US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper at the summit in Washington said that the likelihood that a Russian plane was shot down in the skies over Egypt by Islamic State terrorists is small, but he does not completely rule it out. “There is no direct evidence of interference yet...
Four F / A-18 Super Hornet fighters climbed up to intercept two Russian long-range Tu-142 anti-submarine aircraft approaching the US Navy's Ronald Reagan nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. According to the Pentagon spokesman, Captain Jeff Davis, two Russian long-range anti-submarine aircraft swept at an altitude of 150 m ...
The Pentagon is concerned about the appearance of Russian ships and submarines in the waters where fiber-optic cables run, providing the United States with Internet and telephone communications. The US military fears that in the event of an increase in tension or a conflict between the two countries, the cables could be damaged by the Russian military, for ...
This Thursday, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will present awards to three Americans who detained a terrorist while on vacation in France. According to the Pentagon press service, Air Force Private First Class Spencer Stone will receive the Pilot's Medal, the US National Guard fighter Alec Scarlatos will receive ...
A suspicious car was found outside the Pentagon in Washington, because of which the police had to block the approaches to the building of the defense department. Having discovered that some wires were sticking out of the car, and fearing a terrorist attack, the guards closed all entrances for two hours for the duration of the check ...
The reconnaissance ship SSV-208 Kurils of the Russian Pacific Fleet approached the Nobel Discoverer vessel of the American oil and gas company Shell Oil Company in the Arctic, Pentagon spokesman Jeff Davis told CNN. The incident occurred on Sunday. Nobel Discoverer was searching for oil in the Chukchi Sea to the north...
Russia is creating an “underwater drone” capable of carrying nuclear weapons and threatening US ports and coastal cities. The metropolitan American newspaper Washington Times reports this with reference to Pentagon employees. According to her, in the US military department this Russian secret project...
US surveillance ships, aircraft and satellites are closely monitoring the movements of the Russian research vessel Yantar, which was cruising near the US naval nuclear submarine base Kings Bay. According to the Pentagon, the ship can study the routes of American submarines, The Washington Free Beacon reports. ABOUT…
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has pledged to take measures to "contain" Russia and its President Vladimir Putin, who, in his view, is "leading Russia in the wrong direction" and poses a threat comparable to that of the Islamic State. Speaking at the base ...
Over the next four years, the Pentagon plans to increase the number of drone flights over crisis regions of the world to improve intelligence gathering and strike capabilities in conflict zones. According to the Wall Street Journal, which cites military sources, the Pentagon is planning ...