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The Pentagon announced about $1.6 billion in contracts on Nov. 6, including two $500 million Army Corps emergency deals and $222 million for USS Gridley.
The Defense Logistics Agency committed $2 billion in fiscal 2026 for strategic and critical materials for the National Defense Stockpile, DLA said Nov. 6.
Commissary freezer cyberattack: the Pentagon treats failures that spoiled food at 6+ U.S. base stores as a suspected hack tied to a French supermarket attack.
Pentagon deep-cover spy program: The Washington Post says officers would pose as businesspeople in China. The Pentagon denies it, and Congress was not briefed.
Drone Dominance Program orders top $203.5M: Neros $100M+, XTEND $40.5M, Orqa $38M and Swarm $25M+ as the Pentagon buys about 60,000 small drones.
Hegseth announced a four-star Autonomous Warfare Command (AutoWarCom) targeted for Oct. 1, 2027, plus interim Project Agincourt. Here is what we know.
The Pentagon warns North Korean troops training in Russia may join the war in Ukraine. What Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said and what it could mean.