Pentagon

Pentagon spots Chinese ‘spy balloon’ over US

WASHINGTON: A suspected Chinese spy balloon has been flying over the United States for a… Read More

No evidence of alien life so far in the Pentagon’s UFO deep-dive

The Pentagon's new push to investigate reports of UFOs has so far not yielded any… Read More

Pentagon says US weapons not used to attack Crimea airbase

WASHINGTON: The US Defense Department said Friday American-supplied weapons were not used to attack a… Read More

Washington downplays Ukrainian retreat from Severodonetsk

WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday played down the importance of Ukrainian forces' retreat from… Read More

Pentagon warns war will stretch out despite Ukraine successes

WASHINGTON: A senior Pentagon official said Thursday that the Ukraine war could continue for a… Read More

Russia’s top general visited Ukraine front: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: Russia's top general, Valery Gerasimov, visited the Donbas front in the Ukraine war last… Read More

Russians ‘behind schedule’ in Donbas: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: The Russian campaign to seize control of the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine is… Read More

Russia ‘repositioning’ forces near Kyiv, not withdrawing: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: Russia is "repositioning" a small number of its forces near Kyiv but is not… Read More

Pentagon rapid response team revived to speed arms to Ukraine and allies

The Pentagon is turning to a special team to respond to increased demand for new… Read More

Pentagon studying Putin nuclear order

WASHINGTON: US officials on Monday called Russian President Vladimir Putin's order to mobilize his nuclear… Read More

Russian invasion of Ukraine would be ‘horrific’: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said Friday that the destruction and human cost of a full-scale incursion… Read More

Pentagon chief orders review of 2019 Syria strike

WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a four-star general to review a 2019 strike… Read More

Pentagon says Kabul drone strike killed 10 civilians in ‘tragic mistake’

WASHINGTON: The U.S. military said on Friday that a drone strike in Kabul last month… Read More

16,000 evacuated from Kabul airport in past 24 hours: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: Around 16,000 people were evacuated over the past 24 hours from Afghanistan through the… Read More

US evacuation flights from Kabul will land in Germany on Friday: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: U.S. military aircraft conducting evacuation flights from Kabul will land in Germany on Friday,… Read More

Pentagon locked down after shooting at subway station

The Pentagon was on lockdown Tuesday after a shooting at a subway station just outside… Read More

Pentagon hits reset on Trump’s $10 billion cloud deal, welcoming new players

WASHINGTON: The US Defense Department canceled its $10 billion JEDI cloud-computing project on Tuesday, reversing… Read More

Pentagon defends secretive exit from Afghan airbase

WASHINGTON: The US military confirmed Tuesday that it did not give Afghan officials the precise… Read More

U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan more than 90 % complete

WASHINGTON: The U.S. military said on Tuesday that it completed approximately more than 90 percent… Read More

Pentagon orders halt overseas movement for US military over coronavirus

The measure is by far the Defense Department’s most sweeping to date and will affect… Read More