The Space Force's Space Systems Command and Combat Forces Command successfully delivered the GPS III-8 satellite into orbit, providing GPS capabilities to the warfighter that are three times as accurate and eight times as resistant to jamming as the previous constellation. 

Army infantry drone operators successfully tested a new warhead designed for delivery by an unmanned aerial system, a significant leap forward for battlefield technology only weeks after the initial design and rapid prototyping of the system.

The president's fiscal year 2027 budget request was made public during a briefing at the Pentagon, with $1.5 trillion — the largest request in history — aimed at, among other things, supporting military families, securing the homeland, modernizing equipment, rebuilding the defense industrial base and providing a raise to service members.

Nearly 3,000 cadets participated in the U.S. Air Force Academy's spring culminating exercise, a rigorous, multidomain military training that develops cadets into combat-ready Air Force and Space Force leaders. 

U.S. Army Contracting Command Redstone Arsenal awarded a $2.7 billion production contract to support the Dark Eagle long-range hypersonic weapon, marking a major milestone ahead of an accelerated fiscal 2026 fielding timeline. 

Annual influenza vaccines are no longer mandatory, said Secretary of War Pete Hegseth in a video posted on social media. The new mandate follows similar department efforts regarding the COVID-19 vaccine.

Soldiers and airmen who participated in the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games in Italy with the World Class Athlete Program visited the Pentagon, where the athletes also got an unexpected opportunity to meet with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.