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China says first stealth fighter not yet in service, but coming soon

China is still testing its first stealth fighter, the J-20, but the warplane will soon enter service, the air force ...

Belgians hunt `third man` after Islamic State bombings

A "third man" seen with two Islamic State suicide bombers at Brussels Airport was the focus of a Belgian manhunt on ...

`No reason for Russia to view US as threat: Pentagon

Russia has no reason to consider the United States a threat to its national security, the Pentagon said Monday after ...

Pentagon chief says anti-IS fight is not fight with Muslims or Islam

US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Thursday the fight against the extremist group the Islamic State (IS) is not a ...

Pentagon again asks china to end island building, seeks more military contact

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter met a top Chinese general on Thursday and repeated a US call for a halt to land ...

US Defence Secretary Hagel to resign: Officials

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will resign on Monday, senior officials told reporters, as the White House faced ...

US concern over Russia missile plans

The United States has voiced its concerns to Russia over plans to move nuclear-capable missiles close to the borders ...

Pentagon no. 2 to step down

U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will step down in December, the Pentagon said on Thursday. Defense ...

Kerry to visit Japan, Indonesia

US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Japan and Indonesia next week to renew US efforts to build ties in Asia ...

PT DI urged to build combat helicopters

The Defense Ministry will ask state-owned aircraft manufacturer PT DI to build combat helicopters to add to the fleet ...

US sends fifth destroyer to eastern Med: Official

The US Navy has deployed a fifth destroyer to the eastern Mediterranean, a defense official told AFP on Thursday, as ...

Hagel concludes Indonesian visit

US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has concluded his Indonesian visit on August 26-27 after having meetings with ...

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to visit Jakarta

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is expected to visit Jakarta next Monday on the second lag of his tour of four Asian ...

RI, Vietnam share views on geopolitical challenges

Indonesian Defence Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung delivered speeches at a ...

US names Breedlove as new NATO commander

The United States on Thursday nominated General Philip Breedlove, a veteran pilot in Europe, as the top commander of ...