$29 billion or $1 trillion: What Iran war is costing the US

May 13, 2026

On Tuesday, a senior Pentagon budget official told US lawmakers that the war against Iran has resulted in a total of USD 29 billion...

Pentagon ordered to plan for 8 per cent annual defence budget cuts over next 5 years

Feb 19, 2025

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has instructed top Pentagon and US military officials to prepare plans to reduce the defence budget by 8 per cent...

US Defence Secretary pays tribute to PFPA officer died in Pentagon shooting incident

Aug 04, 2021

Washington [US] August 4 : US Secretary of Defense on Tuesday ordered to half-mast the flags flown on the Pentagon Reservation in honour of...

Pentagon condoles CDS Gen Rawat's demise in chopper crash

Dec 09, 2021

Washington [US], December 9 : The Pentagon top officials on Wednesday (local time) including Secretary of Defense Lloyd J Austin III, Joint Chiefs of...

Pentagon tightens research security after probe flags China-linked collaborations

Jan 12, 2026

A Select Committee stated that Pentagon-funded research led to collaborations with Chinese entities, some linked to defence organisations. In response, the Pentagon is tightening...

Jaishankar to meet US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday

May 26, 2021

Washington DC [US], May 27 : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is currently on a visit to United States, is scheduled to meet...