Tag: Pentagon
US Army prefers confidence building with Pakistan: Pentagon
In the backdrop of a regime change in Pakistan, a top Pentagon general has said the US army's first preference was to build confidence...
Pentagon accuses China of cyberspying on US government
The Chinese military has targeted US government computers with intrusions that seek sensitive data, according to a report in which the Pentagon for the...
Pentagon chief visits Afghanistan
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has landed in Afghanistan on his first overseas trip as the Pentagon chief, the Defense Department announced.
According to...
Hagel committed to strong India-US ties: Pentagon
As Chuck Hagel took over as US President Barack Obama's new defence secretary amid a controversy over his comments on India's role in Afghanistan,...
Juggling priorities, Pentagon tries to protect war funding, troops
The US Air Force Space Command cautioned recently that if new budget cuts take effect, some of its round-the-clock missile-warning operations would begin working...
Gen Austin says Pak-US relations going in the right direction
Identifying Pakistan as a key country in the region, a top Pentagon commander on Friday told American lawmakers that Washington’s relationship with Islamabad was...
US Senate panel approves Hagel’s Pentagon nomination
Chuck Hagel, nominee for US secretary for defence, passed a Senate panel on Tuesday.
The nomination marks a significant a significant step forward in...
Pentagon delays Middle East carrier deployment over budget woes
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Wednesday delayed the deployment of an aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East because of budget uncertainty, hours...
US commander in Afghanistan cleared of misconduct
The Pentagon has cleared the top US commander in Afghanistan of wrongdoing following an probe into whether he exchanged inappropriate e-mails with a Tampa...
Hagel nomination causes jitters in Israel
Chuck Hagel’s nomination by US President Barack Obama as the country’s next secretary of defence has unnerved Israel, where many see the ex-Nebraska senator...
Obama names Hagel for Pentagon, Brennan for CIA
President Barack Obama on Monday nominated Republican Chuck Hagel as his next defence secretary and counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to head the CIA, two...
General McChrystal details Pentagon tensions with Obama on Afghanistan
In a memoir, Gen (r) Stanley A McChrystal, the former American commander in Afghanistan, wrote that tensions between the White House and the Pentagon...
Pentagon presents mixed report on Afghanistan
The existence of militant sacnturaries in Pakistan, corruption and limited Afghan government capabilities are the greatest obstacles to stability in Afghanistan, while there has...
Pentagon plans major expansion of spy programme
The US Department of Defence will send hundreds of additional spies overseas as part of an ambitious plan to assemble an espionage network that...
Pentagon chief to meet China’s leader-in-waiting: officials
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is due to meet China's leader-in-waiting, Vice President Xi Jinping, during a visit to Beijing this week, officials said...
Haqqanis threat to US national security: Pentagon
The Haqqani network represents a significant threat to the US national security, the Pentagon said, as it welcomed the decision of Secretary of State...
Military action of no use in terror war: Imran Khan
Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has expressed grave concern over the terrorists’ assault at Kamra Airbase, which is situated at a high security...
