Tag: US defense

• Friday, May 10th 2019 - 08:30 UTC

  Breaking tradition Trump plans to nominate an ex Pentagon supplier as defense secretary

  

  President Donald Trump plans to nominate Patrick Shanahan, a former Boeing Co executive, as his defense secretary, the White House said on Thursday, breaking with tradition by choosing someone who made a career at a top defense company as Pentagon chief.

• Friday, May 3rd 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  Pentagon claims China plans to add military bases around the world

  

  The US Defense Department expects China to add military bases around the world to protect its investments in its ambitious One Belt One Road global infrastructure program, according to an official report released on Thursday.