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US troop deaths during Iran war exceed Pentagon count by at least four

The Washington Post reported that there had been at least 22 military fatalities, four more than were listed in the data available on the Pentagon’s public database.

US warns allies of missile delivery delays due to shortage

The Patriot missile systems on display at the 3rd Warsaw Air Defense Missile Brigade’s base in Sochaczew, Poland, on Dec 18, 2025.

Top NATO commander joins briefing on review of US defence engagement in Europe

FILE PHOTO: A worker sets the stage with U.S. flags before U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media on the day of a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo

Pentagon to proceed with controversial testosterone testing after pause

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has promoted the use of testosterone to improve military readiness, first announced the screening mandate in July.

Trump says ‘major progress’ made towards establishing US military base in Poland

Servicemen patrol in front of the Patriot air defence system during Polish military training on the missile systems at the airport in Warsaw, Poland.

US Republican lawmaker seeks Hegseth’s impeachment over Iran

U.S. Representative Thomas Massie speaks with a reporter after introducing a resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in connection with the US conflict with Iran, on the floor of the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Sept 15, 2026.

US admission of orbital weapons seen as landmark moment in race with China, Russia

U.S. Space Force Guardians assigned to Space Delta 5 monitor computer workstations at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, U.S., December 18, 2025. U.S. Space Forces/David Dozoretz/Handout via REUTERS

Why it would be folly to discount the US’ ‘bipolar’ military

The travails of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln may have led some to underestimate America’s powerful military capabilities, says the writer.

Pentagon’s top weapons buyer says Congress must act on munitions

Top Pentagon official Michael Duffey would not speculate on the risk that Congress could decline to finance the Pentagon’s priorities.

Iran says it captured US submarine drone in Strait of Hormuz

An unmanned US submersible that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it captured at the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz.

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