Pentagon News
Musk's SpaceX wins Pentagon award for missile tracking satellites
SpaceX, known for its reusable rockets and astronaut capsules, is ramping up satellite production for Starlink
1 min read6 Oct 2020Eyeing China, Pentagon plans larger, 'more lethal' navy
A Pentagon report on the PLA released early this month said that Beijing has world's largest naval fleet with 350 ships and submarines The plan, which requires adding tens of billions of dollars to US Navy's budget between now and 2045, is aimed at maintaining superiority over Chinese naval forces
2 min read17 Sep 2020Oracle loses appeal in $10 billion Pentagon contract fight
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling that Oracle wasn’t harmed by any errors the Pentagon made in developing the contract proposal because it wouldn’t have qualified for the contract anyway
2 min read3 Sep 2020Pentagon says China could double nuclear weapons in decade
Beijing’s arsenal remains low, compared to those of U.S. and Russia, annual report finds
2 min read2 Sep 2020China military exercises will 'further destabilize' S. China Sea: Pentagon
The Pentagon said Thursday it was concerned about Chinese military exercises around a disputed archipelago in the South China Sea
1 min read3 Jul 2020US Pentagon releases list of companies which aid Chinese military. Read details
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo accused Huawei for being a 'tool of the CCP surveillance state.'
1 min read25 Jun 2020Judge halts Microsoft work on Pentagon cloud deal after Amazon suit alleges bias
It’s unusual for the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to pause work on a contract over the government’s objections The ruling is a victory for Amazon, which faced an uphill battle in its bid to get the award overturned, procurement experts said
2 min read14 Feb 2020US says 34 troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after Iran strike
According to Pentagon data, about 408,000 service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury since 2000 President Donald Trump and other top officials initially said Iran's attack had not killed or injured any US service members
1 min read26 Jan 2020Amazon asks judge to block Microsoft from Pentagon project
Amazon filed a motion asking a federal judge to block Microsoft from working on any substantive tasks for the JEDI project Microsoft is set to start its work on JEDI Cloud contract from 11 February
1 min read24 Jan 2020Iran launches large attack on US-led forces in Iraq, Pentagon says
The US military said an assessment was underway to determine damage and any casualties at al-Asad airbase in Iraq The attack came just hours after US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the United States should expect Iran to retaliate
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