Tag: Defense Department
Military Clears Crew of Plane That Took Flight as Afghans Fell to Their Deaths
Crowds of people had surged onto the runway at the airport in Kabul during the final days of the U.S. evacuation of Afghanistan.
China Won’t Hesitate to Fight for Taiwan, Defense Minister Warns
The general said China wouldn’t “flinch from the cost” of defending its claims to the island. He spoke at a Singapore forum where he met with the U.S. defense secretary.
U.S. Lacks a Clear Picture of Ukraine’s War Strategy, Officials Say
Intelligence agencies know far more about Russia’s military, even as the United States ships billions of dollars in weapons to the Ukrainians.
U.S. Fails to Assess Civilian Deaths in Yemen War, Internal Report Says
A Saudi-led coalition has killed civilians with U.S. weapons, but the State Department and the Pentagon have fallen short on tracking the deaths, U.S. investigators found.
U.S. to Send Ukraine $700 Million in Military Aid, Including Advanced Rockets
A senior administration official said the rocket system was provided only after direct assurances by Ukraine’s leaders that they would not use it against targets in Russian territory.
Pentagon Faults Review of Deadly Airstrike but Finds No Wrongdoing
The military’s inquiry followed a New York Times investigation describing allegations that officials sought to conceal dozens of civilian casualties.
Biden Approves Plan to Redeploy Several Hundred Ground Forces Into Somalia
The president also signed off on targeting about a dozen Shabab leaders in the war-torn country, from which Donald J. Trump largely withdrew in his final weeks in office.
How Blinken and Austin Entered Ukraine Despite Security Risks
After President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine spilled the secret that the secretaries of state and defense would visit, the two cabinet members decided to press onward regardless.
Seeking Arms for Ukraine, Pentagon Buyers Scour Eastern European Factories
Soviet-designed ammunition is part of the ‘life blood’ for Ukrainian troops fighting Russia, and the United States is keeping it flowing.