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U.S. approves $360 million arms sale to Taiwan for missiles, drones

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Representational image of a Taiwan flag | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale to Taiwan of drones and missiles for an estimated $360 million, the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency said. The United States is bound by law to provide Chinese-claimed Taiwan with the means to defend itself despite…

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Gaza Aid Shipments Halted After Damage To US Military Pier

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The damage is the latest setback to the pier, which opened two weeks ago. Washington: The US military has suspended aid deliveries into the Gaza Strip by sea, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, after its temporary pier was damaged by bad weather. Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters high seas and a North…

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Israel, U.S. defence chiefs to meet on March 26 as tensions rise over Gaza

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Israel Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant (right) with Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, in Tel Aviv, Israel. File | Photo Credit: AP “U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet with Israel’s Minister of Defence on March 26 and discuss ways to defeat Hamas other than conducting a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of…

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Incredible momentum in India-U.S. defence relationship, says Pentagon official

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There is a paradigm change and incredible momentum in the U.S.-India defence relationship which is now defined more by the overall trajectory rather than by differences on key issues, a senior Pentagon official has said. The remarks by Siddharth Iyer, Director for South Asia, Office of the Secretary of Defense (Policy), Department of Defence, came…

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UFO Sightings Were “Misidentification Of Ordinary Objects”: Pentagon Report

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Congress hearings and discussions with NASA officials have been part of the study. The US Pentagon has said that they have found no evidence of UFOs or aliens in its 63-page “Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP).” In addition to noting that “most sightings were ordinary objects…

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Pentagon study finds no sign of alien life in reported UFO sightings going back decades

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File picture of an aerial view of the U.S. Pentagon. A new Pentagon study has found no evidence of aliens or extraterrestrial intelligence in UFO sightings | Photo Credit: AP A U.S. Pentagon study released Friday that examined reported sightings of UFOs over nearly the last century found no evidence of aliens or extraterrestrial intelligence,…

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Pentagon On Why US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin Hid Cancer From President Joe Biden

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The White House was not informed about Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization until January 4. (File) Washington: The Pentagon said Monday that privacy concerns contributed to the secrecy surrounding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s cancer treatment, but that it found no evidence of intentional wrongdoing or obfuscation. Austin controversially kept US President Joe Biden in the dark about…

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US To Send 300 Additional Troops To Middle East Amid Heightened Tensions

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Pentagon Chief, however, said that additional US troops are not going to Israel. Washington: Amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, the United States is sending additional troops to the US Central Command region, which covers the Middle East and parts of Africa, Pentagon press secretary Brigadier General Patrick Ryder said on Tuesday (local…

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U.S. strikes Iran-linked sites in Syria in retaliation for attacks on its troops

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Pentagon spokesman Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder speaks at the Pentagon on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 in Washington. The U.S. military launched airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Pentagon said. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. military launched airstrikes early Friday, October 27, 2023…

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“Appreciate Relationship With India, But China Remains Challenge”: US

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China remains the “pacing challenge” for the Department of Defense, a Pentagon official said. Washington: The United States will continue to foster a stronger defence partnership with India, the Pentagon said on Friday. “We very much appreciate our relationship with India on a defence level. We continue to foster a stronger defence partnership with India…

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