The Pentagon's gutted weapons testing office is doing more work with fewer people, risking dangers on the battlefield, new watchdog report says

Hegseth gutted DOT&E's workforce last year, leaving the office with less officers and oversight on weapons programs.

Hegseth Cuts to Weapons Testing Office Hurt Oversight, GAO Says

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s mandate to slash by more than 75% the staff and senior officials of the decades-old Pentagon ...
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Cuts to DoD’s independent testing office increase risk of undetected flaws in weapons

Workforce reductions at DOT&E have also forced personnel to oversee more programs, including those outside their areas of technical expertise.
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Joint US, Australia F-35A trial may reduce the time and cost to certify new weapons

The United States and Australia have completed a first-of-its-kind F-35A flight test that could ...
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Pentagon continues to ‘struggle’ with key weapons development timelines: GAO

The watchdog's annual weapons systems assessment revealed new details about high-profile programs, from Air Force One to Army ...
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Pentagon's push to field weapons faster risks outrunning its own oversight, watchdog finds

Workforce reductions meant that weapon systems reach warfighters with "undocumented shortfalls related to effectiveness, ...
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US Army trials LP-CROWS integration on Paladin artillery for drone defense

At the US Army Yuma Proving Ground, engineers are currently carrying out developmental testing ...
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US Navy develops portable DNA test to ID bioweapons in the field

The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has developed new portable field devices that will allow soldiers to identify unknown ...
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US Navy destroyer tests close-in weapon system

U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) fires its Close-in Weapon System during a ...
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Feature: Kongsberg's RWS users share C-UAV lessons

An unusual soundtrack echoed across the Swiss Alps in late May 2026: The gentle ringing of cowbells mingled with the sharp ...
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The USSR's armed space station and the secret weapon test nobody was supposed to survive

Hidden inside the Soviet Salyut program was a fully armed military space station with a cannon fired just hours before destruction. The full truth stayed buried for decades, and some details remain ...
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All Weapons of Sorrow in Destiny 2

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