The Pentagon has pulled back the White House’s nominee to lead U.S. 7th fleet, officials confirmed to USNI News on Friday.

The defense secretary said he planned to boost production of drones, and supply combat units with more of them.

President Donald Trump referred to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as Secretary of War on a TruthSocial post Friday. “Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was great on FoxNews this morning. Talking about ...

US drone maker stocks, particularly AeroVironment and Kratos, surged following Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's announcement of a new initiative to boost domestic drone production. Hegseth is ...