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  US military grounds entire fleet of Osprey aircraft as its distinctive design killed over 50 troops

  World | December 07, 2023 9:34 IST

  The US Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps took the extraordinary step of grounding hundreds of aircraft after a preliminary investigation of last week’s crash indicated that a material failure — that something went wrong with the Osprey aircraft — and not a mistake by the crew led to the deaths.

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  US military aircraft goes down over eastern Mediterranean Sea

  World | November 12, 2023 6:34 IST

  According to the officials, the Air Force sent additional squadrons to the region and the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, which has an array of aircraft on board, has also been operating in the eastern Mediterranean.

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  China honours American veterans of World War II in a rare move to improve ties before Xi, Biden meet

  World | October 31, 2023 11:06 IST

  The latest development could be seen as an effort by the US and China to slowly restoring contacts that were broken off over the past four years, both by the coronavirus pandemic that restricted travel and the growing animosity between the world's two largest economies.

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  Israel-Hamas War: 2,000 US troops, warships and aircraft on high alert after Gaza hospital raid

  World | October 18, 2023 15:42 IST

  Israel-Hamas war: Amid speculations that the ongoing conflict could escalate further following a brutal attack on a hospital in Gaza, the US said it has ordered its 2,000 forces to be prepared to deploy if needed in the coming days and weeks.

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  US military seeks help as F-35 fighter jet goes missing after pilot ejects during 'mishap' | WATCH

  World | September 18, 2023 18:06 IST

  "We’re working with MCAS Beaufort to locate an F-35 that was involved in a mishap this afternoon. The pilot ejected safely," said Joint Base Charleston.

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  US military to conduct fresh interviews of service members on deadly 2021 Kabul airport attack

  World | September 16, 2023 9:09 IST

  Pentagon’s Central Command has ordered interviews of nearly two dozen more service members who were at the Kabul airport when suicide bombers attacked the US forces during the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.

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  ​US military equipment left behind in Afghanistan now in Pakistani Taliban's hands: Pak Premier

  World | September 05, 2023 11:04 IST

  The Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP, have over the past months intensified attacks on Pakistan's security forces. The TTP is a separate militant group but an ally of the Afghan Taliban.

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  Kim watches missile launches as North Korea prepares for new round of weapons tests amid US drills

  World | August 21, 2023 12:22 IST

  Kim said he would bolster efforts to build powerful warships and modernize shipboard and underwater weapons systems for the North's navy.

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  US: 2 Navy sailors charged with leaking sensitive military information to China

  World | August 04, 2023 7:25 IST

  The US officials have expressed their concerns for years about the espionage threat, according to them, the Chinese government poses, bringing criminal cases in recent years against Beijing intelligence operatives who have stolen sensitive government and commercial information.

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  ISIS leader Osama al-Muhajer killed in drone strike in Syria, claims US military

  World | July 10, 2023 9:02 IST

  According to a statement released by the US Central Command, ISIS leader Osama al-Muhajer was killed in the strike on Friday (July 7).

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  Amid tensions, US military designs bomb to hit Iran underground nuclear sites I Photos emerge

  World | May 23, 2023 0:05 IST

  Initially, the US Air Force released rare images of the weapon, the GBU-57, known as the “Massive Ordnance Penetrator" on May 2. Then it took the photos down — apparently because the photographs revealed sensitive details about the weapon’s composition and punch.

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  United States: High-altitude ‘unidentified object’ downed by US military over Lake Huron

  World | February 13, 2023 7:49 IST

  United States news: Meanwhile, Democratic-Republican Elissa Slotkin of Michigan tweeted that she had received a call from the Department of Defense saying that the US military "has an extremely close eye" on an object above Lake Huron.

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  China's fighter jet flew dangerously close to US military plane over South China Sea I WATCH

  World | December 30, 2022 10:19 IST

  According to the US Air Force, the"unethical behaviour" of the Chinese navy fighter jet forced the American pilot to manoeuvre to avoid a collision.

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  Reported sexual assaults across US military increase by 13%

  World | September 01, 2022 7:30 IST

  The Pentagon and the military services have long struggled to come up with programs to prevent sexual assaults and to encourage reporting.

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  US military shares videos of UFOs at rare Congressional hearing. Do they suggest presence of aliens?

  Trending | May 18, 2022 14:24 IST

  One of the videos taken in 2019 from a US Navy ship through night vision goggles shows an unidentified triangular object. Another clip of the same phenomenon was also observed at a later date from a different location.  

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  4 Americans onboard US Marine Corps V-22B Osprey aircraft, killed after plane crashes in Norway

  World | March 19, 2022 22:07 IST

  At least four Americans were killed in US military plane which crashed in Norway on Saturday, AFP News Agency reported.

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  US announces $350 million in immediate military aid to Ukraine amid Russian attacks

  World | February 26, 2022 20:33 IST

  The announcement comes hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had turned down U.S.'s offer to evacuate Kyiv at the behest of the U.S. government.

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  US military fired missiles during Yemen Houthi attack on UAE

  World | February 02, 2022 13:55 IST

  The acknowledgement by the White House and Pentagon late Monday represent a widening American involvement in Yemen's yearslong war, a conflict that President Joe Biden declared nearly a year ago “has to end.”

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  'It looked apocalyptic': Crew describes Afghanistan departure

  World | September 02, 2021 13:24 IST

  “It was just definitely very tense, and we were definitely all on edge watching everything going on to make sure that we were ready,” said Air Force Capt. Kirby Wedan, pilot of MOOSE81, who led the final formation of five aircraft out.

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  2 Congress members fly to Kabul amid chaotic evacuation

  World | August 25, 2021 7:44 IST

  The Pentagon has repeatedly expressed concerns about security threats in Kabul, including by the Islamic State group.