The Department of Defense is the United States government agency responsible for developing the nation's military capabilities. It serves as a central authority for defense policy and operations, including the oversight of high-ranking military leadership such as General Dunford.
“We know Palantir is very much a defense company with lots of defense contracts, but that really is only about half of its business, too. ... there's no question that about 55% roughly of the company's revenue does come from the government.”
“It's an assessment that was backed up by a defense department inspector general report which noted that confused counter drone policies had left US military bases unable to adequately protect themselves.”
“Additionally, DoD and Loheed Martin recently reached a deal to more than triple Patriot missile production over seven years. The new framework aims to increase output to 2,000 per year by 2030.”
“I think what it says is I think our you know, our Department of Defense and industry has been developing the right capabilities that have uh given us the ability to get in and establish air superiority. this this quickly. I think it's an indication that uh our capabilities remain at the top edge.”
“US defense officials told American media that within just the first 12 hours of fighting, Washington had carried out nearly 900 strikes across Iran. According to Israeli sources, Jerusalem's first wave alone leveraged around 200 fighter jets, striking a total of around 500 targets.”
“Where is that coordination between the US Department of Defense, Department of War, the Maritime Administration with commercial shipping out there? There are five US ships in the Persian Gulf right now. What is being done to protect them?”