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Pentagon mulls halt to expansion of US forces Japan: Report

March 20, 2025

The US Defense Department is considering halting the planned expansion of US Forces Japan as the administration of President Donald Trump seeks to shrink the federal government, CNN reported Wednesday.

US Defense Secretary Austin cancels travel after new hospitalization

February 13, 2024

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin cancelled a trip to Brussels for NATO defence talks after being admitted to a military hospital for a second time this year, the Pentagon said on Monday (February 12).

Pentagon launches mission to counter Red Sea vessel attacks

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2023

The US and a host of other nations are creating a new force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack by drones and ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced early Tuesday in Bahrain.

China may have more than 1,000 operational nuclear warheads by 2030: Pentagon

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2023

China is estimated to have more than 500 operational nuclear warheads as of May, and the figure may swell to over 1,000 by 2030, according to an annual Pentagon report released Thursday.

US to send 1,500 troops to Mexico border as early as May 10 - Pentagon

WEDNESDAY, MAY 03, 2023

The 1,500 active duty US troops being sent to the border with Mexico will start arriving as early as May 10, the Pentagon said on Tuesday

Presidential office says Korea-US alliance still strong amid spying fiasco

MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2023

The office of President Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday it would wait for an investigation underway by the Pentagon and the US Justice Department over classified documents leaked to the media amid intensifying controversy over US agencies wiretapping officials at its office in Seoul.

US blames Russia for drone crash over Black Sea

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2023

A Russian Su-27 fighter jet intercepted and struck the propeller of a US military MQ-9 "Reaper" surveillance drone on Tuesday, causing it to crash into the Black Sea, the Pentagon said, in the first such incident since Russia's invasion of Ukraine over a year ago.

Pentagon successfully flight tests hypersonic weapon components

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2022

The US Navy and Army blasted off a rocket from a seaside launch pad in Virginia to test nearly a dozen hypersonic weapons on Wednesday, the Pentagon said, calling the test successful.

American 'Ghost' drones for Ukraine designed for attack, Pentagon says

FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2022

Newly disclosed "Ghost" drones that are part of America's latest arms package for Ukraine were developed by the U.S. Air Force for attacking targets and are destroyed after a single use, the Pentagon said on Thursday (April 21).

Pentagon sees Russia starting to reposition less than 20% of forces around Kyiv

THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2022

Russia has started to reposition less than 20% of the forces arrayed around Ukraine's capital Kyiv, the Pentagon said on Wednesday (March 30), but cautioned Russia was expected to refit and resupply them for redeployment, and not bring the forces home.

Pentagon views Russian claim of withdrawal from Kyiv with skepticism

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2022

Russia has started moving very small numbers of troops away from positions around Ukraine's capital Kyiv, the Pentagon said on Tuesday (March 29), adding it was more of a repositioning than a retreat or a withdrawal from the war.

Enforcing no-fly zone means a 'conflict with Russia' - Pentagon chief

FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2022

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on March 17 in Bratislava, Slovakia said enforcing a no-fly zone in Ukraine would mean 'that you're in a conflict with Russia' and the U.S. position remained not to do that.

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