This week in the Defense Department, plans to support the American drone industry are underway, the National Farm Security Action Plan will safeguard farmlands and land around military bases, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the Pentagon.

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency contributed utilized modeling and simulation to determine the impact of the GBU-57 on hardened and deeply buried targets to ensure a successful outcome for Operation Midnight Hammer.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a handful of senior Defense Department and military officials welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the Pentagon to commemorate recent successes in military operations against Iran. 

The Defense Department Manufacturing Technology Program reduces the cost and time to manufacture critical defense weapons and systems through the development and application of advanced manufacturing technologies. 

The Department of Agriculture announced a new governmentwide, multiprong effort focused on ensuring America's ability to secure its own food supply, in part by eliminating interference from adversarial nations.

Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Rayuan Lane III stepped onto the Pentagon's River Entrance parade field and did something few others can claim – he played catch with the secretary of defense.

This week in the Defense Department, the Air Force and Space Force hit recruiting expectations three months early and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosted leaders from two partner nations to further military cooperation and partnerships.