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US seeks historic $1.5 trillion defence spending plan

Pete Hegseth unveils plans for a $1.5 trillion US defence budget, backing military modernisation, domestic manufacturing and record recruitment under President Trump, reports Asian Lite News Desk US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth

August 1, 2026

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Trump tells Pentagon to restart nuclear testing race

The United States last held a full nuclear weapons test in 1992, and China and Russia are not known to have held any such tests since the same era…reports Asian Lite News

October 31, 2025

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Bid to rebrand Pentagon as ‘Department of War’ draws fire

White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly told Fox News that the change is part of a broader effort to restore what the administration sees as traditional military priorities….reports Asian Lite News

August 31, 2025

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Pentagon to deploy 3000 reserve troops in Europe

Pentagon officials said the move would not increase the overall level of US troops in Europe, which now stands at about 80,000…reports Asian Lite News President Biden on Thursday authorized the Pentagon

July 14, 2023

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Pentagon error said to overvalue Ukraine arms aid by $3bn

To date, the US has provided Ukraine with nearly $37bn in military aid since Russia invaded in February 2022…..reports Asian Lite News The Department of Defense overestimated the value of weapons and

May 19, 2023

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B-21 Raider: US unveils high-tech stealth bomber

Delivering his remarks at the ceremony in California, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the B-21’s edge will last for decades, reports Asian Lite News The United States has unveiled the

December 3, 2022

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Pentagon’s new plan to avoid civilian deaths in strikes

The centre would initially start operations in the 2023 budget year that begins October 1 and would be fully staffed and working by 2025…reports Asian Lite News The United States Department of

August 26, 2022

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US mulls supplying fighter jets to Ukraine

This move would expand US involvement in war and risk significant escalation with Russia. As the Ukraine-Russia war is set to enter its fifth month, the US is mulling increasing its military

July 23, 2022

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Pentagon dubious of Russia’s withdrawal

The Pentagon’s latest assessment is in line with the White House, where communications director Kate Bedingfield described the moves around Kyiv as a “redeployment” and not an outright “withdrawal.”…reports Asian Lite News

March 30, 2022

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AFGHAN DRONE TRAGEDY: Pentagon Rejects Punishment

No military personnel involved in a drone strike that killed 10 civilians, including seven children, in Afghanistan’s Kabul, in August will face punishment…reports Asian Lite news US Defence Secretary, Lloyd Austin approved

December 15, 2021

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