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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday the Pentagon will pursue an Iron Dome-style missile defense system for the United States, fulfilling a campaign promise by President Trump.

"The upcoming months present us with challenges that require military readiness and opportunities that allow us to further our strategic goals."

There will be a lot on the plate for new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when he steps into his office on the Pentagon’s third floor E Ring.

One day after being sworn in, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks by phone to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. US defense official says Hegseth stressed that the United States is fully committed to ensure that Israel has the capabilities it needs to defend itself.

Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law says in an affidavit to senators that US President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon abused his second ex-wife to the point where she once hid in a closet and gave friends a code word to use in a crisis.

Dan Caldwell, a former colleague of Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, has publicly criticized the close U.S.-Israel alliance

"The continuation of cooperation between our countries is vital to furthering our success and power across the globe."

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Monday that a priority for the new Trump administration is to acquire an "Iron Dome for America."[Note: Iron Dome is the air defense system in Israel tha

The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel began Jan. 19 after Hamas supplied a list of the hostages slated for return to Israel.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first day at the Pentagon is expected to include an array of executive orders, including “removing DEI inside the Pentagon, reinstating troops who were pushed out because of Covid mandates” and an “Iron Dome for America.

President Donald Trump has ordered the development of an "Iron Dome" defense system to shield the United States from an intercontinental missile attack.