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A top Pentagon official on Thursday said the Chinese surveillance balloon, which had traversed the United States earlier this year before it was shot down, did not collect intelligence while flying over the nation. more
US providing Ukraine 4,000 Zuni aircraft rockets: Pentagon

Washington: The United States is providing Ukraine with 4,000 Zuni rockets for use by its air assets, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia Laura Cooper sa ...

Pentagon says that no US troops will be punished for Afghan drone strike

Washington/UNI: US officials have said that they will not punish any of the American troops or officials involved in the drone strike that killed 10 people in Afghanistan in August earlie ...

US carries out airstrikes in Syria on Iran-backed militias after Prez Biden nod

Washington DC: Following orders from US President Joe Biden, the US Military carried out airstrikes 'against infrastructure utilized by Iranian-backed militant groups in eastern Syria ...

Pentagon can not track lost weapons, aid to Afghanistan worth Billions: Report

Washington/Sputnik: The US Defense Department has lost track of billions of dollars worth of military equipment supplied to the Afghan armed forces, has no effective mechanism for getting ...

US kills Iran Quds force leader Qasem Soleimani

Washington: The Pentagon on Friday announced the death of Iranian Revolutionary Guards' elite Quds Force General Qasem Soleimani during a 'strike'.

Pentagon confirms US troops came under fire from Turkish positions near Kobani

Washington (Sputni/UNI) US troops came under fire from Turkish positions near the Syrian city of Kobani, Defense Department Press Operations Director Brook DeWalt said in a statement.

11,000 US soldiers currently stationed in Afghanistan: Pentagon

Washington/Kabul, Aug 31 (JEN): The US defence headquarters, Pentagon, has confirmed that there are at least 11 thousand American soldiers currently stationed in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: ISIS-K chief killed in US airstrike, confirms Pentagon

Kabul, Jul 15 (JEN): The headquarters of US Department of Defense, Pentagon, confirmed that it has eliminated the chief of ISIS-Afghanistan (ISISI-K) following an airstrike conducted by the ...

USA successfully destroys mock ICBM, calls it a milestone programme

Washington, May 31 (JustEarthNews): A US interceptor rocket successfully took down a mock intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Tuesday afternoon over the Pacific Ocean, the Pentagon ...