- 17 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityPentagon
No punishment for U.S. troops involved in deadly Kabul strike- Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Monday that no U.S. military personnel would be held accountable for an August drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians, including seven…
U.S. defense official says boosting Taiwan’s defenses an ‘urgent task’
By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bolstering Taiwan's defenses is an urgent task and essential to deterring the threat of invasion by China, the Pentagon's top official…
U.S. in hypersonic weapon ‘arms race’ with China -Air Force secretary
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and China are engaged in an arms race to develop the most lethal hypersonic weapons, the U.S. Air Force secretary said…
Pentagon chief orders review of 2019 Syria strike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a four-star general to review a 2019 strike in Syria that caused civilian casualties, the Pentagon said on Monday. Pentagon spokesman…
Pentagon chief seeks to reassure concerned Middle East allies
By Idrees Ali MANAMA (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sought on Saturday to reassure allies in the Middle East that President Joe Biden's administration was committed to the region…
At Pentagon, Ukraine’s defense chief calls for world unity to deter Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov called for global unity to prevent a new Russian "escalation" against Ukraine during a visit to the Pentagon on Thursday, as Kiev…
Pentagon says it continues to see unusual Russian military activity near Ukraine border
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense said on Monday that it continued to see unusual military activity and a concentration of Russian forces near its border with Ukraine.…
Iranian helicopter came close to U.S. warship- Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Iranian navy helicopter came close to a U.S. Navy warship in the Gulf of Oman and circled it three times in an incident that ended without…
U.S. says Russia carried out irresponsible anti-satellite test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said Russia on Monday tested an anti-satellite missile against one of its own satellites in a test that generated debris, jeopardized outer space…
Leading Democrat Adam Schiff urges less U.S. ambiguity over Taiwan defense
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the influential House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday urged the Biden administration to be less ambiguous about what he called a U.S. obligation to defend…
JADC2: Spearheading All-Domain Operations
Source:news.usni.org Hypothetical Scenario (04 July 2028). A North Korean ICBM is launched from outside Pyongyang. 10 seconds into the launch, its heat ejecta is picked up by a US surveillance…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
State Dept, Pentagon are concealing Afghanistan data, says U.S. watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. government watchdog on Friday accused the State Department and Pentagon of suppressing information that lawmakers and the public need to understand the collapse of Afghanistan's…
