A senior US defence official told reporters that the Pentagon has seen indications of Russia sending troop reinforcements from “Georgia” to Ukraine to support its offensive in the Donbas region. “We’ve seen our first indications that they are trying to send in some reinforcements from Georgia. We have seen the movement of some number of troops […]
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Pentagon has forgotten how NATO bombed Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya: Russian Ambassador to US
Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said the Pentagon has already forgotten how US and NATO planes bombed the cities of Yugoslavia, Iraq and Libya. The Russian ambassador’s statement came in response to statements by Pentagon spokesman John Kirby about the alleged involvement of the Russian Armed Forces […]
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500 more US troops will be deployed in Poland, Romania, Germany and Greece, says Pentagon
The United States announced on Monday that over 500 US troops would be deployed in Europe to reinforce NATO’s flank including Poland, Romania, Germany and Greece. Speaking at a press conference, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby assured that the US army will not be sent to conflict-ridden Ukraine. Kirby also announced that […]
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Boeing wins USD 471mn contract to develop new systems for Japan’s F-15 fleet: Pentagon
Boeing has won a more than USD 470 million US Air Force contract to develop new systems for Japan’s fleet of upgraded F-15 Eagle Super Interceptors, the Department of Defense said in a press release. “The Boeing Company [of] St. Louis, Missouri has been awarded a not-to-exceed $471,313,000 undefinitized contract action for the F-15 Japan Super […]
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439 Americans still stuck in Afghanistan, says Pentagon
The Pentagon during a Senate hearing on Tuesday said that there are still 439 Americans trapped in Afghanistan and the US is in contact with most of them, a media report said. Colin Kahl, the US undersecretary of defence, said that officials are in contact with 363 Americans in Afghanistan and added that only 176 of them are ready […]
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China’s increasing military activities near Taiwan raise ‘risk of miscalculation’: Pentagon
Terming the recent incursion by Chinese warplane into Taiwan air defence identification zone (ADIZ) as ‘destabilizing’, Pentagon said Beijing’s increasing military activities in the vicinity of the island increase the “risk of miscalculation”. On Tuesday, Taiwan witnessed the largest daily incursion as over two dozen Chinese military planes flew into the island’s ADIZ on Tuesday, A Pentagon spokesman told The Japan […]
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Pentagon rejects US President Trump’s threat to hit Iranian cultural sites
The Pentagon on Monday distanced itself from President Donald Trump’s assertions that he would bomb Iranian cultural sites despite international prohibitions on such attacks. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the U.S. will “follow the laws of armed conflict.” When asked if that ruled out targeting cultural sites, Esper said pointedly, […]