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  • ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – JANUARY 30: Emergency response units work at the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after the plane crashed last night on approach to Reagan National Airport on January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. The American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided in midair with a military helicopter while approaching the airport. According to reports there were no survivors amongst the 67 people on board both aircraft. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)Politics

    Downed Black Hawk was practicing secretive evacuation plans

    By Tony Capaccio and Bloomberg
  • missile taking offBusiness

    The price tag for the Air Force’s new nuclear missile has soared 81% to $141 billion

    By Tony Capaccio and Bloomberg
  • An Israeli air force F-35 fighterPolitics

    As Israel weighs response to Iran’s attack, here’s how their military capabilities compare

    By Tony Capaccio, Patrick Sykes, and others
  • Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends a press conference with his Belarus counterpart, following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 18, 2022. – Vladimir Putin said on February 18, 2022 that the situation in conflict-hit eastern Ukraine was worsening, as the West accuses him of planning an imminent attack on the country. (Photo by Sergei GUNEYEV / Sputnik / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI GUNEYEV/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    If Ukraine keeps up resistance, expect Putin to make nuclear threats against the West

    By Tony Capaccio and Bloomberg
  • UKRAINE – 2021/05/18: In this photo illustration Microsoft Corporation logo seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Tech

    Pentagon discards $10 billion cloud deal awarded to Microsoft

    By Naomi Nix, Tony Capaccio, and others
  • The Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., on Friday, April 9, 2021. President Biden plans to request $715 billion for his first Pentagon budget, signaling efforts to deter China and Russia by advancing hypersonic weapons and bolstering the U.S. Navy fleet with ballistic missile submarines and unmanned ships. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPolitics

    Pentagon’s unspent billions represent nearly half of canceled funds as Biden aims for flat defense budget

    By Tony Capaccio and Bloomberg
  • Iran U.S.Politics

    U.S. Sends More Forces to Mideast While Esper Denies Iraq Exit

    By Glen Carey, Tony Capaccio, and others
  • Iran has vowed 'harsh retaliation' for the U.S. airstrike that killed Soleimani.International

    U.S. Builds Up Troops In the Middle East As Funerals Begin In Iraq

    By Jennifer Jacobs, Nick Wadhams, and others
  • Donald Trump and Mark EsperTech

    Defense Secretary to Review $10 Billion Contract Competition That Trump Says Favors Amazon

    By Tony Capaccio, Naomi Nix, and others
  • US-POLITICS-TRUMPPolitics

    Trump’s New Helicopter Has a Flaw: It Scorches the White House Lawn

    By Tony Capaccio and Bloomberg
  • TransDigm Group Manufacturing company logo seen displayed onLeadership

    Pentagon Rips TransDigm for ‘Gouging’ Taxpayers With $4,361 Metal Pin

    By Tony Capaccio and Bloomberg
  • Aerial view of the Pentagon.Leadership

    A Pentagon Contractor’s 9,400% Profit on a Half-Inch Metal Pin Is Challenged

    By Tony Capaccio and Bloomberg
  • Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan And Joint Chiefs Of Staff Chairman Gen. Dunford Testify Before Senate Appropriations CommitteeLeadership

    Trump Will Pick Loyalist Patrick Shanahan as Secretary of Defense

    By Jennifer Jacobs, Tony Capaccio, and others
  • The PentagonTech

    Winner Takes All: Amazon and Microsoft Go Head-to-Head for Pentagon’s $10 Billion Cloud Services Contract

    By Tony Capaccio, Naomi Nix, and others
  • Submarine Uss DrumLeadership

    $128 Billion Can Build a Lot—But Probably Not a Nuclear-Armed Submarine, Auditors Warn

    By Tony Capaccio and Bloomberg