Pentagon: News
22 Apr 2024
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningPentagon poured $53 billion into tech companies; backing AI innovations
The Pentagon is significantly investing in Big Tech and emerging Silicon Valley companies, specifically targeting artificial intelligence (AI) innovations.
19 Apr 2024
Joe BidenUS: Biden raises eyebrows by claiming cannibals 'ate' his uncle
United States President Joe Biden's comments about his uncle, 2nd Lt. Ambrose J Finnegan Jr, potentially falling victim to cannibalism in Papua New Guinea during World War II have sparked confusion and criticism.
19 Apr 2024
Joe BidenBiden shares unusual anecdote about uncle in WWII
Michael Kabuni, a political science professor at Papua New Guinea University, said that some communities did practice cannibalism in the past.
21 Feb 2024
United States of AmericaScale AI to develop testing framework for Pentagon's LLMs
The Pentagon's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) has teamed up with Scale AI, a San Francisco-based company.
03 Feb 2024
Joe BidenUS strikes 85 Iran-linked targets in Iraq, Syria
The United States (US) on Friday carried out major airstrikes across Iraq and Syria, hitting 85 targets linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the militias it backs, CNN reported.
17 Jan 2024
OpenAIOpenAI to make cybersecurity tools for US military
OpenAI, the brains behind ChatGPT, is joining forces with the US Defense Department to create open-source cybersecurity software for the Pentagon and military.
05 Nov 2023
United States of AmericaUS developing nuclear weapon capable of killing 300,000 people: Report
The United States (US) is developing a nuclear bomb that can reportedly kill more than 300,000 people if detonated.
22 Oct 2023
ChinaChina continues to develop military infrastructure along LAC: Pentagon
China continues to maintain a considerable military presence along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India, The Times of India reported, citing the Pentagon's yearly assessment of Chinese military capability.
01 Sep 2023
United States of AmericaPentagon launches online portal for you to report UFO sightings
The Pentagon has launched a new website, AARO.mil, dedicated to reporting and learning about Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs), commonly known as UFOs.
22 Jun 2023
Narendra ModiUS offers Stryker armored vehicles, M777 howitzer upgrade to India
Amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to the United States (US), the Pentagon has reportedly offered India the Stryker family of eight-wheeled armored fighting vehicles and the upgradation of the M777 towed howitzers.
14 Apr 2023
United States of AmericaWho is 21-year-old Jack Teixeira arrested over Pentagon leak
Jack Douglas Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, has been arrested in connection with the leak of several highly classified Pentagon documents containing national security secrets.
24 Mar 2023
SyriaSyria: Iranian drone attack kills US contractor; peace on edge
Fresh tensions between Iranian and United States (US) forces flared in Syria as the Pentagon claimed that an Iranian drone bombed a facility on a coalition base in northeast Syria, killing a US contractor and wounding six others.
21 Mar 2023
United States of AmericaCan't confirm: US on providing India intelligence about China's incursion
A new report has claimed that for the first time, the Pentagon provided crucial real-time intelligence to the Indian Army, which helped India tackle the border incursion by China in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang sector in December last year.
15 Mar 2023
United States of AmericaUS condemns Chinese intrusion in Arunachal Pradesh, recognizes 'McMahon line'
The United States (US) condemned China's military aggression to change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh.
15 Mar 2023
RussiaRussian fighter jet collides with US drone over Black Sea
Russian fighter jets dumped fuel on a United States (US) drone and then collided with it over the Black Sea on Tuesday, causing the unmanned aircraft to crash. The US military has slammed Russia's action as "reckless, environmentally unsound, and unprofessional."
11 Feb 2023
United States of AmericaUS shoots down another suspicious flying object over Alaska: Pentagon
The United States Air Force shot down an unidentified object over Alaska on Friday (local time), the Pentagon said, adding that it posed a threat to commercial flights in the area, reported The New York Times.
05 Feb 2023
United States of AmericaUS shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon; 'overreaction,' says China
The United States shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday, Associated Press reported.
04 Feb 2023
United States of AmericaSecond Chinese spy balloon spotted over Latin America: Pentagon
The United States (US) government reportedly spotted a second Chinese spy balloon in the skies over Latin America, CNN reported citing the Pentagon.
03 Feb 2023
United States of AmericaUS: Pentagon tracking Chinese spy balloon surveilling nuclear weapons sites
A Chinese spy balloon is reportedly flying over the United States (US), surveilling its highly sensitive nuclear weapons sites, the Pentagon said on Thursday. It is currently being tracked as the Pentagon believes it doesn't pose a particularly dangerous intelligence threat.
30 Nov 2022
ChinaChina warned US officials against interfering in Indo-China matters: Pentagon
China has warned the officials of its arch-rival US to not interfere in its relationship with India, the Pentagon claimed in its annual report submitted to the US Congress.
17 Oct 2022
United States of AmericaUS blacklists 13 Chinese companies including world's biggest drone-maker DJI
As the rivalry between the US and China gathers more heat, the US Department of Defense (DOD) has decided to blacklist more Chinese companies.
03 May 2022
Vladimir PutinPutin to undergo cancer treatment, transfer power to Patrushev: Reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to undergo cancer surgery soon and temporarily transfer power to the country's Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev.
21 Apr 2022
MoscowSarmat: Russia tests new nuclear-capable missile, Vladimir Putin warns enemies
Russia successfully test-fired its new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), called the Sarmat, on Wednesday.
11 Sep 2021
al QaedaOn 20th anniversary of 9/11 WTC attacks, America honors victims
The United States today marks the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the deadliest terror attack on American soil and one of the most brutal around the world.
09 Sep 2021
US MilitaryAl-Qaeda may seek comeback in Afghanistan: Pentagon Chief
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday the al-Qaeda extremist group that used Afghanistan as a staging base to attack the US 20 years ago may attempt to regenerate there following an American withdrawal that has left the Taliban in power.
03 Sep 2021
AfghanistanNo evidence that Pakistan was along with Taliban fighters: Pentagon
The Pentagon has said it has seen no evidence to corroborate reports that there were Pakistan nationals along with the Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.
26 Aug 2021
TalibanTaliban have strengthened access and control around Kabul airport: Pentagon
The Taliban have strengthened their measures of access and control around the Kabul airport, the Pentagon has said.
04 Aug 2021
Washington DCUS: Officer dead, suspect killed in violence outside Pentagon
An officer died after being stabbed on Tuesday morning during a burst of violence at a transit station outside the Pentagon, and a suspect in the incident was shot by law enforcement and died at the scene, officials said.
02 Jun 2021
John KirbyVeteran Indian-origin journalist Tejinder Singh passes away
Tejinder Singh, a veteran White House correspondent and founder and editor of the India America Today newswire, passed away in the US on May 29, the publication announced over Twitter.
16 May 2021
DronesPentagon working on integrating AI-controlled robots in US armed forces
The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has been testing fully-autonomous AI to control drones carrying lethal force and authorized to engage enemy threats.
18 Feb 2021
John KirbyIndia a critical partner, says Pentagon during Quad ministerial meeting
India is a critical partner, especially when one considers all the challenges in the Indo-Pacific region, the Pentagon said on the eve of the maiden Quad ministerial meeting under the Biden administration.
28 Apr 2020
US MilitaryPentagon releases UFO videos captured by US Navy pilots
In a major development, the Pentagon has declassified three videos showing unidentified flying objects or UFOs.
08 Jan 2020
IranIran fires missiles at 2 Iraqi bases housing US forces
Iran has fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles on two bases in Iraq, that houses forces from the United States, the Pentagon confirmed.
07 Jan 2020
IranIran designates all US forces as "terrorists" for killing Soleimani
On Tuesday, Iran designated all forces of the US as "terrorists" by passing a Bill in the Parliament.
03 Jan 2020
IranIran's top commander Qasem Soleimani killed in United States strike
Qasem Soleimani, the top commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, a US-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, was killed in an operation carried out by the United States, Pentagon confirmed on Friday.
05 Aug 2019
US MilitaryPentagon is flying balloons for spying on people: Details here
Amid privacy-related debacles, the Pentagon is testing a new technology for mass-surveillance - balloons.
29 Jun 2019
United States of AmericaPentagon's laser can read heartbeats to identify people: Here's how
Amid growing privacy-related concerns, a scary report has revealed that the Pentagon has developed a laser that can identify people by scanning their heartbeats.
05 Jun 2019
Batman#ComicBytes: Here are the smartest characters in DC Comics
From child prodigies to crime fighting vigilantes and alien heroes, DC Comics has its fair share of intelligent characters.
06 Apr 2019
Indian Air ForcePentagon isn't aware that US "counted" F-16s in Pakistan
A day after Foreign Policy published a report claiming the US "counted" F-16s given to Pakistan and none of them were found missing, the Pentagon said it wasn't aware of any such investigation.
30 Mar 2019
IndiaPentagon strongly denies reports of spying on India's ASAT test
The Pentagon has strongly denied the reports that the US spied on India's anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test by sending a reconnaissance aircraft from its base in Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean to monitor the development.
26 Mar 2019
Donald TrumpPentagon authorizes $1 billion to build part of Trump's border-wall
Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan said today that he had authorized $1 billion to build part of the wall sought by US President Donald Trump along the US-Mexico border.
14 Nov 2018
Narendra ModiSingapore Summit: Modi meets Mike Pence to discuss bilateral ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met United States Vice President Mike Pence in Singapore today, on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit.
15 Oct 2018
SecurityPentagon data breach: 30,000 DoD staffers' data compromised
As many as 30,000 Department of Defense (DoD) staffers' details have been compromised in a breach affecting one of Pentagon's contractors.
12 Oct 2018
Air ForcePentagon grounds global fleet of F-35 stealth aircraft after crash
The Pentagon in the US yesterday grounded the global fleet of F-35 stealth fighter jets to conduct engine inspections, following its first-ever crash.
06 Oct 2018
IndiaAggressive Chinese industrial policy impacting American defense industry: Pentagon
The aggressive Chinese industrial policies have adversely impacted some of the critical American capabilities and its defense manufacturing base, the Pentagon said in a report yesterday.
02 Sep 2018
Imran Khan (Pakistan PM)Pakistan's failure to curb terrorism costs it $300mn-aid from Pentagon
In what is another proof of deteriorating ties between the United States and Pakistan, the Pentagon has canceled aid of $300 million over the country's failure to tackle terrorism.
31 Aug 2018
Pakistan NewsUS to give Imran space to improve ties with India
The Trump administration wants to give new Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan space to explore opportunities to improve relations with India, an official said.
23 Jun 2018
South KoreaUS suspends select-exercises with S-Korea to support N-Korean diplomatic negotiations
US Defense Secretary James Mattis has announced to have "indefinitely suspended" select exercises with South Korea to support diplomatic negotiations with North Korea.
13 Jun 2018
IndiaUS approves $930mn deal to sell 6 Apache-attack-choppers to India
The Trump administration has approved a deal to sell six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to India for $930 million, the Pentagon said, underlining that this will strengthen India's ability to deter regional threats.
09 Jun 2018
South China SeaChinese hackers steal highly-sensitive 'undersea warfare' data from US Navy
Chinese government hackers have stolen a massive cache of highly sensitive data related to undersea warfare from a US Navy contractor, including secret plans to develop a new submarine-launched anti-ship missile.
17 Apr 2018
Donald TrumpTrump's ban on transgender troops on hold until trial: Judge
A US judge in Seattle has ordered President Donald Trump not to ban transgender troops from serving in the military, saying it's unclear whether recent changes to his administration's policy are constitutional.
17 Dec 2017
TechnologyPentagon ran a secret multimillion dollar UFO programme
According to a New York Times report, the Pentagon has been running a secret multimillion dollar programme to investigate Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs).
18 Nov 2017
Donald TrumpPentagon accidentally retweets a post calling for Trump's resignation
The US Department of Defense, AKA the Pentagon, is entrusted with the security of the US.
22 Jul 2017
Pakistan NewsUS blocks $350 million to Pakistan for not curbing terrorism
Looks like Trump was serious when he said he wouldn't turn a blind eye towards Pakistan harboring terror.
15 Jul 2017
AfghanistanUS drone strike kills ISIS-K emir in Afghanistan
The Pentagon said US forces have killed Abu Sayed, the emir of the Afghan branch of ISIS at the group's headquarters in Kunar Province.
29 Mar 2017
ISISTrump's anti-ISIS strategy effective?
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met his counterparts from the countries that make up the coalition against ISIS, reminding them that defeating ISIS remains Washington's priority.
26 Mar 2017
IndiaIndia US relations: Doval in Washington to improve security ties
Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval visited Washington to meet his counterpart McMaster and US defence secretary James Mattis, in an attempt to strengthen bilateral security ties.
17 Oct 2016
United States of AmericaChina to launch Shenzhou-11: Longest manned space mission
On Monday, China is set to launch its longest manned space mission, Shenzhou-11.
