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

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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

Anthropic’s public usage policies prohibit Claude from being used to facilitate violence, develop weapons, or conduct surveillance, the Wall Street Journal noted.

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Bumblebee V2 counter-UAS system

Bumblebee joins expanding US counter‑drone system arsenal

Multirotor drone hunts down and directly collides with hostile drones to neutralize it

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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'

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is not attending the meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels; instead, Colby, who holds the Pentagon's No. 3 post, is representing the US.

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US Defense Secretary Hegseth vows 'unrelenting' strikes against Houthis until they back down

Hegseth warns Iran to “back off” as US airstrikes on Houthis ramp up in response to Red Sea attacks.

MARCH 16, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US secretary of defense nominee Pete Hegseth

Trump fires top US general in unprecedented Pentagon shakeup

Trump fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General C.Q. Brown, and pushed out five other admirals and generals.

FEBRUARY 22, 2025ByREUTERS
U.S. President Donald Trump signs the Laken Riley Act at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 29, 2025.

Defense Secretary Hegseth to Netanyahu: Destroying Hamas, Hezbollah is 'very important' to us

'Destroying the capabilities of Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon is very important to us. You have a long memory, and so do we,' Hegseth said.

FEBRUARY 5, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
US Secretary of Defense Hegseth meets with Israeli PM Netanyahu at the Pentagon, in Washington

Kippah-wearing bodyguard steals spotlight as Pete Hegseth begins role as US Def.-Sec.

Social media users commented that they were surprised to see a kippah-wearing security guard, some saying they had never before seen it in America. 

JANUARY 28, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
Hegseth arrived at the Pentagon on Monday and spoke to the press before entering the building with Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.