Hegesth said that maintaining proper testosterone levels is a way to keep troops on the “leading edge of lethality.”

The Pentagon would need to spend as much as $7.4 billion to purchase and install defense systems to protect 100 U.S. military installations worldwide against small aerial drones, the Congressional Budget Office estimated.

A California company partnering with the Pentagon to develop an antidote for venomous snakebites is in animal trials to gauge the drug’s suitability for humans after clinical trials fell short but showed promise.

The Defense Department is increasingly using artificial intelligence to handle administrative work.

The Air Force confirmed an influenza outbreak has affected the 37th Training Wing at Lackland over the past three weeks. Each year, more than 36,000 recruits come through the unit.

The funding request puts the price tag far higher than the estimate given to lawmakers last month.

General Motors and Lockheed Martin have agreed to explore ways to accelerate the production of American military equipment.

Indo-Pacific Command will once again be known as U.S. Pacific Command after the Pentagon announced it was reverting back to the original name of America’s oldest and largest combatant command.

The Pentagon has awarded a nearly $49 million contract for an artificial intelligence platform designed to help agencies prepare for annual financial audits as the department works toward a congressionally mandated clean audit by 2028.

Since 2021, the F-35 fighter jet sustainment costs have continued to increase, but the aircraft performance has continued to trend down, the GAO said.