Politics Apr 20 WATCH: State Department holds briefing as U.S. prepares for embassy evacuation from Sudan In a statement Thursday, the Pentagon said it will deploy “additional capabilities” to the region to potentially help facilitate an evacuation of embassy personnel from Sudan if required, but provided no details, and did not state the location.
World Apr 08 U.S. investigates whether classified Ukraine documents were leaked, altered The Justice Department has launched an investigation into the possible release of Pentagon documents that were posted on several social media sites and appear to detail U.S. and NATO aid to Ukraine, but may have been altered or used as…
World Apr 04 U.S. to provide Ukraine with $2.6 billion in military aid The Biden administration says the U.S. will send Ukraine about $500 million in ammunition and equipment and spend more than $2 billion to buy an array of munitions, radar and other weapons for that country in the future.
Politics Mar 23 WATCH: Austin, Gen. Milley testify on U.S. military budget before House committee The U.S. military must be ready for possible confrontation with China, the Pentagon's leaders said Thursday, pushing Congress to approve the Defense Department's proposed $842 billion budget, which would modernize the force in Asia and around the world.
Politics Mar 21 WATCH: Pentagon says U.S. is speeding up delivery of tanks to Ukraine The Pentagon is speeding up its delivery of Abrams tanks to Ukraine, opting to send a refurbished older model that can be ready faster, with the aim of getting the 70-ton battle powerhouses to the war zone by the fall,…
Politics Mar 20 U.S. sending $350 million in ammunition, tanker trucks, boats to Ukraine The State Department says the U.S. will send Ukraine $350 million in weapons and equipment as fierce battles with Russian forces continue for control of the city of Bakhmut, and troops prepare for an expected spring offensive.
World Mar 15 Why U.S. forces remain in Iraq 20 years after ‘shock and awe’ Twenty years after the U.S. invaded Iraq — in blinding explosions of shock and awe — American forces remain in the country in what has become a small but consistent presence to ensure an ongoing relationship with a key military…
World Mar 15 WATCH: Defense Secretary Austin, Gen. Milley say U.S. has resumed contact with Russia to discuss drone Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he spoke to his Russian counterpart about the destruction of a U.S. drone over the Black Sea, which had brought the two countries closest to direct conflict since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine a year ago.
World Mar 14 What we know about the U.S.-Russia military air crash U.S. and Russian officials had conflicting views of the collision between the MQ-9 Reaper drone and the Russian Su-27 fighter jet — each blaming the other.
Politics Feb 24 WATCH: Pentagon unveils new Ukraine weapons package, Russia sanctions The Biden administration declared its solidarity with Ukraine with fresh action as well as strong words on Friday, piling sweeping new sanctions on Moscow and approving a new $2 billion weapons package to re-arm Kyiv a year after Russia’s invasion.