August 13, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

Confirmed

Trump Orders the Navy to Rip Electromagnetic Catapults Out of Its Next Carrier and Open Warship Construction to Foreign Shipyards

An August 13, 2026 presidential memorandum directs the Secretary of War to deliver within 60 days a plan to replace the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System and the Advanced Weapons Elevators with steam and hydraulic...

July 20, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

Confirmed

Trump Orders the Pentagon to Stop Waiving Domestic-Sourcing Rules for Defense Contractors Starting in 2027

Executive Order 14415, signed July 20, 2026, directs the Secretary of War and the service secretaries to stop issuing waivers under 10 U.S.C. 4872(c)(1) for covered materials as of January 1, 2027, except where a...

September 5, 2025 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

Confirmed

Trump Orders the Pentagon to Call Itself the Department of War

On September 5, 2025, Trump signed an executive order directing that the Department of Defense may be called the Department of War, and authorizing Pete Hegseth to use Secretary of War as a secondary title, with parallel...