US shift to Asia on track despite budget cuts: admiral
Plans to expand the American naval presence in the Pacific with new ships and hi-tech weaponry will go ahead despite steep...
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Pentagon plans to cut civilian workforce
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Beijing says US defence report hypes China threat
Beijing on Tuesday dismissed an annual Pentagon report that accused it of widespread cyberspying on the US government, rejecting it as...
Fifth-Generation Russian Jet Tests May Start in July
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Ospreys Delivered to Marine Presidential Helicopter Squadron
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