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An Iranian drone strike killed six US soldiers at a tactical operations centre in Port Shuaiba, located miles from Camp Arifjan. The attack, confirmed by the Pentagon, raises concerns over troop safety amid escalating regional conflict
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The United States Department of Defense will deploy OpenAI models on classified networks, CEO Sam Altman said, stressing safeguards on surveillance and autonomous weapons amid reported differences with Anthropic
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President Donald Trump directed federal agencies to identify and release files on UFOs and extraterrestrial life, amid renewed public interest. Pentagon reports continue to find no evidence of alien activity despite hundreds of unidentified aerial phenomenon reports.
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Two US Democratic senators have urged the Department of Defense to review SpaceX following reports of hidden Chinese investments, warning that foreign influence in a key defence contractor could pose serious national security risks.
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President Donald Trump vowed retaliation after two U.S. service members and one civilian interpreter were killed in an ISIS-linked ambush in central Syria. The attack, near Palmyra, also wounded three others and marked the first U.S. fatalities since the fall of Bashar Assad.
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US President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to resume nuclear weapons testing, risking a renewed global arms race. The move threatens the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, raises environmental concerns, and comes amid rising proliferation and stalled arms-control negotiations
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US President Donald Trump said he has instructed the Pentagon to ensure military personnel are paid on October 15 despite the ongoing federal government shutdown, which entered its second week amid political deadlock between Republicans and Democrats.
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President Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth will address top US military officials at a sudden, large-scale meeting in Virginia, sparking speculation over its purpose amid looming government shutdown threats and shifting defense strategies under the Trump administration
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The White House confirmed plans to rename the Department of Defence to the Department of War, reviving its historic title. President Trump cited a shift toward offensive military priorities and symbolic ties to past U.S. victories as reasons for the change
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India and the US have agreed to sign a new 10-year defence framework, reaffirming strategic ties and cooperation on defence production. Rajnath Singh also urged swift delivery of GE F404 engines for Tejas jets during talks with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for a final round of contentious hearings marked by scrutiny over his controversial decisions
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Concurrently, US State Department preparing to order departure of all nonessential personnel from US Embassy in Baghdad due to potential for regional unrest, say officials
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It comes after staffers from the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, were at the Pentagon earlier in the week and received lists of such employees
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In a post on social media, US President says senior IS planner and recruits targeted in operation carried out by US Africa Command and Somalia government
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Documents note that Israel continues to move military assets in place to conduct military strike in response to Iran's blistering ballistic missile attack on October 1
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US moves guided missile submarine USS Georgia and aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln to Middle East
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Terms of plea bargain include Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his two accomplices' longstanding condition that they be spared the risk of death penalty
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The precision weapons, undisclosed in the announced emergency military package for Ukraine by the US in March, were omitted to preserve operational security at Ukraine's request.
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He mentioned that deployed or deploying units comprise the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery from Fort Bliss, Texas, as well as Patriot batteries from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and Fort Liberty, North Carolina, which includes both Patriot and Avenger batteries.
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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has confirmed that the Pentagon is moving an aircraft carrier, warships and jets to the eastern Mediterranean
