Pentagon

Lockheed Martin Secures $8.5 Billion Deal With Pentagon for F-35 Jets

Lockeed Martin has reached an agreement with Pentagon to deliver 90 units of F-35 jets for $8.5 bill...

Feb 06, 2017 11:26 AM EST

Obama to submit Guantanamo prison closure plan; Proposal is illegal according to opposing lawmakers

The Pentagon will submitt its proposal regarding the shut down of the Guantanamo prison facility. Mo...

Feb 23, 2016 12:35 AM EST

U.S. Government Accountability Office rejects Boeing protest over Northrop victory in stealh bomber bid

After losing its bid on the U.S. Air Force's heavy bomber project against Northrop Grumman, Boeing h...

Feb 17, 2016 07:21 PM EST

Pentagon Chief seeks to improve family leave and child care

Defense Secretary Ash Carter unveiled a series of family-friendly proposals on Thursday for the mil...

Jan 31, 2016 07:11 AM EST

In taking economic war to Islamic State, U.S. developing new tools

Since last month, U.S. warplanes have struck Islamic State's oil infrastructure in Syria in a steppe...

Nov 24, 2015 09:00 AM EST

Pentagon says five Guantanamo detainees transferred to United Arab Emirates

Five detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were transferred to the governme...

Nov 15, 2015 08:51 PM EST

McCain calls on Pentagon to clarify South China Sea patrol

The chairman of the influential U.S. Senate Armed Services committee has called on the Pentagon to c...

Nov 11, 2015 10:23 PM EST

U.S. Navy scrambled jets as Russian warplanes approached carrier

The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier scrambled four fighter jets to intercept approaching Russian ...

Oct 30, 2015 02:37 AM EDT

Angry China shadows U.S. warship near man-made islands

A U.S. guided-missile destroyer sailed close to one of China's man-made islands in the South China S...

Oct 27, 2015 10:35 PM EDT

U.S. Navy destroyer patrols near islands built by China in South China Sea

The U.S. Navy sent a guided-missile destroyer within 12 nautical miles of artificial islands built b...

Oct 26, 2015 10:03 PM EDT

U.S. concerned by Russian operations near undersea cables: NY Times

The presence of Russian submarines and spy ships near undersea cables carrying most global Internet ...

Oct 26, 2015 07:27 AM EDT

Pentagon announces transfer of Guantanamo detainee to Saudi Arabia

The United States has transferred Abdul Shalabi, a detainee at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay...

Sep 22, 2015 05:57 PM EDT

U.S. military exhumes remains of unidentified victims of Pearl Harbor attack

The remains of unidentified members of the U.S. military killed in the sinking of the USS Oklahoma d...

Jul 28, 2015 08:20 AM EDT

At least six U.S. states move to arm National Guard offices

The governors of Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Indiana on Saturday ordered Natio...

Jul 19, 2015 07:13 AM EDT

Sex, lies and debt potentially exposed by U.S. data hack

When a retired 51-year-old military man disclosed in a U.S. security clearance application that he h...

Jun 15, 2015 08:25 AM EDT

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