Secretary of War Hegseth worked out with ROTC cadets in UCLA stadium last week at 5am during the Arsenal of Freedom Tour.
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Leading U.S. aerospace and defence firm Northrop Grumman has confirmed the delivery of the 1,500th centre fuselage for the F-35 fifth generation fighter from its Integrated Assembly Line in Palmdale, California. This was reportedly achieved as a result of major improvements to the application of more advanced factory automation and advanced manufacturing technologies. The firm’s Integrated Assembly Line now produces one centre fuselage every 30 hours, allows seamless production across all three variants – the F-35A developed for the U.S.
Synopsis and Key Points: Washington’s intensified focus on Greenland is framed as homeland risk management driven by polar vulnerabilities that cut across Greenland and Canada’s northern approaches.
-The argument treats North America as a single defensive system where missiles, bombers, submarines, and cyber operations exploit seams in Arctic warning and coverage. Greenland’s strategic value is tied to missile warning, space domain awareness, and command-and-control infrastructure anchored by Pituffik, but broader presence is presented as insufficient given evolving threats.
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) has ordered additional Dutch Expeditionary Patrol Vehicles (DXPVs) from Oshkosh Defense.
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the most powerful military in the world, and now it’s also a place where you can try to win sports cards and other collectible items from a Lucky Box machine.
On Christmas Eve, the company that makes the vending machines announced on social media that a Lucky Box is now inside the Pentagon.
“A place built on legacy, leadership, and history — now experiencing the thrill of Lucky Box firsthand,” Lucky Box Vending posted on Threads. “This is a milestone moment for Lucky Box and we are excited for this opportunity.
The Navy and Marine Corps awarded L3Harris Technologies a deal for 34 explosive ordnance disposal robots, the defense company announced Wednesday.
The T7 robot is a 710-pound tracked ground vehicle that can dispose of hazardous material or improvised explosive devices, according to the contractor, intended to keep human operators out of harm’s way.
A spokesperson for L3Harris declined to disclose the contract value to DefenseScoop Wednesday. The company said that T7 deliveries to the services will begin this year.
After leaving her role performing the duties of the chief information officer for the Department of Defense last month, Katie Arrington has taken a new position as CIO at quantum computing company IonQ.
Arrington will step into the role Jan. 19, reporting to the company’s COO and CFO Inder Singh, IonQ announced Wednesday.
Kirsten Davies was nominated by President Donald Trump in May 2025 to be the Defense Department CIO, and it took most of the remainder of 2025 for the Senate to confirm her into the role.
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The Navy’s new battleship is expected to be cutting-edge. But according to the service’s top officer, it won’t use nuclear propulsion.
President Donald Trump and Navy leadership unveiled plans last month for the 35,000-plus-ton vessel, which officials say will be armed with nuclear weapons, lasers, railguns and hypersonic missiles, among other capabilities. It is part of the vision for a so-called “Golden Fleet,” which is expected to include a new frigate, unmanned vessels and other assets.
Veterans say immigration crackdowns and politics around the shooting of two National Guardsmen in November has led to ”wholesale punishment” against Afghan allies still in that country who once aided American forces and now seek refuge from the Taliban in the U.S.
“There are zero Afghans coming right now. No refugees, no [Special Immigrant Visas]. President Trump has turned off everything,” said Shawn VanDiver, an Iraq veteran and founder of #AfghanEvac, one of several volunteer groups that were stood up to aid evacuees during the Kabul withdrawal.