Pentagon Coverage

Seeking bigger piece of Pentagon pie: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency brings its menu of wants to NC

Last week, Dan Barkin of Business North Carolina attended an event in Greensboro held by DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. This is the agency that helped give birth to the Internet, and GPS and stealth technology. Its mission, in the aftermath of the Sputnik surprise 66 years ago next week, has been to help revolutionary technology become reality and ensure our military stays ahead of our adversaries. So how might DARPA benefit North Carolina?

Have an idea to pitch the Pentagon? Here's your chance, says Business NC

DARPA, the military research agency behind more than six decades of technological breakthroughs, is holding an all-day regional event in Greensboro in two weeks. It is a big opportunity for companies and academic researchers in our state’s defense innovation community who need funding help. Here's a preview.

Trillion dollar boondoggle? Pentagon, incompetence & a doomsday scenario for all of us

If the Department of Defense is receiving all this money and support, but it then acts in ways that are so incompetent, then everyone in the nation is vulnerable. An incompetent Department of Defense cannot defend us from enemies both foreign and domestic

Leaked classified documents pose threat to national security

The Biden administration is doing damage control after dozens of classified intelligence documents from the pentagon were leaked.

US releases video of downed drone

The Pentagon on Thursday released video of what it said was a Russian fighter jet dumping fuel on a U.S. Air Force surveillance drone before the warplane clipped the drone's propeller in international airspace, leading to its crash in the Black Sea and raising tensions between Moscow and Washington over the war in Ukraine.

Pentagon: Object shot down off Alaska coast

Pentagon leaders discuss the shooting down of an airborne object over Alaska Friday afternoon.

Pentagon briefing on deployment of troops

We expect questions about the Biden administration approving the deployment of additional U.S. based military personnel to Europe and repositioning some Europe based units farther east.

Better military? NC consortium to provide performance improvement solutions to Pentagon

RTI International is launching the North Carolina Center for Optimizing Military Performance, and it will lead an effort to advance creation and delivery of human performance solutions for the Department of Defense, along with 25 consortium members based in North Carolina.

Military, intelligence experts worry about Trump's changes at Pentagon

President Trump has moved to replace Pentagon top brass with others loyal to him as the presidential transition plays out.

Senior Pentagon leadership quarantining after exposure to coronavirus

The top US general, Gen. Mark Milley, and several members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are quarantining after a top Coast Guard official tested positive for coronavirus, several US defense officials tell CNN.

By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent

Durham fire chief remembers being first responder at Pentagon on 9/11

WRAL's Leslie Moreno spoke with Durham Fire Chief Bob Zoldos about his role as a first responder at the Pentagon during 9/11.

Durham Fire Chief remembers working as a first responder during 9/11 attack

Durham Fire Chief Bob Zoldos was one of the first responders to the Pentagon on 9/11. He was working for the Fairfax County (Va.) fire and rescue department at the time as a lieutenant.

Leslie Moreno, WRAL multimedia journalist

Ceremony at Pentagon remembers 9/11 victims, first responders

A 9/11 ceremony at the Pentagon features a moment of silence and remarks from Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley.

Pentagon's UFO program to offer 'new transparency' to public

The 'New York Times' has delved into the Pentagon's "once-covert" UFO program and found promising information.

Democrats say they will oppose Tata, Trump's pick to be Pentagon policy chief

Anthony Tata is also the former Superintendent of Wake County Schools and a longtime defender of President Trump. The move to oppose, comes on the heels of scrutiny over past tweets from Tata-- specifically in relation to Former President Obama. If confirmed by the Senate, Tata would become the third highest official in the Pentagon.

Pentagon officially releases three UFO videos

On Monday, the Pentagon released three declassified videos taken by Navy pilots.

Pentagon now says there were injuries in last week's Iran-missile attack in Iraq

Overnight the U.S. military issued a statement saying, "While no U.S. service members were killed, several were treated for concussion symptoms from the blast and are still being assessed."

Pentagon reviews $10 billion ‘war cloud’ contract Amazon wants

The e-commerce giant and Microsoft have been competing for the contract, known as the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure plan, or JEDI.

Trump speaks on missile defense

President Trump makes remarks on missile defense at the Pentagon.

Trump speaks on missile defense

President Trump makes remarks on missile defense at the Pentagon.