Pentagon looks to Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ for new missile shield

American defense contractor Raytheon and Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, who worked together developing Israel’s Iron Dome—the highly-acclaimed mobile air defense system that has become critical to Israel’s national security—are now collaborating on an American prototype. The U.S. version of the missile system would help protect U.S. forces in advanced combat positions around the world from […]

Former Pentagon advisor: ‘We Have No Idea What War Is’

A barroom brawl is not war, because it’s not organized, and it has no political ends. Economic competition between states, however fierce, is not war, because it’s not bloody—it’s mass, it’s organized, and political—but it’s not violent.

ISIS in Afghanistan claims it has confiscated sensitive U.S. military equipment

The Islamic State group is circulating photos of potentially sensitive American military equipment and identification cards purportedly confiscated by militants after recent battlefield engagements in Afghanistan. The photos show a variety of weapons, ammunition, communications gear and accessories. Perhaps the most chilling image is a closeup of someone holding two ID cards belonging to a U.S. […]

Pentagon withholds $300 million in military aid to Pakistan

The Pentagon has withheld $300 million in military assistance to Pakistan, U.S. officials said Wednesday, a potential blow to U.S.-Pakistani ties and a sign of ongoing frustration with Islamabad for not acting against militants fueling violence in Afghanistan. Adam Stump, a Pentagon spokesman, said that Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter had decided against making a certification […]

Pentagon withholds $300 million in military aid to Pakistan

The Pentagon has withheld $300 million in military assistance to Pakistan, U.S. officials said Wednesday, a potential blow to U.S.-Pakistani ties and a sign of ongoing frustration with Islamabad for not acting against militants fueling violence in Afghanistan. Adam Stump, a Pentagon spokesman, said that Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter had decided against making a certification […]

Pentagon says no US military support for Turkey coup

The Pentagon is flatly rejecting allegations by Turkey’s president that the U.S. military was somehow involved in or in any way supported the recent failed coup in that country. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (REH’-jehp TY’-ihp UR’-doh-wahn) lashed out at the U.S. Friday and criticized a senior military commander who had expressed concerns that the […]

MIT tech leader tapped for new military R&D lab

The Defense Department has tapped a leader from MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory to anchor the Cambridge office of a new military R&D lab, part of a push by the Pentagon to more quickly harness innovations from the region’s tech sector. Bernadette Johnson will serve as chief science officer of the Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental, known as DIUx, […]

Pentagon revises law of war manual after criticism of press treatment

The Pentagon on Friday updated its law of war manual after a previous version came under fire for appearing to allow commanders to treat journalists as belligerents or spies. The U.S. Department of Defense manual, the first and most comprehensive of its kind, was first released last June. It compared some of the tasks of […]