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Cost of the US war on Iran climbs to USD 29 billion: Pentagon
The Pentagon’s top budget official told Congress the Defence Department now believes the cost of Operation Epic Fury is “closer to USD 29 (billion).” Jules Hurst, the Pentagon comptroller, told Congress in…
- World
Pentagon abruptly announces departure of US Navy Secretary amid Iran war
Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his job, the Pentagon abruptly announced Wednesday, the first head of a military service to depart during President Donald Trump’s second term but just the latest…
- World
Trump officials ‘threatened’ the Pope to side with the US in Pentagon meeting
Washington: American officials allegedly threatened Pope Leo XIV’s US ambassador by invoking the Avignon Papacy, the period when the French Monarchy used military force to bend the Bishop of Rome to its…
- Middle East
Trump administration covering up mass US troop deaths, injuries in Iran war
Around 750 troops of the United States have been wounded or killed since October 2023 in West Asia, including in the Iran war, which the Pentagon is not willing to acknowledge, The…
- Middle East
Iranian strikes on US military bases in West Asia drive out American forces
In what military analysts are calling an unprecedented operational challenge for the Pentagon, thousands of American troops have been forced to abandon their bases across West Asia and relocate to hotels and…
- World
OpenAI partners with Pentagon after Trump orders agencies to stop using Anthropic
Washington: The Trump administration on Friday, February 27, ordered all US agencies to stop using Anthropic’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology and imposed other major penalties, escalating an unusually public clash between the…
- World
Pentagon contractor charged in leak linked to Washington Post reporter search
Washington: A Pentagon contractor was indicted Thursday, January 22, on charges that he illegally removed and shared classified national defence information with a journalist, a case that has drawn national attention after…
- World
China hits out at Pentagon report alleging bid to weaken US-India ties
Beijing: China on Thursday denounced a Pentagon report, which accused Beijing of leveraging reduced border tensions with India to undermine US-India ties while deepening defence ties with Pakistan as an attempt to…
- Pakistan
Pentagon: China-Pakistan defence, space ties grow; base considered
New York: A report by the Pentagon highlights the cooperation between China and Pakistan in sectors such as defence and space, adding that Beijing “likely also considered” setting up a base in…
- World
Musk-Trump rupture poses serious threat to NASA, Pentagon programs: Report
New York: Elon Musk’s threat, which he later retracted, to cut off NASA’s use of SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft would be a huge blow to NASA, depriving the space agency of the only…
- World
Pentagon is sending about 3,000 more active-duty troops to US-Mexico border
Washington: The Pentagon is sending about 3,000 more active-duty troops to the US-Mexico border as President Donald Trump seeks to clamp down on illegal immigration and fulfil a central promise of his…
- World
Pentagon sets 30-day deadline to remove transgender troops from US military
Washington: The Pentagon has directed that service members and recruits with gender dysphoria be separated from the US military in accordance with an executive order issued a month ago by President Donald…
- World
US planning to reallocate USD 50 billion of Pentagon budget
New York: President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to cut $50 billion in various areas of the Pentagon budget and reallocate them to others considered priority areas like preventing illegal migration. A…
- Middle East
US announces new deployments to Middle East region
Washington: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the deployment of additional ballistic missile defence destroyers, fighter squadron and tanker aircraft, and several B-52 long-range strike bombers to the Middle East region.…
- World
US to sell anti-submarine warfare sonobuoys to India, Pentagon notifies Congress
Washington: The US has decided to sell High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare (HAASW) sonobuoys worth USD 52.8 million to India, a move that would enhance New Delhi’s capacity to conduct anti-submarine warfare operations.…
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