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Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The United States is withdrawing 5,000 troops stationed in NATO ally Germany, the Pentagon announced on …
Read More »Pentagon procurement post reveals Canada quietly locked into HIMARS deal
The Pentagon announced this week that it has secured a $1.1-billion contract with U.S. defence giant Lockheed Martin to manufacture M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) for several allied countries including Canada. The notice was posted Wednesday by the U.S. Department of War on its contracting website. It says …
Read More »Iran war has cost U.S. an estimated $25B thus far, Pentagon official says
The Pentagon’s chief financial officer said Wednesday to a congressional committee that the war with Iran has cost an estimated $25 billion US so far, as Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth gave public testimony for the first time since airstrikes were launched on Feb. 28. The hearing before the House’s armed …
Read More »Vatican, Pentagon deny report of heated meeting with church’s U.S. representative
The Vatican and the Pentagon have pushed back on a report that suggested a meeting in January between a U.S.-based cardinal and a member of Donald Trump’s administration grew heated. The Pentagon said late Thursday on social media that Elbridge Colby, the undersecretary of defence for policy, had a “respectful …
Read More »U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly sues the Pentagon over his censure, calling it ‘unconstitutional’
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly sued the Pentagon on Monday over attempts to punish him for his …
Read More »Trump directs Pentagon to resume nuclear testing for first time since 1992
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military on Thursday to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons after a gap of 33 years. Trump made the surprise announcement on Truth Social while he was aboard his Marine One helicopter flying to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping for a trade negotiating session …
Read More »Pentagon reporters turn in their access badges rather than bend to new government rules
Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power. The U.S. government has called the new rules “common sense.” News outlets were nearly …
Read More »Venezuelan fighter jets flying over U.S. navy destroyer ‘a highly provocative move,’ says Pentagon
Two Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets flew over a U.S. navy destroyer in the Caribbean on Thursday, a U.S. official told Reuters, triggering a stern U.S. warning to Venezuela against interfering in intensifying U.S. military operations in the Caribbean. The incident, which the Pentagon said occurred in international waters, further raises tensions just two days …
Read More »Trump Orders Resumption of Arms Supply to Ukraine After Pentagon Pause | यूक्रेन को हथियार सप्लाई रोके जाने से ट्रम्प नाराज: पेंटागन ने राष्ट्रपति को इसकी जानकारी नहीं दी थी; सप्लाई दोबारा शुरू
वॉशिंगटन डीसी13 मिनट पहले कॉपी लिंक अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रम्प यूक्रेन को हथियारों की सप्लाई पर रोक लगाने नाराजगी जताई है। रक्षा मंत्रालय पेंटागन ने ट्रम्प को बताए बिना सप्लाई पर रोक लगा दी थी। इस फैसले से हैरान ट्रम्प ने सोमवार को यूक्रेन को दोबारा हथियार भेजने का आदेश …
Read More »Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth shared sensitive Yemen war plans in second Signal chat: source
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth shared details of a March attack on Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis in a message group that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday. The revelations of a second Signal chat raise more questions about Hegseth’s use …
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