Pete Hegseth

Trump to order Pentagon to release all files related to aliens and UFOs

Trump on Thursday accused former President Barack Obama of disclosing classified information when he recently said that aliens were real, but Trump did not cite any evidence to support the allegation

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters onboard Air Force One, on travel from West Palm Beach, Florida, to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, February 16, 2026.
an illustrative image of Anthropic's Claude.

Pentagon faces backlash after using AI model Claude for offensive measures in Maduro capture - WSJ

Bumblebee V2 counter-UAS system

Bumblebee joins expanding US counter‑drone system arsenal

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks with Greece's Defencee Minister Nikolaos Dendias next to US Undersecretary of Defence for Policy Elbridge Colby as they take part in a family photo with NATO Defence Ministers at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 12, 2026.

Pentagon policy chief Colby calls for NATO to be based on 'partnership rather than dependency'


Pentagon to seek 'Right to Repair' provisions in Army contracts

the Army wants to give itself the right to conduct maintenance and access necessary tools, software, and technical data without being hindered by intellectual property constraints.

U.S. army soldiers fuel a military truck at Qayyara airbase west of Mosul, Iraq, August 10, 2017

Pentagon chief warns Iran of consequences for supporting Houthis

While both Tehran and Washington have said they are set on pursuing diplomacy, they remain far apart on a dispute that has rumbled on for more than two decades.

 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, April 10, 2025

Trump says that Hegseth 'doing a great job' at leading Pentagon following reports of leaks

The New York Times reported that Trump told Hegseth that he also had plenty of experience with 'leakers.'

 US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a press conference, in Panama City, Panama April 9, 2025

White House searches for new defense secretary after Hegseth's second Signal blunder – NPR

This comes after the New York Times reported that Hegseth had included members of his family in chats regarding US military strikes in Yemen.

 (Illustrative) US President Donald Trump and Defense Secretaty Pete Hegseth over a backdrop of leaked Signal Chat messages of a US strike on the Houthis in Yemen.

US officials mistakenly share confidential White House data with thousands of employees - report

The information was shared in a Google Drive folder by General Services Administration (GSA) employees with the whole GSA workforce.

 A US Secret Service officer near the White House on March 09, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Defense chief Hegseth shared war plans in second Signal chat, NYT reports

Trump’s defense chief leaked classified strike details in a private Signal group with his family, the 'New York Times' reporter.

 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, April 10, 2025

Are B-2 bombers a message to Iran? 'We'll let them decide,' Pentagon chief says

When asked if the B-2s were meant to send a message to Iran, Hegseth said: "We'll let them decide."

 US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a press conference, in Panama City, Panama April 9, 2025

US recognizes Panama's sovereignty over canal, Panama says after talks

Hegseth, in the first visit by a Pentagon chief to Panama in decades, said he sees the canal as key terrain that Panama would secure together with the US.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a press conference, in Panama City, Panama April 9, 2025.

US Naval Academy removed books about the Holocaust, antisemitism ahead of Hegseth visit

This comes after the Pentagon chief sent a memo to the Maryland school instructing it to comply with larger anti-” woke” purges.

 Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, attends a joint news conference with Gen Nakatani, Japan's defense minister, not photographed, at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, March 30, 2025

Display honoring Jewish women graduates of naval academy removed ahead of Hegseth visit

Ahead of Pete Hegseth’s visit, the US Naval Academy took down a display honoring Jewish female grads, raising questions about his anti-DEI push.

 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s DEI initiative results in the removal of Holocaust Remembrance articles.