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Pentagon finds no wrongdoing in 2019 Syria strike that killed civilians
An investigation into a 2019 strike by US forces in Syria that killed numerous civilians found no violations of policy or wanton negligence, the ... Middle East -
Pentagon committed to understanding UFO origins: US officials
Two senior US defense intelligence officials said on Tuesday the Pentagon is committed to determining the origins of what it calls “unidentified ... World News -
Austin hosts Jordan’s King Abdullah at Pentagon for talks
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin welcomed Jordan’s King Abdullah II to the Pentagon for bilateral talks Thursday.Following an honor cordon outside ... Middle East -
‘This is a fight he really doesn’t want’: Pentagon chief warns Russia’s Putin
“If Russia decided to attack any nation that’s a NATO member, that’s a game-changer,” US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told lawmakers on Capitol Hill. World News -
Russia stalled near Donbas, looking to cut power for railroads in Ukraine: Pentagon
The Pentagon official said that Russia’s Wagner Group was still looking to recruit fighters from Syria and Libya. World News -
Russia already weakened militarily after war in Ukraine: Pentagon
Russia already has a weakened military and is a weakened state after its war on neighboring Ukraine, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said on ... World News -
US wants Russia ‘weakened’ so it cannot invade again: Pentagon chief
The United States wants Russia’s military capability weakened so that it cannot carry out another invasion, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on ... World News -
Pentagon developed custom-made ‘Ghost drone’ for Ukraine to use against Russia
“It’s designed to deliver a punch,” a senior US defense official told reporters. World News -
Another Pentagon official exits, saying US is at risk of losing tech edge
Dunlap said the Pentagon, which he dubbed “the world’s largest bureaucracy,” needed to stop focusing on internal turf wars and reinventing the wheel and instead work together to tap the private sector, defend the country and compete with China. World News -
Pentagon asks top 8 US weapons makers to meet on Ukraine: Sources
The Pentagon will host leaders from the top eight US weapons manufacturers on Wednesday to discuss the industry’s capacity to meet Ukraine’s weapons ... World News -
Pentagon revives team to speed arms to Ukraine and allies: Sources
The previously unreported effort comes as the Pentagon works to respond to a rapidly changing landscape for arms deals and transfers. World News -
Putin has deployed nearly 100 pct of pre-staged forces into Ukraine: US official
Russian President Vladimir Putin has now deployed into Ukraine nearly 100 percent of the more than 150,000 forces that he had pre-staged outside the ... World News -
Russia plans on ‘decapitating’ Ukraine’s government: US defense official
The senior US defense official said the world witnessed the “initial phases of a large-scale invasion.” World News -
US Defense Secretary Austin spoke with Russian counterpart: Pentagon
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke with his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoyguon on Saturday and they discussed Russia’s troop buildup in ... World News -
President Biden names Michael Kurilla to lead US Central Command
President Joe Biden is nominating Army Lt. Gen. Michael Kurilla to lead the US Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, ... World News -
US in hypersonic weapon ‘arms race’ with China: Air Force secretary
The United States and China are engaged in an arms race to develop the most lethal hypersonic weapons, the US Air Force secretary said on Tuesday, as ... World News -
Pentagon chief orders review of 2019 Syria strike
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a four-star general to review a 2019 strike in Syria that caused civilian casualties, the Pentagon said on ... Middle East -
Pentagon creates new office to probe UFO reports
Last year, the Pentagon released a still inexplicable video taken by navy pilots of objects moving at incredible speeds, spinning and mysteriously disappearing. World News -
Pentagon can’t say when Lockheed F-35 will finish combat testing
Pentagon officials still haven’t set a date for Lockheed Martin’s F-35, the costliest US weapons system, to complete the final 42 percent of mission ... World News -
Ukraine denies reports of Russian military buildup near eastern border
Ukraine has denied reports of a Russian military build-up near its eastern border that raised fears of a new escalation in fighting with pro-Moscow ... World News -
Pentagon says hypersonic weapons are too expensive
The Pentagon wants defense contractors to cut the ultimate cost of hypersonic weapons, the head of research and development said on Tuesday, as the ... World News -
Pentagon confirms multiple casualties after explosion hits outside Kabul airport
An explosion outside the Abbey Gate of the Kabul airport in Afghanistan’s capital resulted in multiple deaths, the US Pentagon’s Press Secretary John ... World News -
Pentagon says US evacuated 7,000 people out of Afghanistan after Taliban takeover
The United States has airlifted out of Afghanistan some 7,000 people fleeing the Taliban takeover of the country, a top general said Thursday.Since ... World News -
US military experimenting with AI that can predict events ‘days in advance’
The US military is testing cutting edge artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms that the Pentagon says will allow American forces to predict major ... World News -
Pentagon says China’s offensive space technology is ‘on the march’
China is making sizable, long-term investments in weapons designed to jam or destroy satellites as the nation seeks to rapidly narrow the gap in space ... World News -
Pentagon to cancel Trump border wall projects using military funds
The Pentagon on Friday said it was cancelling the construction of parts of former President Donald Trump's border wall with Mexico that were being ... World News -
Biden asks Congress to allocate $753 bln for US defense, national security
President Joe Biden kept an effective lid on US military spending in his first budget draft Friday, proposing to spend $715 billion, a marginal hike ... World News -
Our relationship with Saudi Arabia should remain robust, Pentagon says
“Militarily speaking, we have obligations there in Saudi Arabia, and we’re going to continue to meet those,” Spokesman John Kirby said. Gulf -
China may be speeding up move to more survivable nuclear force, satellite images show
China appears to be moving faster toward a capability to launch its newer nuclear missiles from underground silos, possibly to improve its ability to ... World News -
Police rejected multiple offers of federal help to quell mob in runup to Capitol Hill
Three days before supporters of President Donald Trump rioted at the Capitol, the Pentagon asked the US Capitol Police if it needed National Guard ... World News