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Microsoft to supply US army with augmented reality headsets
World
April 1, 2021
Microsoft to supply US army with augmented reality headsets
Microsoft Corp snatched a highly lucrative contract to provide US soldiers with augmented reality headsets, US media reported on Wednesday. The deal…
US down to 2,500 troops in Afghanistan, as ordered by Trump
Middle East
January 15, 2021
US down to 2,500 troops in Afghanistan, as ordered by Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US military has met its goal of reducing the number of troops in Afghanistan to about…
Exclusive: Pentagon presses ahead with Afghanistan troop drawdown despite law barring it
Middle East
January 12, 2021
Exclusive: Pentagon presses ahead with Afghanistan troop drawdown despite law barring it
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US military has not halted a US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Department of Defense told…
Extraordinary warning to Trump by 10 former Pentagon chiefs
World
January 4, 2021
Extraordinary warning to Trump by 10 former Pentagon chiefs
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an extraordinary rebuke of President Donald Trump, all 10 living former secretaries of defense are cautioning…
US to move aircraft carrier out of Mideast amid Iran tension
Middle East
January 1, 2021
US to move aircraft carrier out of Mideast amid Iran tension
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has decided to send home the only Navy aircraft carrier operating in the Middle East,…
US B-52H bombers fly to Middle East in mission to deter Iran
Middle East
December 11, 2020
US B-52H bombers fly to Middle East in mission to deter Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a new show of military might, two American bomber aircraft flew from the United States to…
Pentagon report: Turkey sent up to 3,800 fighters to Libya
Middle East
July 19, 2020
Pentagon report: Turkey sent up to 3,800 fighters to Libya
Turkey sent between 3,500 and 3,800 paid Syrian fighters to Libya over the first three months of the year, the…
US military has enough capability in Middle East for now: Esper
Middle East
December 7, 2019
US military has enough capability in Middle East for now: Esper
SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA (Reuters) – US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Friday he believed the US military had sufficient…
US considers sending several thousand more troops to Mideast
Middle East
December 6, 2019
US considers sending several thousand more troops to Mideast
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is considering sending several thousand additional troops to the Middle East to help deter Iranian…
All US troops withdrawing from Syria expected to go to western Iraq: Pentagon chief
Middle East
October 20, 2019
All US troops withdrawing from Syria expected to go to western Iraq: Pentagon chief
ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) – US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday that all of the nearly…