Pete Hegseth, President-Elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Pentagon chief, made it clear to lawmakers this week that, if confirmed, he plans to prioritize the military’s adoption and integration of autonomous technologies in modern operations and enhance its ability to counter drones that continue to disrupt U.S. national security.
“Unmanned [platforms] will be a very important part of the way future wars are fought. Just the idea of survivability for human beings — to drive cost and time in ways that manned systems do not,” Hegseth said during his confirmation hearing Tuesday.
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The UK appears to have secretively developed a new air defence system for Ukraine, that can use existing stocks of air-to-air missiles.
Dr. Troy E. Meink, deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space, answers questions during a space budget briefing March 5, 2014, at the Pentagon. Meink discussed the Air Force’s commitment to competition, finding cost-effective measures, and fielding capabilities to address concerns of a growing contested environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)
President-elect Donald Trump has picked Dr. Troy E. Meink to become the next Secretary of the Air Force, he announced Jan. 16.
Troy Meink, a senior leader at the National Reconnaissance Office, is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to serve as secretary of the Air Force.
The former and future commander-in-chief announced his pick Thursday on Truth Social.
“Troy will work with our incredible Secretary of Defense Nominee, Pete Hegseth, to ensure that our Nation’s Air Force is the most effective and deadly force in the World, as we secure PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH,” Trump wrote.
Federal agencies with top-secret workloads can now use OpenAI’s GPT-4o through Microsoft’s Azure for U.S. Government Top Secret cloud.
Microsoft announced Thursday it received authorization for 26 additional products in its top-secret cloud environment, meeting Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 503 standards and allowing agencies — particularly those in the intelligence community and Defense Department — to use them for the government’s most classified information.
The NFL and USAA, an official NFL Salute to Service partner, announced Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle and Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Morgan Fox as finalists for the 14th annual Salute to Service Award presented by USAA.
The Salute to Service Award is part of the NFL and USAA’s year-round commitment to recognize and honor the military and veteran community. Through the Salute to Service initiative, the NFL and its teams come together to honor, empower and connect with service members, veterans and their families.
Of the 11,000 North Korean troops sent to Russia in support of its war against Ukraine, 27% have been killed or wounded in combat.
Bob Uecker was beloved by audiences worldwide for his broadcasting abilities, humor and acting chops, usually playing himself. He was a regular on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, who dubbed Uecker “Mr. Baseball.” Uecker acted in the popular show Mr. Belvedere in the 1980s and the wildly funny Major League films as the Cleveland Indians announcer Harry Doyle. His most notable phrase from the movie is for Charlie Sheen’s character Vaughn who throws some wild pitches, “Just a bit outside.” His credits include appearances on O.C. and Stiggs, Who’s the Boss?, D.C.
Tatiana Zappardino is a beloved actress to her fans from her roles on Tulsa King, The Consultant and Superstition. She got her first big break on Superstition show as a main cast member named Lily who was a medical examiner. Her next career break was guest starring on one of the most popular shows of all time, This Is Us, and then onto a co-starring role in The Consultant with the highly acclaimed award-winning actor Christoph Waltz.
Over the past couple weeks, everyone in Washington and the world has published their geopolitical forecast for 2025. The beauty of these predictions is that you can simultaneously make fun of the vague ones for being vague and the clear ones for being wrong. I really do admire the humility and wisdom of pundits who try to play it safe. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to pay for someone to tell me that Bashar al Assad’s fall will “probably increase instability” and that the Middle East will “remain the world’s hotspot” in 2025.