Anthony Capaccio

The Pentagon dismantled a temporary pier that brought aid to the Gaza Strip and has no immediate plans to return it, dealing another blow to a program that's become a symbol of the US struggle to ease the enclave's dire humanitarian crisis.

US taxpayers could be on the hook for millions of dollars in repairs if F-35 fighter jets suffer major weather damage while waiting on a Texas tarmac for a long-delayed software upgrade, according to the Pentagon's contracts oversight agency.

The White House will announce details of a $2.3 billion arms package for Ukraine that includes equipment from Pentagon inventories and long-term contracts for air defense weapons to Lockheed Martin Corp. and RTX Corp., according to US officials.

Cost projections have grown once again for the US Air Force's new Sentinel intercontinental missile, with the program now expected to cost taxpayers $141 billion, or 81 percent more than forecast four years ago.

The Pentagon's top weapons buyer said there are “no excuses” for the 81% projected cost growth of the US's new intercontinental ballistic missile program, and acknowledged the price tag to American taxpayers could end up even higher.

The Pentagon will take deliveries of F-35 fighter jets again next week instead of continuing to wait for a crucial hardware and software upgrade that's been delayed, people familiar with the matter said.

The US is about to deploy a new ground-based jammer designed to blunt Chinese or Russian satellites from transmitting information about US forces during a conflict, the Space Force disclosed.

The Pentagon took its first delivery of an F-35 fighter jet after deciding not to wait any longer for delayed hardware and software upgrades, allowing payments to resume to

The US is warning homegrown tech startups and venture capital firms that some foreign investments may be fronts for hostile nations seeking data and technology for their governments or to undermine American businesses.

The Pentagon and the top House Democrat on defense policy have called out Northrop Grumman Corp. for a share of the blame for a projected 81% increase in the cost of the new Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program to at least $141 billion.