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Pentagon on lockdown after gunshots fired near metro station

A Pentagon announcement said the facility was on lockdown due to 'police activity'

Pentagon scraps Trump's $10bn cloud deal for Microsoft, reviving Amazon bid

As recently as September the Defense Department re-evaluated the contract proposals and said Microsoft's submission was the best.

US Defense Secretary directs Pentagon to provide material support to India

US Defense Secretary Austin Lloyd has directed the Pentagon to provide all necessary support to Indian healthcare workers battling the worsening coronavirus situation in the country

Pentagon defends Navy ship asserting navigational rights inside India's EEZ

The Pentagon has said that its Navy ship conducting navigational rights within India's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) without the permission of New Delhi was consistent with international law

Reversing Trump, Pentagon to release new transgender policy

The Pentagon on Wednesday will sweep away Trump-era policies that largely banned transgender people from serving in the military

Pentagon rethinking military positioning around the world, focus on China

The review is part of the administration's effort to chart a path for a military still caught in decades-old Mideast conflicts, facing flat or declining budgets, and grappling with internal problems

Pentagon plans to split cyber command, NSA draws strong Hill criticism

Both organizations currently are headed by Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, an arrangement know as dual-hatting

Pentagon adds China chipmaker SMIC, oil producer CNOOC to defense blacklist

In Beijing, a foreign ministry spokeswoman said China opposed U.S. efforts to suppress its companies, adding that Washington's moves run counter to principles of market competition

Pentagon okays $90 mn sale of spares, support for C-130J Hercules to India

The Pentagon has approved India's request to buy USD 90 million worth of equipment, spare parts and logistical support for its fleet of C-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft

Beijing will soon reach a milestone in nuclear weapons build-up: US

The development of a nuclear triad raises the long-term stakes in the complex relationship between Beijing and Washington

India, US negotiating UAV co-development programme: Pentagon official

Often described as the Pentagon's chief weapons buyer, Lord said that US-India defence cooperation has made great strides in the last few years

White House, Pentagon tensions near breaking point over Trump remarks

The nub of the problem is that Trump sees no constraint on his authority to use what he calls the unlimited power of the military even against US citizens if he believes it necessary.

Pentagon chief opposes Donald Trump threat to deploy military at protests

Trump had urged governors to call out the National Guard to contain protests that turned violent and warned that he could send in active duty military forces if they did not.

Yes, we may not be alone: The Pentagon releases video footage of UFOs

On Monday, the Pentagon released three declassified videos of naval pilots encountering unidentified flying objects

US court grants Amazon motion for pause in Microsoft's Pentagon deal

The Pentagon, which had planned to start work on the contract on Friday, said it was disappointed in the ruling.

Number of US troops injured by Iran missile strike rises to 50: Pentagon

The military had said on Friday that 34 troops were injured in the strike on the Ain al-Asad base in western Iraq on January 8.

Amazon moves federal court against Pentagon's cloud contract to Microsoft

The company did not explain the basis for its complaint

Pentagon-Microsoft $10-billion cloud deal awarded fairly: US Defence Secy

Esper said he was confident the competition 'was conducted freely and fairly without any type of outside influence'

Pentagon releases footage of raid on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's hideout

The Pentagon also released video of airstrikes on a group of unknown fighters on the ground who opened fire on the helicopters that ferried US forces in for the assault on Baghdadi's compound in Syria

US to deploy forces in Gulf in response to attacks on Saudi oil facilities

US to deploy forces in Gulf on after drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities