By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of 16 U.S. senators pressed the Biden administration to carefully reconsider Ukraine’s request for lethal Gray Eagle drones to fight Russia…
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday discussed with his Chinese counterpart the need to improve crisis communication between the two major powers, a Pentagon spokesperson…
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia’s surge in missile strikes in Ukraine is partly designed to exhaust Kyiv’s supplies of air defenses and finally achieve dominance of…
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An audit of the Pentagon’s finance systems and weapons stocks has made it easier for President Joe Biden’s administration to locate and ship weapons to…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of Patriot missiles and related equipment to Switzerland for an estimated cost of $700 million, the Pentagon said…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Tuesday it could not confirm reports that Russian missiles have crossed into Poland near the Ukraine border. “We are aware of the press…
Top Defense Contractors Post Lukewarm Earnings As Pentagon Demand Heightens Micaela Burrow on October 27, 2022 Four top defense manufacturers reported losses in divisions that produce equipment for the Department…
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia has notified the United States about its plans to carry out annual exercises of its nuclear forces, the U.S. government said…
By Mike Stone WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy and Army blasted off a rocket from a seaside launch pad in Virginia to test nearly a dozen hypersonic…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in a phone call on Sunday that he “rejected any pretext for Russian escalation” in Ukraine,…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon on Friday declined to offer specifics about the first call since May between U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Russian counterpart beyond saying that…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke on Friday with his Russian counterpart, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, and emphasized the importance of maintaining lines of communication amid…
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Deliveries can resume for Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 jet under a waiver allowing Chinese-origin alloy to go into an engine part, the Pentagon said…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Despite Russian threats to Ukraine and NATO about the use of nuclear weapons, the Pentagon has not seen any changes that would lead it to alter the…
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Seventeen members of Congress told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to speed up a Pentagon security review of a Ukrainian request for large armable…
‘Boondoggles Of Spending’: Military Personnel Are Struggling To Get By As Pentagon Budget Falls Short Micaela Burrow on September 12, 2022 Like many Americans, some military personnel are struggling to…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Department said a study https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3153449/press-release-on-the-nasem-section-1663-report/ released Friday shows Ligado Networks’ planned nationwide mobile broadband network will interfere with military global positioning…
Pentagon To Speed Up Weapons Sales To Allies As US Struggles To Maintain Its Own Stocks Micaela Burrow on September 2, 2022 The Department of Defense (DOD) has stepped up…
(Reuters) – The Pentagon has launched a comprehensive push to accelerate sales of U.S. arms to foreign allies, to better compete with China and replenish arsenals of friendly nations that…
Pentagon Ignores Biden Admin Order To Stop Testing Unvaccinated For COVID-19 Micaela Burrow on August 25, 2022 The Department of Defense (DOD) is continuing to test unvaccinated troops for COVID-19…
EXCLUSIVE: Republicans Call On Pentagon, State Dept To Stop Funding Elite DC Think Tank Over China Ties Philip Lenczycki on August 26, 2022 Republican congressmen are calling on the Pentagon…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon, for the second time in recent weeks, denied on Monday a request by Washington’s mayor to help receive migrants arriving from Republican-led states Texas and…
Pelosi Denies Pentagon Warned Against Taiwan Trip Following China’s Ramped Up Military Response Micaela Burrow on August 11, 2022 U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi denied that the military warned her…
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominees for industrial policy and weapons acquisition positions at the Pentagon will see their nomination process stalled, Republican U.S. Senator Dan…
By Phil Stewart BRASILIA – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday he had spoken with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and given her a security assessment but any…