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US to strengthen military ties with Philippines to counter China's aggress
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to reporters, he announced that US will deploy more advanced military assets for joint training, improve interoperability for "high-end operations," and focus on strengthening defense industrial cooperation.
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US boosts Indo-Pacific presence amid rising tensions with China
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made a stop in Hawaii to converse with officials from the Indo-Pacific Command before heading to the Philippines and Japan later this week, according to Inquirer.Net.
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There was no classified information: Gabbard on Yemen strikes messaging le
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Top US intelligence officials shifted responsibility onto Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth for sending potentially classified information in a group chat about Yemen strikes, which included a journalist. CIA Director John Ratcliffe and DNI Tulsi Gabbard denied that the messages contained class
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Trump's national security adviser "accidentally" added journalist to text
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Senior Trump administration officials, including Vice President JD Vance and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, used the encrypted messaging app Signal to discuss military strikes in Yemen. In a critical error, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz mistakenly added The Atlantic's Jeffrey Gold
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US Defence Secy Hegseth embarks on first Indo-Pacific tour
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth departed on Sunday (local time) for his first Indo-Pacific in his current role, with stops in Hawaii, Guam, Philippines, and Japan.
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US carries out strikes on Yemen airport; deploys second Navy carrier group
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Additionally Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the USS Harry S Truman carrier strike group -- currently operating in the Red Sea -- to extend its deployment by at least a month, according to two defence officials
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Trump announces Pentagon's decision to move forward with Sixth-Generation
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Trump announced that Boeing had been awarded the contract for the newest US fighter aircraft, as per CNN.
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Ensuring US Military has greatest fighting force world has ever known: Def
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Calling Musk a patriot, Hegseth underlined their shared commitment to ensuring the US military remains the world's strongest fighting force.
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US newspaper claims Musk will be briefed on Pentagon's plans for potential
Updated : 12 months ago IST
However, Pentagon officials and President Trump denied that the session would be about military plans involving China. "China will not even be mentioned or discussed," Trump said in a social media post.
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NASA, SpaceX delay mission meant to bring back astronauts stranded on ISS
Updated : 1 year ago IST
A crew of four will head to the ISS onboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for a six-month stay. The mission is being launched to bring back Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita Williams, Fox News report.
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Israel's Defense Minister Katz thanks US counterpart for 'Accelerating Shi
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Katz said that Israel had agreed to the outline proposed by the President's Special Envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, and stressed the need to return all the Israeli hostages still held in Gaza and to destroy the Hamas regime there.
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Trump administration fires top US General, Navy Chief in unprecedented Pen
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Minutes later, Hegseth released a statement announcing the firing of Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the chief of the Navy. Hegseth on Friday also said that General James Slife, the vice chief of the Air Force, had been fired and that he was "requesting nominations" for the Judge Advocates Gener
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