Pentagon successfully tests micro-drone swarm
The Pentagon may soon be unleashing a 21st-century version of locusts on its adversaries after officials said it had successfully tested a swarm of 103 micro-drones.
Jan 10, 2017, 12:50 PM IST
Pentagon says it can protect U.S., allies from N. Korean missile threats
The U.S. Defense Department, reacting to North Korea`s statement that it plans to test an intercontinental allistic missile, said on Tuesday it was confident in its ability to protect U.S. allies and the U.S. homeland from threats from Pyongyang.
Jan 05, 2017, 00:48 AM IST
Defence relationship with India on excellent path and will continue to be so: Pentagon
The Indo-US defence relationship is on an excellent path and will continue to be so in the next administration and beyond, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, days ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.
Jan 04, 2017, 04:32 AM IST
Pentagon warns North Korea following claim of ICBM reaching US shores
"The toughly worded US statement called on "all states" to show the North that any unlawful actions would have "consequences", reports the Guardian.
Jan 02, 2017, 20:44 PM IST
US says Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi alive, still leading
The Pentagon said Friday it believes that Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is indeed alive, despite repeated efforts by the US-led coalition to take out the jihadist group leader.
Dec 31, 2016, 06:04 AM IST
US drone strikes kill 28 al Qaeda suspects in Yemen: Pentagon
As many as 28 suspected militants linked to the terrorist group Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) have recently been killed in nine separate US drone strikes across Yemen, the Pentagon said.
Dec 23, 2016, 10:47 AM IST
US says China has returned seized sea drone
A Chinese naval vessel seized the probe around 50 nautical miles northwest of Subic Bay in the Philippines last week.
Dec 20, 2016, 12:49 PM IST
Donald Trump attacks China, says 'US should let Beijing keep Navy's underwater drone'
Continuing to take jabs at China, President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday said the US should let China keep the Navy's underwater drone after Beijing agreed to give back the unmanned glider that it seized in the disputed South China Sea.
Dec 18, 2016, 12:18 PM IST
Seized US drone issue to be resolved smoothly: China paper
China expects a smooth resolution to the seizure by its navy of unidentified equipment found in the South China Sea, a state-run newspaper said on Saturday, after U.S. officials said a Chinese warship had taken a U.S. underwater drone.
Dec 17, 2016, 12:36 PM IST
US to send 200 more troops to Syria to fight IS
The Pentagon said on Saturday the US would deploy about 200 additional troops to Syria in the military campaign against the Islamic State (IS).
Dec 11, 2016, 07:53 AM IST
US defence bill pledges $900 million to Pakistan, but with conditions
The US National Defence Authorisation Act, or NDAA, for the fiscal year 2017 was passed by the House of Representatives yesterday.
Dec 03, 2016, 13:38 PM IST
Pentagon softens rules on carrying of firearms in US
The Pentagon has softened rules on US troops carrying firearms while at government facilities, an action prompted by a series of deadly attacks on uniformed personnel.
Nov 22, 2016, 23:39 PM IST
IS leader Baghdadi losing control of his troops: Pentagon
IS earlier released an audio message purportedly of Baghdadi, in which he urged his jihadi followers not retreat as Iraqi security forces continue their push toward Mosul.
Nov 03, 2016, 23:51 PM IST
US says two top al Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan targeted in strikes
The US military is still assessing the results of the strikes against the two leaders who were targeted at command-and-control locations in remote areas of Kunar province.
Oct 27, 2016, 08:32 AM IST
US destroyer sails close to contested islands in SCS: Pentagon
The USS Decatur passed close to the Paracel Islands and "conducted this transit in a routine, lawful manner, Pentagon said.
Oct 21, 2016, 23:04 PM IST
ISIS group holding civilians in Iraq's Mosul: Pentagon
Islamic State jihadists were barring civilians from leaving Mosul on Tuesday and using them as human shields, as the battle for the Iraqi city entered its second day, a Pentagon official said.
Oct 18, 2016, 23:55 PM IST
Pentagon strikes Yemen after missile attacks on US Navy ship
The strikes authorized by President Barack Obama represent Washington's first direct military action against Houthi-controlled targets in Yemen's conflict.
Oct 13, 2016, 09:08 AM IST
Pentagon says will respond, in time, to missile attacks on ship
The Pentagon said it would respond "at the appropriate time and in the appropriate manner" after a new, attempted missile attack on a U.S. Navy destroyer off the coast of Yemen on Wednesday, the second such incident in four days.
Oct 13, 2016, 02:04 AM IST
Islamic State confirms 'minister of information' killed
An IS statement on social media affirmed the "martyrdom" of Abu Mohammad al-Furqan, saying he was an "emir" of the group's central media body.
Oct 11, 2016, 06:56 AM IST
US hits IS positions in Libya as air war enters third month
US military aircraft pounded Islamic State positions in the jihadists` former Libyan stronghold of Sirte over the weekend, as the US air campaign entered its third month, the Pentagon said Monday.
Oct 04, 2016, 03:46 AM IST
