Despite Kyiv’s forces recapturing the Kharkiv region and using significant US artillery supply, a senior Pentagon official cautioned Thursday that the Ukraine war could drag on for a long time. Analysts who claim that Russian forces are stretched to capacity and would be unable to advance in weeks should be warned, according to the source. … Read more
A first public hearing about UFOs to be held by House Panel next Tuesday A House board will hold an open legislative hearing next Tuesday about UFOs without precedent for north of 50 years. It will zero in on a Pentagon program that was laid out last year after the US knowledge local area delivered … Read more
According to Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby, the US Department of Defense has “seen signs” that Russians are transporting Ukrainians into Russia “against their will.” When challenged about the Ukrainian government’s claims that 1.2 million Ukrainians had been deported to Russia and are being kept in detention centers, Kirby responded “we certainly have seen indications that … Read more
Russia’s campaign to seize control of the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine is moving slowly and behind schedule According to a Pentagon official. Ukrainian troops’ stiff resistance and caution in the aftermath of Russia’s failure to capture Kyiv have resulted in “slow and uneven progress” in Donbas, the official told reporters. “We believe that essentially … Read more
Warsaw: Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said, who returned from a visit to Kyiv on Monday, the US wants Russia “weakened” so it cannot invade again. “The first step in winning is believing that you can win. And so they believe that we can win, “Austin told reporters after meeting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. … Read more
Russia said Friday that one crew member died and 27 others were missing when the missile cruiser Moskva sank last week, marking the country’s first acknowledgement of the tragedy since it occurred. The Black Sea Fleet’s flagship had been leading Russia’s naval effort in the nearly two-month conflict in Ukraine, including the siege of Mariupol. … Read more
China claims Taiwan to be its part; threatens Sino-US relations Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe told U.S. Guard Secretary Lloyd Austin that Taiwan is a piece of China during the primary call between the two protection pioneers. Wei told Austin Wednesday that nobody could change Taiwan’s status as a feature of China, that’s what advance … Read more
Equity plan issued out by Pentagon The Department of Defense gave a value report, expecting to adjust results for representatives and accomplices across racial, sexual, and gender orientation lines. p “While the Department has generally centered around expanding value inside the DOD people group, the aggregate activities portrayed in this plan address a change in … Read more
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has increased the strategic burden on China, according to a senior Pentagon official. “I do think that there’s a degree to which what Putin has done in Ukraine makes Russia much more of a strategic burden for Beijing than it was six weeks ago or six months ago,” Under Secretary of … Read more
According to an intercepted Russian phone call, Vladimir Putin’s men are hunting for Ukrainian ammo so they may shoot themselves in the leg and be sent home. On audio, a Russian soldier tells his mother that his regiment is looking for 7.62mm Ukrainian rounds to injure themselves with instead of the 5.62mm ammo used in … Read more
BEIJING – China vowed to take countermeasures after the US announced a plan to sell $100 million worth of Patriot missile upgrades to the island of Taiwan, which would be the first US arms sale to the island in 2022 and the second under the Biden administration. The arms sale, again leeching money from Taiwan, … Read more
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced Sunday that he tested positive for COVID-19. “I tested positive this morning for COVID-19,” Austin said in a statement, adding that he was experiencing mild symptoms and will be quarantined for the next five days. “I have informed my leadership team of my positive test result, … Read more
WASHINGTON: A senior Al-Qaeda leader was killed in a US drone strike in Syria, the Pentagon said Friday. The strike comes two days after a base in southern Syria, used by the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group, was assaulted. “A US airstrike today in northwest Syria killed senior al-Qaeda leader Abdul Hamid al-Matar,” … Read more
US on Tuesday stated that Washington was in conversation with Pakistani leadership about the alleged “safe havens that exist along that border between Afghanistan and Pakistan”. Addressing reporters during a press briefing, Pentagon Press Secretary John F Kirby said that US was mindful that those safe havens were providing a source of more insecurity, more … Read more
US experts are busy gathering reasons for the failure of the war in Afghanistan. According to them, pride, arrogance, lies and self-deception can be the main reasons. U.S. experts in international affairs believe that in the context of the Vietnam War experience, the United States did not see good luck in Afghanistan either. These experts … Read more
The US announced on Sunday that it launched another wave of airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran-backed militias, this time in response to drone assaults by the Iran-backed militia on US people and installations in Iraq. In a statement, the US military said that it targeted operational and weapons storage facilities at two locations … Read more
The US military might slow down its withdrawal from Afghanistan as the Taliban arise, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said. Kirby added that the date for the complete withdrawal of the military by President Joe Biden will remain the same. However, the pace of withdrawal could be adjusted based on the conditions. “The situation in Afghanistan … Read more
President Ashraf Ghani will meet US President Joe Biden on Friday at the White House. Biden ordered the US army to withdraw from Afghanistan by this year’s 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks which triggered the invasion. “The visit by President Ghani and Dr Abdullah Abdullah will highlight the enduring partnership between the United … Read more
A Pentagon official says the United States has officially informed Ankara about Turkey’s withdrawal from the F-35 fighter jet program, according to the Turkish state news agency Anadolu. According to the official, the United States has revoked the memorandum of understanding signed by nine countries, including Turkey, in 2006. The remaining eight participating countries have signed … Read more
The United States Department of Defense said that it has paused a plan to give the Coronavirus vaccines to terror detainees at Guantanamo Detention Camp. According to the media reports, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby tweeted that: “No Guantanamo detainees have been vaccinated, we’re pausing the plan to move forward, as we review force protection protocols. … Read more
The Aerospace company SpaceX, owned by Elon Musk has won a $149 million contract to build missile-tracking satellites for the Pentagon. The U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) said that under its contract with SpaceX, the Aerospace company its Starlink assembly plant in Redmond, Washington, to build four satellites fitted with a wide-angle infrared missile-tracking sensor … Read more
United States Department of Defense stated that despite efforts to combat the problem, incidence of sexual assault in United States military academies rose sharply last year. According to the details, there were 149 sexual assaults officially reported to authorities at three military academies during the 2018-2019 school year, the Pentagon said in a report. Students … Read more
A US military jet crashed in mountainous territory in eastern Afghanistan, where there is a heavy Taliban presence, the Pentagon confirmed on Monday. Pentagon also rejected the insurgents´ suggestions that the jet shot down. Afghanistan US Forces spokesman Colonel Sonny Leggett confirmed in a statement that the aircraft was a US Bombardier E-11A. Its a … Read more
Pentagon has released the video of the attack on Abu Bakar Al-Baghdadi. Head of the U.S. central command General McKenzie had uploaded the video on the central command’s Twitter account. According to the details, the head of the U.S. central command has released the images and videos of the related incident that caused the assassination … Read more
