Pete Hegseth

Confident of air supremacy, US sends B-52 bombers over Iran

An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress takes off in support of Operation Epic Fury during the Iran war.

Pentagon weighs using anti-drone lasers in Washington airspace

The US Army has been debating deploying the lasers after reports of unusual drone activity in the airspace around Fort McNair.

Hegseth says ‘no punishment’ for Army pilots who flew near Kid Rock’s house

It was earlier reported that the army pilots who flew attack helicopters near singer Kid Rock's house had been suspended.

Pentagon declines to reaffirm NATO’s collective defence, says up to Trump

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a briefing held with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (not pictured), amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Countries need to step up on Strait of Hormuz, says Hegseth

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a briefing held with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (not pictured), amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

US Pentagon says FT report on bid by Hegseth’s broker to buy defence fund before Iran attack ‘false’

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth holds a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington on March 2, 2026.

‘Wartime footing’: US Pentagon reaches deals with defence firms to expand munitions production

Two US Patriot missile defence batteries deployed in Israel.

Treasury’s Bessent says US has ‘plenty’ of funds for Iran war

Members of a Red Crescent rescue team work at a building that was damaged by a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 21, 2026. Reuters/Alaa Al-Marjani

How Trump’s stated reasons, goals and timeline for Iran war have shifted

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Hegseth wants Pentagon to dump Anthropic’s Claude, but military users say it’s not so easy

One contractor said recertifying systems that run on Anthropic’s products like Claude for military use could take months.

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