Pentagon

US Could Send More Troops To Mideast Amid Iran Tensions: Pentagon Chief

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday May 24, 2019

The United States said Thursday it was considering deploying more troops to the Middle East as it looks for ways to enhance the protection of its forces in the turbulent region amid simmering tensions with Iran.

300 LeT Terrorists Active In Afghanistan: Pentagon

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 24, 2019

At least 300 fighters from Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), designated a global terror organisation by the US and the UN, are active in war-torn Afghanistan, a pentagon report has said.

US Stance On Iran ''Deterrence, Not About War'': Pentagon Chief

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 22, 2019

The US defence chief said President Donald Trump's administration was seeking to deter Iran but not start a war, after he briefed members of Congress.

US Sends Assault Ship, Missiles To Middle East Amid Iran "Threat"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 11, 2019

The Pentagon announced Friday that it is deploying an amphibious assault ship and a Patriot missile battery to the Middle East to bolster an aircraft carrier force sent to counter alleged threats from Iran.

Donald Trump Picks Former Boeing Executive Patrick Shanahan For Defence Secretary

World News | Missy Ryan, Paul Sonne, The Washington Post | Friday May 10, 2019

President Donald Trump intends to nominate acting defense secretary Patrick Shanahan to remain in the top Pentagon job, the White House said Thursday, placing a relatively low-profile and soft-spoken former Boeing executive atop the military at a time of mounting tension abroad.

Trump Taps Acting Pentagon Chief Patrick Shanahan As Defence Secretary

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday May 10, 2019

US President Donald Trump plans to nominate acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan as his next secretary of defense, the White House announced Thursday.

Amazon Gave Jobs to DOD Staff Working on Cloud Bid, Oracle Lawsuit Says

Naomi Nix, Bloomberg | Thursday May 9, 2019

At least two Pentagon employees were offered jobs at Amazon.com while working on the Defense Department's $10 billion cloud contract, a lawsuit filed by Oracle alleges.

US Approves Nearly $6 Billion In Weapons Sales To Gulf Allies

World News | Reuters | Saturday May 4, 2019

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $6 billion worth of weapons sales to Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates in three separate packages, the Pentagon said on Friday after notifying Congress of the certification.

Sexual Assault In US Military Jumped 13 Per Cent In 2018: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday May 3, 2019

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan called for tougher action against sexual assault in the US military Thursday after an annual Pentagon report said the number of assaults in 2018 had risen from recent years.

Sexual Assault Cases Spike In US Military, Hit New Record: Pentagon

World News | Reuters | Thursday May 2, 2019

The US Defense Department said on Thursday the estimated number of sexual assaults in the military climbed nearly 38 percent in 2018 compared with a survey two years earlier, data that critics say laid bare broken Pentagon promises of a crackdown.

Frustrated Pilots Got US Navy To Stop Dismissing UFO Sightings

World News | Deanna Paul, The Washington Post | Thursday April 25, 2019

A recent uptick in sightings of unidentified flying objects - or as the military calls them, "unexplained aerial phenomena" - prompted the U.S. Navy to draft formal procedures for pilots to document encounters, a corrective measure that former officials say is long overdue.

Pentagon Defends India's ASAT Test, But Says "Don't Want More Debris"

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 12, 2019

India is concerned about the "threats" it faces in space, the Pentagon has said, defending New Delhi for recently testing the anti-satellite or ASAT missile capabilities. On March 27, India achieved a historic feat by shooting down its own low-orbit satellite with a ground-to-space missile, making the country a space power.

Amazon, Microsoft Chosen To Compete For Pentagon Cloud Computing Contract

World News | Reuters | Thursday April 11, 2019

Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp have been selected to continue competing for Pentagon cloud computing services as part of a contract that could be worth some $10 billion, the US Department of Defense said on Wednesday.

Amazon, Microsoft Chosen to Compete for Pentagon Cloud Computing Contract

Reuters | Thursday April 11, 2019

The selection leaves Oracle and IBM out of the competition for the contract for the Defense Department's Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Cloud, or JEDI.

Pentagon Says India's ASAT Debris Expected To Burn Up In Atmosphere

India News | Reuters | Friday April 5, 2019

The Pentagon said on Thursday that it stood by Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan's assessment last week that debris from an Indian anti-satellite weapons test would eventually burn up in the atmosphere, despite a subsequent, more negative assessment by NASA.