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US Supreme Court permits Trump to use Pentagon funds for border wall

Transfer of the $3.6 billion in military construction funds is awaiting approval from the defense secretary

Pentagon chief of staff Kevin Sweeney resigns 'to return to private sector'

His departure comes after former Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis stepped down in December

Shanahan takes helm of America's massive military machine at critical time

Shanahan is moving up from his position as deputy defense secretary to the top spot following the resignation of Jim Mattis

China spy chips report threatens Pentagon's $10-billion defence contract

Amazon was among almost 30 companies including Apple Inc.whose servers were infiltrated

Deadly poison 'ricin' suspected in mail sent to Donald Trump, Pentagon

The White and Pentagon pieces of mail were likely linked and contained a crude substance made from castor bean

China developing long-range strategic bombers to deliver nukes: Pentagon

The PLAAF already fields the nuclear capable Xian H-6K bomber, with a range of 3,500 kilometres - enough to strike targets in India with the cruise missiles it car

China developing bombers, 'likely' training pilots to target US: Pentagon

A Pentagon report says that China is pursuing a nuclear capability on its long-range bombers, saying the Chinese air force "has been re-assigned a nuclear mission"

North Korea threat: Pentagon sees broader role for nuclear weapons

Critics say strategy takes 'lower-yield' nuclear arms onto battlefields

Pentagon declares India as Afghanistan's most reliable partner

India is providing significant training opportunities for Afghan officers and enlisted personnel

'No doubt' Syria behind chemical attack: James Mattis

He says, 'If they use chemical weapons, they are going to pay a very, very stiff price'

Pentagon, Lockheed near $9-bn deal for F-35

Negotiations are poised to bring the price per F-35 below $100 million for the first time

India-US defence relationship is on excellent path: Pentagon

Pentagon has said this days ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration

Afghanistan-Pakistan border remains a sanctuary for Taliban, Haqqani network: Pentagon

Pentagon said the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region remains a sanctuary for various groups

US strike kills Qaeda's 'terror attack planner' in Syria: Pentagon

US drone strike in Syria last month killed an Al-Qaeda member with ties to the organization's senior leadership

Pentagon to send nearly 600 more US troops to Iraq

Currently there are some 4,647 US soldiers authorised to deploy in Iraq

No plans to change US nuke strike rules: Ashton Carter

He said, the ability to strike first has been our policy for a long time, and is part of our plans going forward

Ashton Carter, Manohar Parrikar to meet at Pentagon on Monday

Carter had met Parrikar during a visit to India in April

Pentagon to use Indian weather satellites in Afghanistan

It decided to use Indian satellite after European weather satellites were moved to cover operations in Iraq and Syria

Relationship with India, Pakistan not a 'zero-sum game': Pentagon

We have security interests with India that stand alone and stand apart, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said