U.S. Army

Pentagon Awards Drone Contract to Company Where Trump Jr. Holds $4 Million Stake

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The U.S. Army awarded Unusual Machines a major contract to produce 3,500 drone motors, with expectations of 20,000 additional components in future orders, months after Donald Trump Jr. joined the company’s advisory board in November 2024. Trump Jr. holds a disclosed $4 million stake in the …

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U.S. Army Awards Palantir $10 Billion AI-Driven Software Contract

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The U.S. Army awarded Palantir Technologies a decade-long Enterprise Service Agreement worth up to $10 billion for AI-driven battlefield analysis and targeting systems. The contract consolidates 75 existing contracts (15 prime contracts and 60 related contracts) into a single agreement, accelerating …

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Trump Fires Lt. Col. Vindman from NSC in Retaliation for Impeachment Testimony

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Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the Ukraine expert on the National Security Council who testified in Trump’s impeachment proceedings, is escorted out of the White House and removed from his NSC position just days after Trump’s Senate acquittal. This unprecedented retaliation follows …

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Chelsea Manning Sentenced to 35 Years for WikiLeaks Disclosures

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U.S. Army Private Chelsea Manning was sentenced to 35 years in military prison for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks that exposed war crimes and civilian casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan. The sentence was the longest ever imposed on a whistleblower under the Espionage Act and sparked …

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Chelsea Manning Arrested for Leaking Classified Documents to WikiLeaks

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U.S. Army Private First Class Bradley Manning (later Chelsea Manning) was arrested at Forward Operating Base Hammer in Iraq for allegedly leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks, including evidence of war crimes and civilian casualties. The arrest initiated what would …

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