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Pentagon ordered to plan for 8 per cent annual defence budget cuts over ne
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has instructed top Pentagon and US military officials to prepare plans to reduce the defence budget by 8 per cent annually over the next five years, according to a memo obtained by The Washington Post and sources familiar with the matter.
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US Defence Secretary removes Trump critic General Mark Milley's security d
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
In second full day of his job, Hegseth ordered the department's inspector general to start a probe into Milley's "conduct" to determine whether a review of his rank is needed.
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United States: Pentagon orders 1,500 troops, additional assets to southern
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The US Defence Department is sending 1,500 active-duty service members and additional air and intelligence assets to the southern border to augment troops already conducting enforcement operations in that region, Acting Secretary of Defense Robert Salesses said on Wednesday.
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US Deputy Defence Secy Kathleen Hicks outlines four lessons for competitio
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Deputy Defence Secretary Kathleen Hicks on Friday spoke about "four lessons" she views as critical for prevailing in the US strategic competition with China.
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Germany: Biden Administration allocates additional USD 500 million in mili
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The package was announced by US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin during his final trip as Pentagon chief to Ramstein Air Base in Germany, where he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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United States: Pentagon appeals court upholds plea deals of 9/11 plotters
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The US government may move forward with the controversial plea agreements involving three men accused of orchestrating the 9/11 attacks, following a ruling by a Defence Department appeals court, the Washington Post reported.
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US report warns of China's preparation for potential Taiwan invasion
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The report said that China is taking steps to prepare for an invasion of Taiwan, adding that last year Beijing "continued to erode longstanding norms in and around Taiwan by employing a range of pressure tactics against Taiwan." raising concerns about China's intentions regarding Taiwan
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US has 2,000 troops in Syria, increase from previous 900, says Pentagon
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
"We have been briefing [the media] regularly that there are approximately 900 U.S. troops in Syria," Pentagon Spokesperson Pat Ryder told reporters on Thursday.
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Anticorruption campaign within Chinese military, govt impeding its militar
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
A senior US defence official noted that at least 15 high ranking military officials and defence industry executives were removed from their posts in China over corruption in the second half of 2023.
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US: Pentagon rules out security threats amid multiple drone sightings acro
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Notably, there has been a series of drone sightings over New Jersey and other parts of the East Coast in recent weeks. This has raised concerns among many regarding any security threat.
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North Korean soldiers deployed to Kursk "legitimate targets" for Ukrainian
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Matthew Miller said that North Korean soldiers entered a war and as such they are "legitimate targets" for the Ukrainian military.
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United States announces $988 million security assistance package for Ukrai
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Department of Defense (DoD) on Saturday announced a new security assistance package for Ukraine, allocating USD 988 million through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI).
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