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The MQ-9 US intelligence drone was downed in the Black Sea

Pentagon says Russia attempting to recover drone debris

The US has indicated that Russia is likely trying to recover debris from the US drone downed after a Russian intercept over the Black Sea on Tuesday, the Pentagon said as it played down Moscow's prospects for success.

World • 16 Mar 23

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly lashed out at Amazon and company founder Jeff Bezos

Amazon calls 'bias' as Microsoft wins Pentagon contract

Amazon has challenged the awarding of a $10 billion Pentagon cloud computing contract to Microsoft, alleging "unmistakable bias" in the process.

Business • 15 Nov 19

The use of AI to allow weapon systems to autonomously select and attack targets has sparked ethical debates

Amazon, Microsoft 'putting world at risk of killer AI'

Amazon, Microsoft and Intel are among leading tech companies that could spearhead a global AI arms race, according to a new report.

World • 22 Aug 19

South Koreans watch on a screen a file image of reporting North Korea's missile launch

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles early this morning, the South Korean military said, only days after it launched two similar missiles intended to pressure South Korea and the United States to stop upcoming military drills.

World • 31 Jul 19

US military operations released about 59 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in 2017

US military emits more CO2 than Sweden - report

A new study has revealed that the United States creates more planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions through its military operations alone than industrialised countries such as Sweden and Portugal.

Environment • 13 Jun 19

President Trump's move could give the CIA greater latitude to conduct drone strikes

Trump halts CIA reporting of civilian deaths by drones

US President Donald Trump has revoked a policy that required the Central Intelligence Agency to account for civilian deaths from drone strikes.

US • 07 Mar 19

Donald Trump is said to have been angered over James Mattis' resignation letter

'Hold fast': Mattis bids farewell to the Pentagon

Former US defence secretary Jim Mattis bade farewell to the Pentagon, telling the US military to "hold fast" after he quit over a series of fundamental differences with President Donald Trump.

US • 03 Jan 19

The Pentagon has been slow to protect it's major weapons systems from cyber attacks according to Federal government report

US slow to protect itself from cyberattack - report

The Pentagon has been slow to protect major weapon systems from cyber attacks and routinely found critical vulnerabilities that hackers could potentially exploit in those systems, a federal government report said on Tuesday.

US • 09 Oct 18

William Clyde Allen III was arrested at his home in Utah (Photo: Davis County Jail)

US Navy veteran held in 'ricin' poison letters probe

A US Navy veteran has been taken into custody as a suspect in the investigation of letters sent to senior US government officials, initially feared to contain the poison ricin.

US • 04 Oct 18

US Defense Department personnel, wearing protective suits, screen mail as it arrives at the Pentagon

Ricin suspected in mail sent to Trump and Pentagon

"Suspicious" mail was delivered to the White House and the Pentagon this week, including some suspected of containing the deadly poison ricin, according to US officials.

World • 03 Oct 18

Almost 3,000 people died when planes were crashed into the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and an open field in Pennsylvania

US marking 17th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

Events will be held in the United States today to mark the 17th anniversary of the 11 September terrorist attacks.

September 11 • 11 Sep 18

The Annual Tribute in Light illuminates the New York City skyline marking anniversary of the 9/11 attacks

Saudi Arabia to face US lawsuits over 9/11 attacks

A federal judge in the United States has rejected Saudi Arabia's bid to dismiss lawsuits alleging it helped orchestrate the September 11, 2001 terror attacks in which nearly 3,000 people died.

News • 29 Mar 18

Donald Trump moved to block transgender people from the armed forces

Trump pulls back on transgender military ban

US President Donald Trump has pulled back from his blanket ban on transgender people serving in the military, giving the secretaries of defence and homeland security greater discretion over the issue.

US • 24 Mar 18

Jim Mattis' stressed the US effort is currently focused on diplomacy

Trump: North Korea will 'regret' any move against Guam

US President Donald Trump warned North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un not to take any action against the US, its territories including Guam or its allies, warning he would regret such a move - and "regret it fast".

News • 11 Aug 17

The United States fired 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles from warships in the Mediterranean at the Shayrat airfield

Russia warns of consequences from US strikes on Syria

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has expressed disappointment at Russia's hostile reaction to missile strikes against Syria, but said Russia's trenchant support for President Bashar al-Assad's regime was unsurprising.

Syria • 07 Apr 17

Barack Obama delivers a speech at the Pentagon

9/11 remembered across US on 15th anniversary

The United States has commemorated the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with the recital of the names of the dead, tolling church bells and a tribute in lights at the site where New York City's massive twin towers collapsed.

News • 12 Sep 16

The latest transfers bring the Guantanamo prison population down to 61

15 Guantanamo detainees transferred to UAE

Fifteen Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to the United Arab Emirates, the largest such release in years, the Pentagon has announced.

News • 16 Aug 16

Al-Qaeda-linked al Shabaab has launched frequent attacks in Somalia

US say 150 killed in Somalia training camp strike

The US military carried out a drone strike over the weekend targeting a training camp run by Somali Islamist group al Shabaab killing more than 150 fighters, the Pentagon has said.

News • 07 Mar 16

2,000 AT4 anti-tank weapons are on the way to Iraq to help Iraqi troops counter massive car bombs

US critical of Iraqi forces who 'failed to fight'

US Pentagon chief Ashton Carter has said Iraqi forces "failed to fight" in Ramadi, which has fallen to self-styled Islamic State militants, adding the troops lacked the will to defend themselves.

News • 24 May 15

The Pentagon is contacting individuals named and advising them to check their online footprint

US investigates 'IS online threat' to military

A group calling itself the Islamic State Hacking Division published what it said were the names and addresses of 100 US military staff and urged IS supporters to kill them, a monitoring group said today.

News • 22 Mar 15

Al-Shabaab militants have carried out several suicide bombing in Mogadishu

Al-Shabaab leader killed in US airstrike

An unmanned US aircraft that unleashed Hellfire missiles at a vehicle in Somalia earlier this week killed a leader of the al- Shabaab militant group.

News • 31 Dec 14

General Martin Dempsey (R) at a press conference with Defence Secretary Leon Panetta

Anti-Islam lectures at US military college

The US military has begun an investigation after it emerged that a course at one of the country's leading military academies was teaching that Islam was an enemy of America.

News • 11 May 12

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