United States Department of Defense, a state-owned entity headquartered in the US, was founded in 1949 and employs approximately 67,850 individuals. The department's primary function is to provide military forces to protect the U.S. and U.S. interests abroad.
On May 2, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius stressed that Europe should take greater responsibility for its security, a statement made after the U.S. Department of Defense announced plans to withdraw 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany. Earlier on May 2, the Pentagon estimated its maritime blockade had cost Iran nearly $5 billion in lost oil revenues, significantly disrupting Iran’s ability to export crude oil in the Gulf of Oman and intensifying economic pressure on Tehran amid regional tensions. Previously, on May 2, the U.S. Department of Defense announced agreements with eight technology firms—SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Reflection, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and Oracle—to deploy artificial intelligence capabilities on its classified networks for operational use.
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