Pentagon

Pentagon says Paris massacre resembles attacks in Pakistan

WASHINGTON: Spokesperson of the Pentagon Rear Admiral John Kirby has said that the terrorist attack… Read More

U.S. launches air strike in Somalia targeting al Shabaab senior leader

WASHINGTON: The U.S. military launched an air strike in Somalia on Monday targeting a senior… Read More

General Sharif chairs Corps Commanders Conference

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif is chairing a Corps Commanders Conference at… Read More

Obama nominates Ashton Carter for Pentagon chief

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Friday nominated veteran defense expert Ashton Carter as his defense… Read More

Iran jets bombed IS in Iraq: US

WASHINGTON; Iranian fighter jets bombed Islamic State jihadists in eastern Iraq in recent days, but… Read More

Lockheed, Pentagon ink $4.7 billion deal for eighth batch of F-35 fighters

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said on Friday it had awarded Lockheed a contract valued at $4.7 billion… Read More

General Raheel Sharif visits US Army training centre

CALIFORNIA: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif toured Fort Irwin National Training Centre in… Read More

Pakistan not soft on terrorism: Bajwa

WASHINGTON: Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Asim Saleem Bajwa has denied Pentagon allegations against… Read More

US air war on Islamic State costing $8.3 million a day: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has revised its estimate of the cost of the US air war… Read More

Lockheed, Pentagon reach $4 billion deal for more F-35 jets

WASHINGTON: Lockheed Martin Corp and U.S. defense officials have reached agreement on the terms of… Read More

U.S. seeks life in prison for bin Laden son-in-law Abu Ghaith

NEW YORK: The United States on Monday said Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama… Read More

U.S. grounds entire F-35 fleet pending engine inspections

WASHINGTON: The U.S. military said it had grounded the entire fleet of 97 Lockheed Martin… Read More

U.S. discloses secret Somalia military presence, up to 120 troops

WASHINGTON: U.S. military advisors have secretly operated in Somalia since around 2007 and Washington plans… Read More

Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric calls for prime minister to be chosen by Tuesday

BAGHDAD: The most influential Shi'ite cleric in Iraq called on the country's leaders on Friday… Read More