U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met billionaire Elon Musk at the Pentagon on Wednesday, officials said, the second known time the close ally of President Donald Trump has visited the Pentagon.

A communication hotline between the Pentagon and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has not been operational since March of 2022.

The Deputy FAA Air Traffic Control chief said the issue came to light after Reagan National had to wave off two incoming flights.

The downed line was only noticed after the mid-air collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and a regional passenger plane killed 67 people over the Potomac River in late January.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A hotline connecting the Pentagon and Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers at Reagan Washington National Airport has been inoperable since March 2022, an FAA official told a Senate committee on Wednesday.

The hotline between the Department of Defense (DOD) and air traffic controllers at Reagan Washington National Airport has not worked for more than three years, according to a top Federal Aviation

The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify.

Decommissioned Abrams tanks are Ukraine-bound despite concerns about their suitability, Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.