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US budget watchdog estimates Golden Dome will cost $1.2 trillion, dwarfing Pentagon estimate
The CBO estimated acquisition costs alone for the system would total just over $1 trillion, with the space-based interceptor layer and a constellation of 7,800 satellites.
Forget the model wars, the real AI challenge is orchestration -opinion
Pentagon declassifies first batch of UFO files as part of Trump transparency campaign
US DoD, tech giants bid to make armed forces 'AI-first'
US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, Trump promises to cut 'a lot further'
The Pentagon announced the drawdown from Germany, its largest European base, on Friday, as a rift over the Iran war and tariff tensions placed further strain on relations between the US and Europe.
US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, US officials say
The Pentagon said the withdrawal was expected to be completed over the next six to 12 months. Germany is home to some 35,000 active-duty US military personnel, more than anywhere else in Europe.
Pentagon Iran war cost estimates may exclude billions added from damaged US assets - CNN
While a Pentagon official has given a $25 billion figure, CNN sources warned the cost including rebuilding damaged US assets may cost tens of billions more.
US seeks new int'l coalition to get ships moving again in Hormuz, internal cable says
US embassies should deliver the demarche orally to partner nations by May 1, but not to Russia, China, Belarus, Cuba, and "other US adversaries," said the cable.
Pentagon faces scrutiny over lack of details on Minab girls' school strike in Iran
The strike took place on February 28, at the beginning of Operation Epic Fury. A missile hit a primary school, killing 168 people, including around 110 children, according to Iranian officials.
Google signs Pentagon deal to provide AI models for classified government work
The Pentagon is seeking to preserve all flexibility in defense and not be limited by warnings from the technology's creators against powering weapons with unreliable AI.
How much power should you give your AI? - opinion
Forget fully autonomous everything. A new Pentagon deal shows why the future belongs to AI that boosts human performance, not AI that removes humans from the loop
Hundreds of Google employees urge CEO not to sign deal with Pentagon in open letter
The letter stated that the signatories feel their “proximity to this technology creates a responsibility to highlight and prevent its most unethical and dangerous uses.”
Pentagon chief Hegseth says US blockade on Iran 'going global'
Hegseth added that Tehran had a chance to make a "good deal" with Washington.
Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO, 'punishing' other allies over Iran war conduct
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez responded to the reports, saying that "we [Spain] do not work off of emails, we work from official documents and positions."
