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26 Jun 2025
China

China's rapid space militarization poses major threat, warns US General

China is advancing "breathtakingly fast" in space military technologies, posing a strategic threat to the United States, US Space Force (USSF) Commander General Stephen Whiting has said.

23 Jun 2025
Press Information Bureau

Did US use Indian airspace for Iran operation? PIB clarifies

The Press Information Bureau (PIB) has debunked claims that the US military used Indian airspace for its Operation Midnight Hammer against Iran's nuclear infrastructure.

09 Jun 2025
Pentagon

Pentagon planted Area 51 UFO conspiracies to hide something else  

The United States military stoked UFO conspiracy theories, including those involving aliens at Area 51, to conceal classified weapons programs, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

01 Mar 2025
Canada

US defense secretary warns Mexico of action against drug cartels

United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reportedly warned Mexican officials that the US military is prepared to take "unilateral action" against drug cartels.

06 Feb 2025
Philippines

4 killed after US military-contracted plane crashes in southern Philippines 

A US military-contracted plane crashed in a rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, southern Philippines, on Thursday.

30 Jan 2025
American Airlines

Helicopter, passenger plane collide near Washington DC; 18 bodies recovered 

A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet, flying for American Airlines, collided with a Blackhawk military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night.

05 Dec 2024
OpenAI

OpenAI partners with Anduril to supply AI to US military

OpenAI has announced a strategic partnership with billionaire Palmer Luckey's defense start-up Anduril Industries. The collaboration aims to bolster the US military's defenses against unmanned aerial attacks.

13 Nov 2024
US Army

US military testing AI-powered machine guns to take down drones

The US Army is looking at a revolutionary way to combat the growing menace of drone attacks, WIRED reported.

07 Nov 2024
Guantanamo Bay

Judge reinstates plea deal for 9/11 masterminds; no death penalty 

Air Force Colonel and Judge Matthew McCall has reportedly reinstated the controversial plea deals for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

20 Oct 2024
Boeing

Boeing considering asset sales to strengthen financial position: Report

US aerospace company Boeing is reportedly mulling over selling off assets to strengthen its shaky finances.

09 Oct 2024
Elon Musk

Elon Musk believes UFO sightings are US government's secret weapons

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has weighed in on the recent spate of unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings in the United States.

04 Oct 2024
Benjamin Netanyahu

Iran-Israel conflict driving up oil price; will it affect India

The escalating tensions between Iran and Israel have led to a marginal spike in global oil prices.

03 Oct 2024
Japan

WWII-era US bomb explodes at Japanese airport, 80 flights canceled

An unexploded World War II-era bomb from the United States went off at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan on Wednesday.

01 Oct 2024
Julian Assange

WikiLeaks founder to make first public statement post-prison release today

Julian Assange, the guy behind WikiLeaks, is all set for his first public appearance since getting out of prison. Today, he'll be speaking at the Council of Europe.

17 Sep 2024
Intel

Intel to spin off chipmaking business amid financial struggles

Intel has announced its decision to spin off its chipmaking division, a move aimed at reversing significant financial losses and a declining stock price.

US military turns to AI to automatically transpile risky software

The US Department of Defense's research arm, DARPA, is launching a new program called TRACTOR (Translating All C to Rust).

12 Jul 2024
Robots

General predicts robots becoming 33% of US military by 2035

Retired US Army General Mark Milley, former chairperson of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has forecasted that robots will comprise up to one-third of the US military within the next 10-15 years.

15 Jun 2024
China

US military ran secret anti-vax campaign during COVID-19 pandemic: Report 

The United States military launched a secret operation during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to stymie China's increasing influence in the Philippines, which was badly affected by the virus, Reuters reported.

09 Jun 2024
China

China's Shenlong spacecraft releases mysterious object into orbit, puzzles scientists

China's experimental reusable spacecraft, Shenlong, has reportedly released an unidentified object into a low-Earth orbit, approximately 600km above the Earth.

Pentagon 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.

08 Mar 2024
United States of America

US Army analyst arrested for selling military secrets to China

A United States (US) Army intelligence analyst was apprehended on Thursday for allegedly selling national defense data to China, the Justice Department stated in an official release.

17 Jan 2024
OpenAI

OpenAI 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.

19 Jul 2023
United States of America

What we know about US soldier 'defecting' to North Korea

A United States soldier, Private Second Class Travis King (23) has been detained in North Korea after he crossed over to the country from neighboring South Korea without authorization, the US military said.

18 Jul 2023
Mali

How this email typo put US military secrets at risk

Sensitive information associated with the US military has reportedly been sent to Mali for over 10 years. Suspicious, isn't it?

AI-controlled drone 'kills' operator during simulation test: What went wrong

In a simulation test carried out by the US military, an AI-operated drone turned against its operator, to the point of killing the controller.

25 Apr 2022
India China Border

At $76.6B, India's 2021 military expenditure third-highest in world

India in 2021 became the world's third-highest military spender, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said on Monday.

09 Sep 2021
al Qaeda

Al-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.

31 Aug 2021
Afghanistan

Last US troops leave Afghanistan, ending 20-year war; Taliban celebrates

The last of US soldiers have left Afghanistan, finishing a complicated withdrawal and bringing an end to America's longest-running war.

28 Aug 2021
Afghanistan

US carries out drone strike on ISIS-K after Kabul blasts

The United States military said on Friday it has carried out a drone strike against a "planner" of the Islamic State-Khorasan (ISIS-K), the group which has claimed responsibility for the deadly bombings in Afghan capital Kabul.

27 Aug 2021
Afghanistan

Who are ISIS-K, the group behind the Kabul blasts?

Two explosions struck the heart of Kabul on Thursday, killing dozens of Afghan civilians and at least 13 US service members.

28 Jun 2021
Joe Biden

US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in Syria, Iraq

The US military, under the direction of President Joe Biden, conducted airstrikes on Sunday against what it said were facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups near the border between Iraq and Syria.

28 Apr 2020
United States of America

Pentagon releases UFO videos captured by US Navy pilots

In a major development, the Pentagon has declassified three videos showing unidentified flying objects or UFOs.

18 Sep 2019
United States of America

US Navy confirms leaked UFO videos are real

Back in 2017, a series of declassified clips purporting to show unidentified flying objects, aka UFOs, went viral on the internet.

17 Sep 2019
Google

AI robots can start global wars, former Google engineer warns

While discussing AI and its development, we all worry about the 'doomsday' scenario, where intelligent machines could go rogue and turn against humanity.

05 Aug 2019
Pentagon

Pentagon is flying balloons for spying on people: Details here

Amid privacy-related debacles, the Pentagon is testing a new technology for mass-surveillance - balloons.

06 May 2019
Augmented Reality

US Military soldiers could wear smart contact lenses on battlefield

Last month, a group of French researchers developed a revolutionary connected lens to augment human visual capabilities in more ways than one could imagine.

10 Apr 2019
WWE

Three reasons why Lacey Evans should challenge Becky Lynch

Raw and SmackDown are two of the most popular shows due to the surprise elements they put, following the chaos at the grandest stage, WrestleMania.

02 Mar 2019
Afghanistan

Taliban attack joint US-Afghan base, kill 23 Afghan security forces

At least 23 Afghan security forces were killed in a Taliban attack on a joint US-Afghan base in southwestern Afghanistan, officials said yesterday, as fighting continued during a pause in peace talks between the insurgents and American negotiators.

20 Jan 2019
Somalia

US airstrike kills 52 al-Shabab extremists in Somalia

The US military yesterday said it had carried out its deadliest airstrike in Somalia in months, killing 52 al-Shabab extremists after a "large group" mounted an attack on Somali forces.

07 Jan 2019
Yemen

US confirms death of militant involved in USS Cole bombing

A US military spokesman confirmed that an American airstrike killed an al-Qaeda operative accused of involvement in an attack, nearly two decades ago, on the USS Cole that killed 17 sailors.

27 Dec 2018
Donald Trump

America cannot be the world's policeman: US President Trump

America cannot be the policeman of the world, US President Donald Trump said during his first visit to Iraq as he urged other countries to share responsibilities.

24 Dec 2018
Donald Trump

Trump says discussed 'highly coordinated' Syria pullout with Erdogan

United States President Donald Trump said he discussed Syria and "the slow & highly coordinated pullout of US troops from the area" in a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday.

01 Dec 2018
Microsoft

Soon, US soldiers will use Microsoft HoloLens on battlefield

Soon, US Military soldiers will use Microsoft's HoloLens headsets on the battlefield.

06 Oct 2018
Google

Tension over Project Maven pull-out draws Sundar Pichai to Pentagon

Last week, Google CEO Sundar Pichai discreetly met with a group of civilian and military leaders in the Pentagon in a bid to ease tensions over Google's withdrawal from Project Maven.

24 Mar 2018
White House

Trump administration bans transgender people from serving in the military

On Friday, the White House announced a policy which bans transgender people from serving in the US military "except under certain limited circumstances".

03 Feb 2018
Syria

Syria secretly developing new chemical weapons: Trump's admin officials

Syria is secretly developing new, sophisticated chemical weapons despite a 2013 deal to end such programs, said senior Trump administration officials.

30 Aug 2017
Donald Trump

Trump reverses Obama's ban on military gear for police forces

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order lifting restrictions imposed by his predecessor Barack Obama on the acquisition of military-style equipment to the police.

26 Aug 2017
Donald Trump

Trump restores ban on transgender troops from serving in military

US President Donald Trump has signed a memo that reinstates a ban on transgender personnel from serving in the US military, which his predecessor Barack Obama had lifted.

27 Jul 2017
Donald Trump

Trump to ban transgender troops in US military

US President Donald Trump announced that transgender individuals will no longer be able to serve in the US military.

08 May 2017
United States Air Force

US military's top secret X-37B space plane returns from orbit

After a record 718 days in orbit, the US Air Force's X-37B space plane has returned to Earth by landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Centre, Florida.

01 May 2017
Afghanistan

US' anti-ISIS operations civilian death tally lower than outside groups

The US military said anti-ISIS airstrikes by the US-led coalition have likely killed at least 352 civilians in Iraq and Syria since the operation started three years ago.