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Musk's SpaceX wins Pentagon award for missile tracking satellites

1 min read . 06 Oct 2020

In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter takes off from the USS Nimitz in the Arabian Sea. (AP)

Eyeing China, Pentagon plans larger, 'more lethal' navy

2 min read . 17 Sep 2020

Oracle argued that the Defense Department unfairly and unnecessarily tailored the minimum contract requirements for Amazon and Microsoft. (REUTERS)

Oracle loses appeal in $10 billion Pentagon contract fight

2 min read . 03 Sep 2020

In this Friday, July 8, 2016, file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese missile frigate Yuncheng launches an anti-ship missile during a military exercise in the waters near south China's Hainan Island and Paracel Islands. China is holding another round of military drills in the South China Sea amid an uptick in such activity in the area highlighting growing tensions. (Zha Chunming/Xinhua via AP, File) (AP)

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Pentagon says China could double nuclear weapons in decade

2 min read . 02 Sep 2020

In this May 11, 2013, photo, U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz approaches Busan port, south of Seoul, (AP)

China military exercises will 'further destabilize' S. China Sea: Pentagon

1 min read . 03 Jul 2020

US Pentagon releases list of companies which aid Chinese military. Read details

1 min read . 25 Jun 2020

A general view of the Pentagon in Washington D.C.

Judge halts Microsoft work on Pentagon cloud deal after Amazon suit alleges bias

2 min read . 14 Feb 2020

What is said to be missiles are seen in the night sky, after Iran fired missiles on at least two Iraqi air bases hosting US-led coalition forces, in this still image taken from a video shot at an unknown location. (REUTERS)

US says 34 troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after Iran strike

1 min read . 26 Jan 2020

Amazon filed a motion asking a federal judge to block Microsoft from working on any substantive tasks for the JEDI project

Amazon asks judge to block Microsoft from Pentagon project

1 min read . 24 Jan 2020

FILE PHOTO: Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif looks on during a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in Moscow, Russia (REUTERS)

Iran launches large attack on US-led forces in Iraq, Pentagon says

1 min read . 08 Jan 2020

Trump has long criticized Bezos and Amazon over low tax payments and accused the Washington Post of acting as a lobbyist for Bezos and Amazon and spreading 'fake news' (Reuters)

Amazon lawsuit blames Trump for loss of $10-bn Pentagon cloud contract

1 min read . 10 Dec 2019

A police officer in front of a giant Chinese flag takes pictures with a mobile phone outside an exhibition marking the 70th founding anniversary of People's Republic of China, in Kunming, Yunnan province, China. (REUTERS)

China's defence budget increases 850% over 20 years: Top Pentagon official

2 min read . 05 Dec 2019

India will use the enhanced capability as a deterrent to regional threats and to strengthen its homeland defense, it said.

Sale of MK-45 guns will improve India's capability to meet threats: Pentagon

1 min read . 05 Dec 2019

Amazon was considered a favourite for the contract. (Reuters)

Amazon challenges Pentagon's $10-billion cloud award to Microsoft

1 min read . 15 Nov 2019

A file photo of an F-35A (Photo: Reuters)

Pentagon gets a fix for F-35 bug in $400,000 pilot helmets

2 min read . 10 Nov 2019

FILE: The Pentagon has awarded Microsoft a $10 billion cloud computing contract called JEDI, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. The contentious bidding process for the contract pitted Microsoft, Amazon and Oracle, among others, against one another. (AP)

Microsoft’s Pentagon contract win changes cloud game, but comes at a cost

4 min read . 28 Oct 2019

Microsoft beats Amazon to win $10 bn Pentagon cloud computing contract

2 min read . 26 Oct 2019

India on 5 August scrapped article 370 of its Constitution that granted special privileges to Jammu and Kashmir (PTI file)

US worried Pak-based groups may carry out strikes in India: Pentagon official

1 min read . 03 Oct 2019

Acting US Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan testifies to the House Armed Forces Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 26, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Pentagon says India debris expected to burn up in atmosphere

1 min read . 05 Apr 2019

A general view of the Pentagon in Washington D.C. Photo: AFP

India-US defence sales at all time high: Pentagon

2 min read . 13 Feb 2019

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