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US announces new military aid and drones for Ukraine

The US has said it will give Ukraine Scan Eagle surveillance drones, mine-resistant vehicles, anti-armour rounds and howitzer weapons to help regain territory and mount a counter-offensive against Russian invaders. A senior defence official told ...

19 Aug 2022 at 20:05

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Biden announces nearly three billion dollars in new military aid for Ukraine

President Joe Biden has announced that he is sending 2.98 billion dollars in new military aid to Ukraine that will enable forces there to fight for years to come. In a statement, Mr Biden said the aid will allow Ukraine to acquire air defence ...

24 Aug 2022 at 13:59

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US releases photo of Chinese balloon taken from high altitude U-2 spy plane

A U-2 pilot flying high above the Chinese spy balloon took a close-up photo of the large white orb just a day before the Air Force shot it down off the South Carolina coast. The photo shows the top of the pilot’s helmet inside the U-2 ...

22 Feb 2023 at 23:02

Pentagon warns US government shutdown will cost troops their pay over Christmas

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Pentagon warns a government shutdown will cost troops their pay over Christmas

Republicans’ decision to abandon a congressional spending plan will cost about 2.1 million troops their pay over the Christmas holidays unless some agreement is reached before Friday’s deadline to prevent a government shutdown, the ...

20 Dec 2024 at 18:57

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US Defence Department staff could face lie detector tests in leaks probe

The Pentagon’s intelligence and law enforcement arms are investigating what it says are leaks of national security information. Defence Department personnel could face polygraph tests in the the latest such inquiry by the Trump ...

22 Mar 2025 at 15:21

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Number of reports of sexual assault in US armed forces on the decrease

The number of sexual assaults reported across the US military dropped by nearly 4% last year, fuelled by a significant drop in the number of cases in the army, it has been revealed. It was the second year in a row with a ...

01 May 2025 at 08:44

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Trump renames Department of Defence as the Department of War

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday renaming the Department of Defence as the Department of War – a long-telegraphed move aimed at projecting American military toughness around the globe. “It’s a ...

06 Sept 2025 at 04:14

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