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Pentagon : Iran's Missile Force Unrivaled in Middle East

EghtesadOnline: Despite decades of sanctions, Iran has succeeded in developing its missile arsenal, which is larger than that of any other Middle Eastern country, a Pentagon study said on Tuesday.
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Publish Date:23/November/2019 | 24:41

Head of Islamic State in Afghanistan killed: Pentagon

EghtesadOnline: The head of Islamic State in Afghanistan, Abu Sayed, was killed in a strike on the group's headquarters in Kunar province earlier this week, the Pentagon said on Friday.
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Publish Date:15/July/2017 | 04:52

Missile Defense Test Succeeds Amid North Korea Threat, U.S. Says

EghtesadOnline: The Pentagon claimed success in intercepting a mock intercontinental ballistic missile in a crucial test Tuesday of a long-troubled system that’s taken on increased urgency with North Korea’s escalating nuclear weapons program.
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Publish Date:31/May/2017 | 05:30

Pentagon to lease privately owned Trump Tower apartment for nuclear 'football': letter

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Defense Department is finalizing a lease on a privately owned apartment in New York's Trump Tower for the White House Military Office to use for supporting President Donald Trump without providing any benefit to Trump or his organization, according to a Pentagon letter seen by Reuters.
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Publish Date:06/May/2017 | 04:47

U.S. strike kills an al Qaeda 'leader' in Afghanistan: Pentagon

EghtesadOnline: The Pentagon said on Saturday a U.S. air strike in Afghanistan this week killed an al Qaeda militant who was responsible for the death of two American service members and accused of involvement in a deadly attack on a bus carrying Sri Lanka's cricket team in 2009.
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Publish Date:26/March/2017 | 06:26

Lockheed Martin wins $450 million Pentagon contract: statement

EghtesadOnline: Lockheed Martin Corp has been awarded a $450 million modification to a previous contract linked to the development and delivery of F-35A aircraft to South Korea, the Pentagon said in a statement on Thursday.
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Publish Date:31/December/2016 | 14:12

Possible civilian casualties in Mosul air strike: Pentagon

EghtesadOnline: An air strike by the U.S.-led coalition near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul hit a van in a hospital compound parking lot and could have killed civilians, the U.S. military said on Thursday.
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Publish Date:30/December/2016 | 06:17

Trump Says He Asked Boeing to Price a Competitor to Lockheed's F-35

EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump upended years of Pentagon procurement planning with a tweet announcing he had asked Boeing Co. to price an upgrade of its F-18 Super Hornet jet that could replace Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35, the most expensive U.S. weapon system ever.
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Publish Date:24/December/2016 | 14:14

Senior U.S. officials recommend removal of NSA director: sources

EghtesadOnline: The heads of the Pentagon and the U.S. intelligence community have recommended to President Barack Obama that the director of the National Security Agency, Admiral Michael Rogers, be removed from his position, sources familiar with the matter said on Saturday.
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Publish Date:20/November/2016 | 06:52

Trump considering Petraeus, others for Pentagon chief: WSJ

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is considering retired General David Petraeus, who resigned as CIA chief in 2012 after an extra-marital affair was revealed, is being considered for the post of defense secretary, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the transition process.
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Publish Date:19/November/2016 | 06:55

Iran Improving Cyber Abilities Since Nuclear Deal, Pentagon Says

EghtesadOnline: Iran has gradually improved its offensive cyber abilities and developed more advanced ballistic missiles since signing an accord last year to curb its nuclear program, the U.S. Defense Department said.
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Publish Date:13/August/2016 | 08:06

ICT Minister: US Cyberattacks Unsuccessful

EghtesadOnline: The United States' cyberattacks on Iranian targets have not been successful, the minister of communication and information technology said, following reports about Pentagon 's attack on the country's rocket launch systems.
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Publish Date:25/June/2019 | 11:30

Pentagon indefinitely suspends some training exercises with South Korea

EghtesadOnline: The United States and South Korea have agreed to indefinitely suspend two exchange program training exercises, the Pentagon said on Friday, in the aftermath of the summit earlier this month between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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Publish Date:23/June/2018 | 14:37

Pentagon Sees Broader Role for Nuclear Weapons

EghtesadOnline: Escalating global threats from Russia to North Korea mean the U.S. military’s regional commanders must update war plans to incorporate the use -- in the most dire circumstances -- of nuclear weapons, according to the Pentagon ’s latest Nuclear Posture Review.
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Publish Date:03/February/2018 | 15:05

Pentagon Says China to Return Drone; Trump Says They Can Keep It

EghtesadOnline: The Pentagon said China will return a U.S. Navy underwater drone after its military scooped up the submersible in the South China Sea late this week and sparked a row that drew in President-elect Donald Trump, who said on Twitter the Chinese stole it, so they can keep it.
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Publish Date:18/December/2016 | 16:21