The Trump administration has asked Congress to green-light the transfer of around $1 billion worth of bombs and other weapons to Israel, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The weapons would include 4,700 1,000-pound bombs, worth more than $700 million, and armored bulldozers built by Caterpillar, worth more than $300 million, the report said, citing…
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will visit him next week at the White House and he looks forward to the conversation. “They’re coming in to speak to me and I’m looking forward to it,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. The meeting is expected to take…
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will order the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a migrant detention facility at Guantanamo Bay for as many as 30,000 migrants. The US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, already houses a migrant facility – separate from the high-security US prison for foreign terrorism suspects…
Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his confirmation came down to Vice President JD Vance serving as tiebreaker. The Senate narrowly voted to confirm embattled Pete Hegseth as secretary of the Department of Defense, in a major win for President Donald…
“On the F-16 program, we’ve been co-leading the international Air Capability Coalition,” Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said The United States, its allies and partners plan to continue training more Ukrainian pilots for combat use of American F-16 fighter jets, Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said at a regular briefing. “On the F-16 program, <…>…
The Pentagon representative said that eight “capabilities coalitions” have been created within the Ukraine Defense Contact Group Western countries will divide Ukraine’s military needs into several types and define NATO countries responsible for deliveries in each of these areas, a high-ranking Pentagon representative told a briefing on Tuesday. The Pentagon representative said that eight “capabilities…
The Pentagon vehemently denied reports that it was setting up a new base in northeast Syria on Monday after videos emerged showing concrete barriers being transferred on a trailer with a US flag. Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said there were no plans or intent to build a US base in Syria’s Kobani. A US defense…
The State Department approves the possible sale of 20 MK 54 MOD 0 Lightweight Torpedoes to Saudi Arabia for $78.5 million, according to the Pentagon. “The proposed sale will improve Saudi Arabia’s capability to deter current and future threats by upgrading its anti-submarine warfare capabilities,” the Pentagon says. Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin has repeatedly reaffirmed to Saudi…
The United States on Monday announced nearly $6 billion in additional military and budget assistance for Ukraine as President Joe Biden uses his final weeks in office to surge aid to Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump takes power. Biden announced $2.5 billion in additional security assistance for Ukraine. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the United States has…
The US military confirmed Monday that it had used a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery deployed to Israel after Yemen’s Houthis fired missiles at Israel. A US official told Al Arabiya English last week that a THAAD was used to shoot down a Houthi projectile, but it was unclear if the interception was successful. The US…
The top US and Saudi military generals discussed security and stability concerns in the Middle East, specifically the situation in Syria and Lebanon, according to a Pentagon readout of the call. The Pentagon said that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. CQ Brown, and Chief of General Staff, Gen. Fayyad Al-Ruwaili, spoke about the…
Corruption in China’s military may have disrupted its progress towards its 2027 military modernization goals, the Pentagon said in its annual report on Beijing’s military that was released on Wednesday. Since last year, China’s military has undergone a sweeping anti-corruption purge and last month the defense ministry said a top-ranking military official had been suspended and…
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz that it was important for the United States and Israel to be in close consultation over events unfolding in Syria, the Pentagon said on Wednesday after their call. “Secretary Austin emphasized the importance of close consultation between the United States and Israel on events in Syria,”…
The US military conducted what it says were self-defense strikes in Syria’s Deir Ezzor, US officials said Tuesday, adding that they were not related to ongoing clashes in northeastern Syria. Washington has so far distanced itself from the offensive launched against Syrian government-held areas of the country. The US has urged for de-escalation and said “Hayat Tahrir…
