Defense News in Brief: Department of War Issues Legal Waiver to Authorize Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Disclosures to PURSUE

Source: United States Department of War

DOW announced the issuance of a legal waiver that establishes an authorized, legally protected disclosure mechanism for personnel to provide unidentified anomalous phenomena-related national defense information to designated representatives of the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters effort.

Defense News in Brief: Readout of the 16th U.S.-Kuwait Joint Military Commission

Source: United States Department of War

Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Near East and Central Asia Michael P. DiMino IV and Kuwait’s Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General Khaled al-Shriaan co-chaired the 16th U.S.-Kuwait Joint Military Commission at the Pentagon alongside representatives from U.S. Central Command, the Joint Staff, the Maryland National Guard, and the State Department.

Defense News in Brief: Secretary of War Hegseth Reaffirms the Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, Calls on Regional Partners to Take Fight to the Cartels

Source: United States Department of War

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth traveled to Panama this week to lead the second Americas Counter Cartel Coalition Forum in his role as chairman, participate in the Panamax 2026 military exercise in defense of the Panama Canal and host bilateral engagements with key leaders in the Western Hemisphere.

Defense News in Brief: Department of War Announces $25 Million Investment With ReElement Technologies to Expand U.S. Critical Minerals Refining Capacity

Source: United States Department of War

The Department of War’s Economic Defense Unit, in partnership with the Office of the Undersecretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment, announced a $25 million investment with ReElement Technologies Corp. to expand domestic refining capacity for rare earth elements and other defense-critical minerals.