Tag: #pentagon
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US strikes kill 15 pro-Iran fighters in Iraq: Hashed official
Baghdad, Dec 30 (AFP/APP): Fifteen fighters, including commanders, were killed Sunday night in US strikes in western Iraq, an official told AFP. The official said several fighters were also wounded in the strikes, which the Pentagon said targeted the Iraqi Kata’ib Hezbollah in response to a barrage of 30 or more rockets that was fired…
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Pentagon denies US mulling 14,000 more troops for Mideast
Washington, Dec 5 (AFP/APP): The Pentagon on Wednesday denied a report that the United States was weighing sending up to 14,000 more troops to the Middle East in the face of a perceived threat from Iran. The Wall Street Journal reported that the possible deployment would include “dozens” more ships and double the number of…
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Amazon says ‘bias’ in Pentagon awarding $10 bn contract to Microsoft
San Francisco, Nov 15 (AFP/APP): Amazon on Thursday challenged the awarding of a $10 billion Pentagon cloud computing contract to Microsoft, alleging “unmistakable bias” in the process. The 10-year contract for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure program, better known as JEDI, ultimately will see all military branches sharing information in a system boosted by artificial…
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Pentagon awards $10 bn cloud contract to Microsoft
San Francisco, Oct 26 (AFP/APP): The Pentagon said Friday it is awarding a $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft, following a highly scrutinized bidding process which Amazon had been favored to win. The 10-year contract for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure program, better known as JEDI, ultimately will see all military branches sharing information…
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Pentagon Chief Vows to Cooperate With Impeachment Probe
Washington, Oct 13 (AFP/APP): US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the Pentagon would cooperate with the congressional impeachment inquiry — in an apparent break with President Donald Trump’s policy to thwart the probe. Esper said his department would try to comply with a subpoena from House Democrats seeking records relating to the withholding of…
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US will send more troops to Saudi Arabia: Pentagon
Washington, Oct 12: Pentagon said Friday it has approved the deployment of 3,000 additional military troops to Saudi Arabia. US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper authorized the deployment of two more Patriot missile batteries, one THAAD ballistic missile interception system, two fighter squadrons and one air expeditionary wing, the Pentagon said in a statement. “Secretary…
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US Democrats subpoena Pentagon docs
Congressional Democrats demand Documents tied to President Donald Trump’s withholding of Military aid to Ukraine