Mark Esper

Iran gives final green light for British-flagged tanker to leave

Aus to join US in Gulf maritime security mission: Morrison

2:21 pm August 21, 2019

Sydney: Australia will join the US-led mission to protect shipping through the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions with Iran, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Wednesday. Morrison said Australia would provide a frigate, a P8 maritime surveillance aircraft and support staff to the mission, which will also involve British forces. US Secretary of State Mike […]

Pentagon orders shutdown of Stars and Stripes newspaper

Beijing warns of ‘countermeasures’ over US missile plans

10:12 pm August 6, 2019

Beijing: China warned Tuesday it would take unspecified countermeasures if the United States goes ahead with plans to deploy ground-based intermediate-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region. The comments come days after US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Washington was now free to deploy the weapons following its withdrawal last week from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces […]

Pentagon stalls $10 bn cloud contract eyed by Amazon

1:48 pm August 2, 2019

San Francisco: The Pentagon has put off awarding a 10 billion cloud computing contract sought by Amazon, saying Thursday that the process will be reviewed by the newly-appointed defense secretary. Amazon was considered a strong contender to provide technology for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) program — a contract that is also being pursued […]

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