Pentagon

US military won’t enter Pakistan in ‘hot pursuit’, says Pentagon

WASHINGTON: The United States has ruled out any ‘plan’ to cross the international border in… Read More

Pakistan has opportunity to do more to combat terrorism: US

WASHINGTON: The United States (US) says Pakistan has an opportunity to do more to fight… Read More

US military wants new, low-yield nuclear weapons ‘in response to Russian actions’

WASHINGTON: The US military wants to revamp its nuclear arsenal and develop new low-yield atomic… Read More

What actually closes in a US government shutdown?

WASHINGTON: Hundreds of thousands of US government defense workers, park rangers and business regulators could… Read More

US conveys to Pakistan ‘what it must do’: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: The United States has told Pakistan what it must do if it wants Washington… Read More

Trump to call on Pentagon, diplomats to play bigger role on arms sales

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is nearing completion of a new “Buy American” plan that calls… Read More

Does Pentagon still have a UFO program? The answer is a bit mysterious

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon acknowledged on Saturday that its long-secret UFO investigation program ended in 2012,… Read More

Pentagon should move US dependents out of South Korea due to North Korean threat: senator

WASHINGTON: Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham on Sunday urged the Pentagon to start moving US… Read More

Pentagon evaluating U.S. West Coast missile defense sites – officials

SIMI VALLEY: The U.S. agency tasked with protecting the country from missile attacks is scouting… Read More

Pentagon discloses data on sexual assault reports on military bases

WASHINGTON: The US military on Friday disclosed for the first time base-by-base data on sexual… Read More

US Senate confirms Dunford for additional two-year term as military chief

WASHINGTON:  The Senate agreed to Marine Corps General Joe Dunford’s reappointment for another two-year term… Read More

US bombers fly off east coast of North Korea: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: US bombers flew off the east coast of North Korea Saturday in a show… Read More

CIA seeks permission to kill terrorists in Afghanistan with drones

WASHINGTON: The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is seeking permission from the US administration for expanded… Read More

Head of Daesh in Afghanistan killed in US strike: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: US forces have killed the head of the Daesh group´s Afghanistan branch, the Pentagon… Read More

Pentagon doesn’t see ISIS growing in Afghanistan: spokesman

WASHINGTON: Director of Defense Press Operation Pentagon, Captain Jeff Davis on Tuesday said that Islamic… Read More

Pentagon to request thousands more troops for Afghanistan next week

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon will ask the White House next week to send thousands more troops… Read More

US air strikes in Syria kill Al-Qaeda militants: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: The United States killed about 20 Al-Qaeda militants this week in air strikes in… Read More

China says it has handed over US drone taken in South China Sea

BEIJING: China has returned a US underwater drone taken by a Chinese naval vessel in… Read More

Pentagon confirms death of two Al-Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: A US strike against a senior Al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan in October also killed… Read More

Russian hackers hit Pentagon email system in 2015

WASHINGTON: Russian hackers seized control last year of the unclassified email system used by the US… Read More