Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth formally established a new Pentagon command dubbed Autowarcom, focused on AI and autonomous systems in modern warfare. Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich will help shape the initiative, marking Musk’s return to Trump’s inner circle after a public split earlier this year.
The US government publicly acknowledged for the first time on September 15 the deployment of weapons in Earth orbit, with defense analysts warning this move may trigger a new round of global space arms race. The decision will affect global satellite communications security, commercial space activities, and the reform of international space legal frameworks, and may push space powers such as China and Russia to accelerate the development of anti-satellite weapons and space combat capabilities. Against the backdrop of accelerated parallel commercialization and militarization of low-Earth orbit, the pressure for reform of the global space governance system will further increase.
Core Summary According to The New York Times, the US Department of Defense has released its third batch of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) files, including records of a mysterious potato-shaped object hovering over Colorado and multiple reports of glowing red orbs. This is the latest step in the White House’s push for transparency on extraterrestrial phenomena. Details The newly declassified files were published on the Department of Defense website WAR.GOV/UFO. The documents record multiple unidentified flying object sightings in the northeastern United States, including oddly shaped flying objects and unexplained luminous phenomena. ...
Pentagon officials reveal the Iran war has cost $25 billion so far, but this figure does not include the expense of rebuilding damaged US military bases.