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September 6, 2025, 10:00 AM - 2 min read
The department was actually called the Department of War from its establishment in 1789 until 1947, though Harry Truman renamed it as part of post-World War II reorganisation.
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July 19, 2025, 03:13 PM - 4 min read
Blame over debt and defence has erupted on Capitol Hill as Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene moves to cut $500mn in aid to Israel's missile shield, citing unsustainable US outlay.
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July 11, 2025, 09:58 AM - 2 min read
The move would see the Pentagon backtracking from its earlier decision, when it had decided to cut weapons aid to Ukraine for showing reluctance in negotiating the crisis with Russia.
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July 3, 2025, 11:17 AM - 3 min read
The Pentagon claims US strikes have delayed Iran’s nuclear weapons programme by two years. But lack of access for independent inspection clouds the scale of impact.
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July 3, 2025, 09:59 AM - 3 min read
India and the US will sign a new 10-year defence framework later this year, aimed at deepening cooperation on joint production, strategic convergence and military interoperability.
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May 21, 2025, 09:30 AM - 4 min read
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday unveiled a $175 billion missile defence initiative, ‘Golden Dome’, aimed at countering threats from China and Russia. The satellite-based system will also target hypersonic missiles and AI-powered drones, the President said.
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April 21, 2025, 01:19 PM - 4 min read
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is under renewed scrutiny following reports that he shared classified Yemen strike details in a private Signal chat with family and associates, even as the Pentagon insists no leak occurred.
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February 22, 2025, 08:40 AM - 2 min read
"We anticipate reducing the Department's civilian workforce by 5-8 per cent to produce efficiencies and refocus the Department on the President's priorities and restoring readiness in the force," Darin Selnick, who is acting undersecretary of defence for personnel and readiness, said in a statement.
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January 26, 2025, 01:23 PM - 2 min read
US President Donald Trump has approved the delivery of 2,000-pound bunker buster bombs to Israel, overturning a suspension by the Biden administration. This decision comes amidst escalating tensions and ongoing conflict in Gaza, where the death toll has surpassed 47,000.
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May 31, 2024, 09:39 AM - 2 min read
Last month, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers that by bolstering the Indian military's capabilities the two nations can work together to uphold a more stable balance of power across the wider Indo-Pacific region.
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March 13, 2024, 09:32 AM - 2 min read
This marks the first security package the Pentagon has announced for Ukraine since December, at which point it recognised the exhaustion of its replenishment funds. It was only in recent times that officials openly admitted to not just being out of funds for replenishment but also being $10 billion in deficit.
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