Pentagon

After Imran Khan's US visit, Pentagon approves sales worth $125 mn to support Pakistan's F-16 fighter jets

The defence deal is the first time the US has offered support after security aid to Pakistan was suspended by Trump in 2018.

Jul 27, 2019

US-Iran missed opportunity to solve tensions after Nizar Zakka's release: Report

In the month since the release, US-Iranian relations have taken several turns for the worse, including Iran's downing of a US drone and the capture last week of an Iranian supertanker by British forces.

Jul 10, 2019

Did China test anti-ship ballistic missiles in the South China Sea?

China and the United States have repeatedly traded barbs in the past over what Washington says is Beijing's militarization of the South China Sea by building military installations on artificial islands and reefs.

Jul 3, 2019

Iranian revolutionary guard march during a parade

Iran's Revolutionary Guard shoots down US drone, pentagon declines to comment

The unmanned military aircraft was shot down when it entered Iran's airspace near the Kouhmobarak district in the south.

Jun 20, 2019

US Acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan

US to send 1,000 more troops to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran

The acting Defence Secretary, Patrick Shanahan said that the US does not 'seek conflict with Iran'.

Jun 18, 2019

US military emits more greenhouse gases than Sweden, Finland and Denmark: Study

'Pentagon Fuel Use, Climate Change, and the Costs of War', a report published by Brown University, focus on the fuel used by the US in its wars following 9/11.

Jun 13, 2019

US Navy pilots report UFO sightings regularly; vessels fly at hypersonic speeds

US Navy pilots who witnessed the sightings revealed that the UFO was flying at a hypersonic speed at an altitude of more than 30,000 feet.

May 28, 2019

Donald Trump Responds To Poway Synagogue Shooting

Trump threatens Iran, says war with US will 'officially end' Iranian regime

Trump issued his threat a few hours after the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, said on Sunday that Iran does not fear war but the US does.

May 20, 2019

India's ASAT debris expected to burn up in atmosphere: Pentagon

Despite a negative assessment by NASA, Pentagon said that it stood by Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan's assessment last week that debris from an Indian anti-satellite weapons test would eventually burn up in the atmosphere.

Apr 5, 2019

US denies 'spying' on India's anti-satellite missile test, but experts believe otherwise

The Pentagon strongly denied the spying allegation on India's anti-satellite or ASAT missile test by sending a reconnaissance aircraft from its base in Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean to monitor the development.

Mar 30, 2019

Threat to India as China surpasses all other nations in key military technology

China uses domestic laws that force foreign partners to share key defence secrets in exchange for access to vast markets.

Jan 16, 2019

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis retires over policy differences with President Trump

"General Jim Mattis will be retiring, with distinction, at the end of February, after having served my Administration as Secretary of Defense for the past two years," Trump tweeted on Thursday.

Dec 21, 2018

US to pull 7,000 troops from Afghanistan within months

In September 2017, Trump had announced the US would send 3,000 extra troops to the country amid a shift of strategy.

Dec 21, 2018

UFO over Donald Trump's Scotland golf course sparks alien debate

Four UFOs which appeared over Donald Trump's golf course in Scotland has made many people believe that alien life is real

Sep 7, 2018

Chinese bombers training for strikes on US and its allies, claims Pentagon

A Pentagon report has said the Chinese air force has rapidly expanded the area of overwater operations and the training is likely aimed at hitting the US and allied targets in the Pacific Ocean.

Aug 17, 2018

Explosions rock Yemen day after missile shot down over Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia uses US-made bomb to kill 50 Yemeni children; Pentagon has a strange response

Saudi Arabia is repeatedly using the US-made MK-82 bombs in its war against Yemen. Last week, one of these 500-pound bombs killed nearly 50 schoolchildren as Saudi air forces attacked a school bus in Saada province.

Aug 13, 2018

E'Dawn to skip Pentagon's promotions in Japan after HyunA dating reports

Cube Entertainment revealed E'Dawn will not be attending Pentagon's upcoming events in Japan.

Aug 8, 2018

Bob Corker: Pentagon can turn entire countries into craters

How in the world is it, in 2018, with all the massive capabilities that the Pentagon has, this is the first time the Pentagon has been able to conduct an audit? What is going on with the culture at the Pentagon, Mr. Norquist? Tennessee Republican Senator Bob Corker asked during a Senate hearing on 7 March, 2018.

Mar 13, 2018

U.S. drone strikes Russian-made tank in Syria

Google working on AI for Pentagon's project Maven to analyze drone footage

Project Maven is the US government's initiative toward using AI and big data in wars.

Mar 7, 2018

Former Pentagon director says UFOs warp space-time for uncanny movement: Did aliens figure out time travel?

Pentagon's Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program's former director Luis Elizondo said that UFOs have the ability to warp space-time.

Feb 10, 2018

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