Pledging to “supercharge” innovation at the War Department, Hegseth said the Pentagon is “done running a peacetime science fair while our potential adversaries are running a wartime arms

Hegseth visits Lockheed Martin's F-35 plant in Fort Worth and SpaceX in Brownsville to spotlight American defense manufacturing.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth visited Elon Musk-led commercial spaceflight company SpaceX's headquarters in Starbase, Texas, hailing the company's operations. Pete Hegseth At Starbase Hegseth visited the Starbase facility on Monday as part of the "Arsenal of Freedom" tour,

"The challenge is that our legacy approach to technological development assumes that technology moves in a linear way and that only existing companies can provide it," Hegseth said Monday night. "That ends today.

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth unveiled an artificial intelligence strategy for the military, aiming to make the U.S. a global leader in AI and drones.

Mr Hegseth announced several plans meant to speed innovation and slammed what he called “woke” artificial intelligence. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Pete Hegseth announces ambitious AI initiatives alongside Elon Musk at SpaceX to transform the US military's technology and procurement processes, aiming for a rapid evolution in modern warfare.

The multistate tour is expected to promote the War Department's efforts to rebuild the United States military by engaging with the country's defense industrial base at various shipyards and factories throughout the country.

President Donald Trump denied that he was involved in the Justice Department's decision to subpoena the Federal Reserve. Chair Jerome Powell said the Federal Reserve was being targeted for making decisions that “serve the public" rather than the president’s “preferences.