukraine war effort during the visit.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth proposed a $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget representing a 44% increase to Cold War levels. The proposal includes cuts to 'woke' diversity programs while dramatically expanding military spending.
The Department of Defense released footage showing the influencers meeting with members of the armed forces and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. The post Paul brothers visit Pentagon, speak to troops appeared first on Task & Purpose .
S. defense industry, is helping lead President Trump’s oil deal.
S. s=i16 Source: People The defense secretary was defending anti-DEI policies at the Iowa State Fair when he made the remark on Monday, Aug.
Oracle has signed a 10-year contract valued at up to $7 billion to provide on-premises software to the U.S. Department of Defense. The deal represents a major government technology procurement.
Five unrelated viral posts: video about AI market crash and upcoming share releases; resurfaced 2016 Hillary Clinton clip about Trump; fashion posts on adversarial clothing against surveillance; personal teaching drama video; and a brief local celebrity reference.
A scary take from Greg Olear on who is really running the Defense Dept. & why.
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The Defense Department moved to reinstate a civilian-harm reduction program on 2026-08-25 following US missile strikes that killed hundreds of civilians in Iran and Yemen. The program aims to mitigate civilian casualties during military operations.
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