HISTORICAL FACTS: Department of defense - The Untold Story

Accenture Contractor Allegedly Linked Personal Claude AI Agent to Pentagon System Used by Intel Agencies

A WIRED investigation says a personal Claude Code agent accessed a Pentagon system and appeared to send credentials and network details externally

International Business Times UK · 10h ago

Pentagon accuses newly fired general of leaking sensitive information to the media

The Pentagon is accusing a general just ousted from a top military planning post of leaking sensitive information to the media

The Independent UK · Oct 29

Lockheed Martin's F-35 Deal Could Change How Wall Street Values the Stock

Morgan Stanley upgraded Lockheed Martin to Overweight and raised its price target to $835, citing a 10-year F-35 framework, record $292 billion backlog, and a 22nd straight annual dividend increase.

MarketBeat · Oct 27

Lockheed, Pentagon strike initial deal to produce 850 F-35 jets

Lockheed Martin has entered into an agreement to produce 850 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets over the next decade. The contract is not an order but a prearranged long-term arrangement with the Department of Defense. This agreement aims to stabilize annual production at 156 aircraft, while also covering international orders…

The Economic Times · Oct 22

Pete Hegseth signs off testing for new military weapon other American officials passed on

Heat rays cause a tingling sensation on skin that creates an ‘instinctive and irresistible urge to run from the effect,’ the military said in a memo

The Independent UK · Oct 21

RTX Locks In a Decade of Defense Dominance

RTX's Raytheon unit won an $8 billion nuclear command-and-control contract and a $729 million counter-drone export deal, bolstering long-term revenue visibility as its stock trades below recent highs.

MarketBeat · Oct 16

Diver Find Triggers Navy Blast: Lobster trip uncovers suspected WWII munition; report explains seabed risks

In August 2026, while diving off Fort Pierce, diver Luke Neiman stumbled upon what appeared to be a torpedo. Alerting the authorities sparked an investigation by various agencies. The US Navy later identified the object as a suspected World War II munition, which they safely disposed of via an underwater…

The Times of India · Oct 16

Navy Rules Out Bomb Risk: diver’s ‘bagel’ find deemed machinery; 1950 dummy nuke still missing

In October 2016, diver Sean Smyrichinsky uncovered a remarkable object beneath the waters near Banks Island. He speculated that it resembled a Mark IV bomb dropped by a U.S. airstrike. Following this discovery, the Royal Canadian Navy conducted a November survey, confirming the object's safety but leaving its origin and…

The Times of India · Oct 16

Trump administration uses pocket rescission power for second time

This edition of Checks and Balances features the Trump administration’s second use of pocket rescission, and a roundup of recent administrative actions that state governments have used in data center policy

Ballotpedia · Oct 15

Enlisting Capital: Wolfspeed's Defense Deal

Wolfspeed secured a conditional $1.5 billion, 30-year Defense Department loan involving equity warrants and parallel funding terms, aimed at refinancing debt and scaling its Siler City silicon carbide plant.

MarketBeat · Oct 13