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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, 3 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 : 11 months, 4 weeks 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 : 11 months, 4 weeks 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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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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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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Rajnath Singh, US counterpart Hegseth agree on enhanced defence cooperatio
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
During the discussion, the two leaders emphasised on enhancing operational cooperation, as well as advancing defence industrial and technological collaboration to deter "aggression in Indo-Pacific."
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Rajnath Singh holds talks with new US Secretary of Defense, agrees to boos
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated Pete Hegseth in their first telephonic conversation after his confirmation as the US Secretary of Defence, according to Ministry of Defence.
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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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"Two big ones": Thune hails Hegseth and Noem's confirmations for border se
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Thune emphasised the importance of these confirmations for advancing President Trump's agenda, noting that both Hegseth and Noem hold crucial positions in managing the nation's defence and security.
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