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'World's most advanced fighter jet, most-expensive drone': US lost 42 aircraft worth $29 billion in Iran war in less than 2 months

United States and Israel initiated Operation Epic Fury against Iran on February 28, 2026. The conflict involved extensive air, missile, and maritime combat. Aircraft losses mounted, with the Department of Defense estimating costs at $29 billion. The situation remains unstable despite a ceasefire. Congressional concerns are rising over readiness and…

The Economic Times

The UFO files: What did we learn from the Pentagon's 1st big release?

On May 8, the Pentagon released its first tranche of "UFO files." Space.com reached out to experts to make sense of this highly anticipated data drop.

Space

Pentagon's June UFO Files to Reveal 'Translucent Beings' as Pastors Warn of 'Demonic' Great Deception

The Pentagon's next UFO files release is rumoured to feature 'translucent' entities and alleged abductions, as two US pastors warn of a coming 'Great Deception' tied to biblical prophecy.

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Declassified Apollo 12 images show UFOs on the moon — Space photo of the week

Newly declassified images from the Apollo 12 mission highlight strange, unidentified lights spotted by astronauts on the moon.

LiveScience

US government declassifies nearly 200 UAP files, including strange sightings from Apollo astronauts

The Department of Defense just declassified more than 160 documents, images and recordings related to UFO/UAP sightings dating back to before the Apollo era.

LiveScience

7 of the biggest names in AI, including OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, are now moving into military systems — but one major player is missing from the list, and that raises uncomfortable questions about where this technology is heading

A sweeping Pentagon push to integrate AI into military systems includes nearly every major tech player except Anthropic, exposing a growing divide over how far such technology should go.

TechRadar

Trump administration blocks 30GW of wind power citing national security – Department of Defense obstructing negotiations, meetings, and sign-offs in attempt to stall the ‘worst form of energy’

Trump administration uses national security to justify stalling the development of 165 wind farms that could power 15 million homes

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“A bit of EQ tweaking with the Bad setting will get it sounding like a viable substitute for a Klon... there’s a world of drive to be explored”: DOD Badder Monkey review

From Bad to Badder, DOD revives DigiTech’s drive pedal and gives it increased versatility

MusicRadar

Is This Pre-IPO AI Robotics Company the Next Big Defense Play?

XTEND CEO Aviv Shapira explains the AI operating system behind autonomous drones, its Lockheed Martin partnership, and a planned $1.5B NASDAQ debut under XTND.

MarketBeat

Active-duty US soldiers to receive MDMA therapy for PTSD next year

Hope that multiple sessions of MDMA-assisted therapy could help soldiers fight longer by helping them process trauma

The Guardian - US

After obliterating an elementary school, Pete Hegseth insists ‘there is no country on Earth that takes more measures to minimize civilian harm than us’

That stack of dead kids says otherwise, Pete.

We Got This Covered

‘You don’t cook a Thanksgiving turkey in the microwave’: Pentagon confirms Department of Defense will use Google Gemini for ‘classified projects’ – US military to expand AI vendors as ‘overreliance on one vendor is never a good thing’

Google's Gemini joins OpenAI's ChatGPT as AI models being leveraged by the Department of Defense for warfighting capabilities.

TechRadar

Pentagon's DoD Pushes for $125M Rebrand to Department of War as Officials Call for 7,600 Changes to Federal Law

The Pentagon seeks to rename the Department of Defence to the Department of War, a move projected to cost up to £92.5 million and facing opposition from Democrats over financial concerns.

International Business Times UK

Secretary of War faces Senate grilling over $1.5T budget even as GOP senators quietly await his exit

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is heading to Capitol Hill this week to defend the Pentagon’s $1.5 trillion budget request, but the real drama might not be the numbers. It’s the growing chorus of GOP senators who are done waiting for him to leave.

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US security agency still using Mythos despite ban – government using new security tool despite Pentagon's 'supply chain risk' designation

Despite trading blows with the company, US government is still using Anthropic's products, including the fabled Mythos Preview.

Tom’s Hardware

Google and Pentagon in talks to run custom AI chips inside classified environments — Google pushes for tight controls for TPUs surrounding use for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons

Google is reportedly negotiating with the U.S. Department of Defense to deploy Gemini in classified settings, with the talks covering the addition of GPU racks to Google Distributed Cloud.

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The Independent UK

Sick passenger dies mid-flight after cabin crew forgets to attach mask to oxygen tank, suit says

Exclusive: ‘What is unusual about this case is that the apparent violations are so bad, it really shocks the conscience,’ an attorney for Porscha Tynisha Brown’s family told The Independent

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The Guardian - US

Federal judge sides with Anthropic in first round of standoff with Pentagon

Face-off is over company’s refusal to let defense department use its AI model in autonomous weapons systems

Roll Call

Rewritten air safety legislation moves out of House committees

Two House committees voted unanimously on Thursday to approve a new version of aviation safety legislation intended to respond to the January 2025 fatal midair collision between a commercial airliner and a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted 62-0 in favor…

Space

Rocket Lab scores $190 million launch deal to test hypersonic tech for US military

Rocket Lab has inked a $190 million contract with the U.S. Department of Defense for 20 launches of the company's suborbital HASTE rocket.

The Independent UK

Pentagon bans its own publication from attending Pete Hegseth’s morning press conference

Stars and Stripes has been continuously publishing its newspaper for U.S. military members since World War II

Fortune

Palantir CEO Alex Karp says there was ‘never a sense’ AI products would be used for domestic surveillance in Anthropic-DoD feud

In an exclusive interview with Fortune, the CEO of the software platform used by the Defense Department weighs in on which U.S. agencies should have restrictions around how they use AI.

The Guardian - US

Anthropic-Pentagon battle shows how big tech has reversed course on AI and war

Less than a decade ago, Google employees scuttled any military use of its AI. Now Anthropic is fighting Trump officials not over if, but how

The Mary Sue

Pete Hegseth’s Department of War spent $93.4 billion last month. And they say your healthcare is just too costly

The Department of War (DoD) under Pete Hegseth’s leadership is facing epic fury after reports suggest overspending on Alaskan king crab and lobster tails. Most notably, the DoD’s spending spiked in September 2025.

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