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Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin urges reduction in Taliban violenceDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in his first news conference as Pentagon chief, said Friday that progress toward peace in Afghanistan and a...
- Turkey hires law firm to lobby Biden over F-35 jets: Report
Turkey was kicked out of the F-35 fighter jet programme in 2019 as punishment for its decision to acquire the advanced Russian hardware aft...
- India a critical partner, says Pentagon; Quad foreign ministers to meet virtually on Thursday
"India is a critical partner, especially when you consider all of the challenges in the Indo-Pacific region," Pentagon Press Secretary John...
- Pentagon rethinking how to array forces to focus on China
"Smaller will be better in the future. A small force that is nearly invisible and undetectable, that's in a constant state of movement, and...
- In a dangerous game of cat and mouse, Iran eyes new targets in Africa
They say the Ethiopian operation was part of a wider drive to seek soft targets in African countries where Iran might avenge painful, high-...
- Taliban warn NATO to push ahead with troop withdrawal in Afghanistan
Defence ministers from the Washington-backed allies are to meet next week to discuss whether NATO's 10,000-strong mission -- mostly carryin...
- Pentagon establishes task force to meet China challenge
"It will require a whole-of-government effort, bipartisan cooperation in Congress, and strong alliances and partnerships. That's how we'll ...
- No decision yet on future force posture in Afghanistan says Pentagon
“We obviously are still committed to ending this war, but we want to do it in a responsible way, and I don't think it's helpful to be drawn...
- Let down your hair: New Army rules for ponytails, nail colour
Army leaders announced Tuesday that they are loosening restrictions on various grooming and hairstyle rules, as service leaders try to addr...
- China aims to be a 'dominant' world power: US defence secy-designate; cites its 'coercive' behaviour
The US and China are currently engaged in a bitter confrontation over various issues, including trade, the origins of the novel coronavirus...
- China's J-20 fighter turns 10
Kept under tight secrecy, the Chengdu Aerospace Corporation (CAC) fighter achieved its maiden flight on 11 January 2011, while US Secretary...
- America's intelligence community expands with new Space Force unit, the 18th addition
In December 2019, President Donald Trump celebrated the launch of Space Force - the first new military service in more than 70 years - sayi...
- Indian-American becomes US Army's first Chief Information Officer
One of the highest ranking Indian-American civilians in the US Department of Defense, Iyer, who holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, se...
- Extraordinary warning to Trump by 10 former Pentagon chiefs
"Efforts to involve the U.S. armed forces in resolving election disputes would take us into dangerous, unlawful and unconstitutional territ...
- US aircraft carrier 'Nimitz' to stay in Gulf: Pentagon
The Nimitz has been patrolling Gulf waters since late November, but in a statement issued on December 31, acting US defense secretary Chris...
- US State Department approves potential sale of 3,000 smart bombs to Saudi Arabia
The sale comes in the final days of U.S. President Donald Trump's term. President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to halt arms sales to Saudi A...
- For years, the Pentagon sits on racial discrimination survey data
However, the Defense Department denied repeated requests from Reuters to release the 2017 survey data, including through a Freedom of Infor...
- Two American B-52H Stratofortress bombers fly to Middle East in mission to deter Iran
The flight of the two massive B-52H Stratofortress bombers over the region, the second such mission in less than a month, was designed to u...
- Pentagon says it shot down unarmed missile in sea-based test
Previous tests against ICBM targets had used interceptors launched from underground silos in the United States. If further, more challengin...
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