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US defence secretary Leon Panetta will visit India in early June, for two days, to further develop US-India ties that American officials, with an eye on China, say is a “priority” for Washington and which the Obama administration repeatedly describes as “one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century for the US”.

WASHINGTON - US Defence Secretary Leon E Panetta has said that some progress has been made in negotiations with Pakistan on reopening transport routes remaining closed since November for supplies bound for troops in Afghanistan. Panetta told a news conference in Chicago on Monday that it was a positive sign that Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari attended the Nato summit. “We still have a ...

Le président américain Barack Obama et son ministre de la Défense, Léon Panetta, ont clairement appelé lors du sommet de l’Otan de Chicago les Européens à renf...lire la suitehistoires liées18:53 Di Rupo invite Obama en Belgique19:05 Albanie : 11 morts et 22 blessés dans un accident d’autocar19:14 Grèce : le parti conservateur absorbe un parti libéral avant les législatives19:19 Tsipras réaffir...

India is ready to seal more arms deals and further boost defence cooperation with the US but remains unwilling to ink the foundational military pacts being pushed by Washington for years.

The United States will provide an additional $70 million to support Israel's short-range missile defense system, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said Thursday.

The defense minister said that US assistance will allow Israel to strengthen its defense against missiles.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon will seek to provide Israel with an additional $70 million in the coming months for its short-range rocket shield, known as the "Iron Dome," U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said after a meeting with his Israeli counterpart on Thursday.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, responding to a “60 Minutes” report, ordered flights to remain within safe proximity of airports.

If you're in the military and have ever seen what you believe to be a UFO, but were reluctant to mention it for fear of ridicule or, worse, repercussions that might end your career, take heart. Things may change.A former military insider with top secret clearance who created Advanced Theoretical Physics -- a group of top-level government officials and scientists brought together to study UFO re...

For five years, America's most expensive fighter jets have been poisoning their pilots and crew. On Tuesday, the Defense Secretary finally stepped in -- restricting the flights of the F-22 Raptor, and ordering the Air Force to begin an "expedited installation" of an automatic, backup oxygen system for the entire fleet of Raptors, Pentagon spokesman George Little tells reporters. But Panetta is ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday ordered the Air Force to take new steps to address an undiagnosed safety problem with its F-22 fighter jet, including limiting the distances it can fly between landing zones....

Debate has broken out over the nearly $4 billion in increased defense spending that the Republican-led House Armed Services Committee added to the Obama administration request in the fiscal 2013 defense authorization bill, pitting the panel’s chairman, Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.), against Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta. Read full article >>

Defense Secretary Panetta warns against unnecessary 'pet projects' in the defense budget a day after the House committee approves $1M survey for missile shields the Pentagon doesn't want.House Votes to Protect Military from Budget CutsLawmakers Question Lack of Federal Agency Watchdogs

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says a new Pentagon report concludes that last year's repeal of the ban on gays serving openly in the military has not affected military morale or readiness....

At a recent reception held by the Environmental Defense Fund in Washington D.C., Defense Secretary Leon Panetta gave a speech in which he connected the dots between climate change, energy and security issues.

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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is beginning a new push for Senate approval of the Law of the Sea treaty, a long-stalled pact military officials believe is essential to preserve the Navy's right to conduct exercises in waters near China.

In an unexpected announcement, the U.S. and China have announced they will be working together on matters of cybersecurity, despite many cyberse…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and China both have advanced cyber warfare capabilities and must work to avoid miscalculations that could lead to conflict, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Monday as he hosted the first visit by a Chinese defense minister in nine years.

skipkent writes "Defense Secretary Leon Panetta declared global warming a national security threat [Wednesday] during a speech before an environmentalist group in Washington, D.C. 'The area of climate change has a dramatic impact on national security,' Panetta told the Environmental Defense Fund last night. 'Rising sea levels, severe droughts, the melting of the polar caps, the more frequent an...

The picture in Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's office captures the 'mission accomplished' moment following the killing of Osama bin Laden.

La revista estadounidense Time publicó hoy el memorando escrito por el entonces director de la CIA, Leon Panetta, después de recibir luz verde del presidente, Barack Obama,

Le secrétaire d'Etat américain à la Défense, en visite au Brésil mercredi, a plaidé en faveur de Boeing auprès des autorités brésiliennes qui doivent rendre prochainement leur décision concernant l'achat d'avions de combat. Le F-18 Super Hornet de l'Américain Boeing est en compétition avec le...

Brazilian Defense Minister Celso Amorim has made a proposal to Pentagon chief Leon Panetta for collaboration in the military sphere including the transfer of US technology.

Rep. Bob Filner (D-San Diego) has called on the Navy to name a ship after slain gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk, who served as a Navy officer in the early 1950s. In a letter to Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Filner said naming a ship after Milk "would be a great tribute to Milk's support for equality and in keeping with effort(s) to promote equality in our military ...

Defense Clandestine Service will focus on global threats and emerging economic and military powersThe Pentagon is to create a new spy service to focus on global strategic threats and the challenges posed by countries including Iran, North Korea and China. The move will bring to 17 the total number of intelligence organisations in the US.The Defense Clandestine Service is supposed to work closel...

A new security partnership agreement between the United States and Afghanistan is a "significant step" that signals a long-term American presence in Afghanistan, US defence secretary Leon Panetta said on Tuesday.

I applaud the initiatives that Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and General Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have announced to further combat sexual assault in the military.  The men and women of the United States military deserve an environment that is free from the threat of sexual assault, and in which allegations of sexual assault are thoroughly investigated,...

Defence Secretary Leon Panetta says the Defence Department has suspended the security clearance of military members who are being investigated for their possible roles in the Secret Service sex scandal that took place in Colombia earlier this month.

Der amerikanische Verteidigungsminister Panetta hat vor militärischen Unterstützung des Aufstands in Syrien gewarnt. Außenministerin Clinton hatte zuvor die Möglichkeit eines Eingreifens angedeutet.

Leon Panetta sieht China als Helfer bei Nord Koreas Langstrecken-Raketenprogramm.

Die Vereinigten Staaten verschärfen den Ton in der Syrien-Krise: Außenministerin Clinton bringt härtere Sanktionen ins Spiel, die notfalls auch mit Gewalt durchgesetzt werden könnten. Verteidigungsminister Panetta warnt hingegenvor einer militärischen Option.

Al comparecer en la Cámara de Representantes, el secretario de Defensa de EU, Leon Panetta, afirmó que "de una u otra forma el régimen de Siria llegará a su fin"

US-Verteidigungminister Leon Panetta kritisiert die Soldaten in Afghanistan, die auf Fotos mit Leichenteilen posierten. Das Weiße Haus kündigt Konsequenzen an. mehr...

Incident may further fray US-Afghan ties; Leon Panetta apologizes for photos; US military launches investigation.

The Los Angeles Times this week published photographs of US soldiers in Afghanistan posing with the mangled bodies of Afghan men believed to be suicide bombers. Government officials were quick to condemn the behavior. But today, news that the Pentagon sought to prevent the publication of these images, in a dispute that stretched on for [...]

Erneut muss sich die US-Regierung für schockierendes Verhalten ihrer Truppen in Afghanistan entschuldigen: Soldaten hatten mit Leichen posiert, nun werden Racheakte befürchtet. Verteidigungsminister Panetta kritisierte die "Los Angeles Times" wegen der Veröffentlichung der Fotos.

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has condemned photos which show US soldiers posing with the mangled remains of suspected suicide bombers.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta proposed new action on Monday to crack down on sexual assault in the military, seeking to boost prosecution of the crime and send a signal that the Pentagon aims to confront what has become a persistent problem.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is being asked to account for possibly thousands of untreated or undiagnosed concussions in combat before 201 ...

Defence Secretary Panetta shares view of southern counterpart that planned launch amounts to a serious provocation.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has traveled on military aircraft to his California home 27 times since his job began in July costing the Pentagon about $860,000. Panetta, in turn, has reimbursed the government about $630 per roundtrip for the personal flights, based on longstanding formulas dictated by federal policies.

The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Jakob Kellenberger, has arrived in Washington for a two-day visit during which he will hold talks with senior US officials, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta.

El grupo islamista rompió las negociaciones con Estados Unidos tras la muerte de 16 afganos a manos de un soldado norteamericano

Karzai, in a statement after meeting U.S. Defense Secretary Panetta in Kabul, said as a consequence of the weekend massacre, 'international security forces have to be taken out of Afghan village outposts'

Neue Zusatzkosten im Schuldenland NRW: Die Neuwahl des nordrhein-westfälischen Landtags verschlingt nach Schätzung des Bundes der Steuerzahler 45 Millionen Euro. Das Innenministerium in Düsseldorf rechnet anders.Mehr zum ThemaAfghanistan - Anschlagsversuch auf US-Verteidigungsminister Panetta in HelmandEs gibt keine gerechten GehälterAbzug der V-Männer aus NPD-Führung - Bosbach begrüßt Sinneswa...

Die afghanische Regierung will die Sicherheitsverantwortung in ihrem Land bereits 2013 - und nicht wie bisher geplant 2014 - von den USA übernehmen. Ein Sprecher von Präsident Hamid Karzai (Bild) erklärte am Donnerstag, der Staatschef habe dies in Kabul US-Verteidigungsminister Leon Panetta mitgeteilt. "Wir sind dazu bereit, die gesamte Sicherheitsverantwortung jetzt zu übernehmen, und würden e...

L'armée américaine a indiqué jeudi avoir échappé à une tentative d'attentat...

Le secrétaire américain à la Défense tente de rassurer les Afghans. En visite dans la province de Helmand, Leon Panetta a rencontré les chefs de…

KABUL (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier accused of shooting dead 16 Afghan civilians has been flown out of Afghanistan, officials said, as Washington attempted to calm seething anger over a massacre that raised serious questions about the West's war strategy.

An Afghan civilian apparently stole a truck from a British soldier after injuring the soldier in a struggle, then drove onto a runway at Camp Bastion where Leon Panetta was landing.

Kabul  - Two bomb attacks killed eight civilians and an Afghan security official in Afghanistan on Wednesday as US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta was visiting troops in a military camp in the southern Afghan province. "A roadside mine planted by the Taliban blasted in Marja district when a minivan touched it, triggering a big explosion. As a result eight civilians were killed," provincial ...

Kabul  - Two bomb attacks killed eight civilians and an Afghan security official in Afghanistan on Wednesday as US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta was visiting troops in a military camp in the southern Afghan province. "A roadside mine planted by the Taliban blasted in Marja district when a minivan touched it, triggering a big explosion. As a result eight civilians were killed," provincial ...

Kabul  - Two bomb attacks killed eight civilians and an Afghan security official in Afghanistan on Wednesday as US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta was visiting troops in a military camp in the southern Afghan province. "A roadside mine planted by the Taliban blasted in Marja district when a minivan touched it, triggering a big explosion. As a result eight civilians were killed," provincial ...

Huit civils ont été tués par une bombe placée sur une route dans le Helmand, une province du sud afghan où le secrétaire à la Défense Leon Panetta était ar...lire la suite

Es ist nach dem Amoklauf eine US-Soldaten eine schwierige Mission: Bundesverteidigungminister de Maizière und sein US-Amtskollege Panetta sind nach Afghanistan gereist, um dort zu versuchen, die Wogen der Empörung ein wenig zu glätten. Überschattet werden ihre Besuche von neuen Anschlägen.

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Wednesday, days after a US soldier went on a rampage that killed 16 Afghan civilians.

US defence chief Leon Panetta arrives in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit planned before the killing of 16 civilians by a rogue US soldier, officials say.

Die USA wollen trotz des Amoklaufs eines US-Soldaten an ihrer Afghanistan-Strategie festhalten, sagt Verteidigungsminister Panetta. US-Präsident Barack Obama will wegen des Übergriffs des Soldaten durchgreifen.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta confirmed today that the Pentagon is developing potential options to strike Iran if diplomacy and sanctions fail ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pushing back hard, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta are rejecting Republican criticism of President Barack Obama's policy toward Israel, arguing that the election-year attacks ignore the strong cooperative relationship and the record billions of dollars in U.S. aid for the Mideast ally....

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta apologises to the Afghan people for an incident in which copies of the Koran were reportedly burned.

El Estado judío podría arrastrar a Washington a una guerra con Irán de graves consecuencias

TWO MONTHS ago we questioned a decision by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to spell out publicly his objections to an Israeli military strike against Iran’s nuclear program — a speech that must have cheered the commanders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Now Mr. Panetta has indirectly caused a similar stir: After a conversation with Mr. Panetta this month, The Post’s David Ignatius reported t...

According to some reports, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta stated that Israel will strike at Iran sometime between April and June of this year. The Pentagon declined to officially comment, and Israeli leaders are silent as well. The Western media, however, were happy to sink their teeth in the story

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to reassure Europe on Saturday that the United States was not abandoning its partners across the Atlantic.

Iran's Supreme Leader said Friday Iran would retaliate over Western-backed oil sanctions and any threat of attack, after U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was cited as saying he feared a possible Israeli strike as early as April

Säbelrasseln oder purer Ernst? Israel könnte im Frühjahr einen militärischen Angriff auf iranische Atomanlagen starten, mutmaßt US-Verteidigungs- Minister Leon Panetta .Foto: ReutersMehr zum ThemaBis zu minus 40 Grad - 139 Tote: Killer-Kälte friert Europa einKader-Diskussion - Bayern-Star Ribéry schlägt Alarm!Angriff in Berlin - Torten-Attacke auf GuttenbergFußball-Blutbad - Darum will das Mil...

Die USA beschleunigen ihre Pläne, sich aus dem umkämpften Land zurückzuziehen. Schon bis Ende 2013 sollen die GIs aus Afghanistan heimkehren, sagte US-Verteidigungsminister Panetta.

Verteidigungsminister Panetta hat einen harten Sparkurs angekündigt: Tausende Stellen sollen gestrichen, Kampfschiffe stillgelegt und Ausgaben gekürzt werden.

Moins de soldats mais une armée à la pointe de la technologie, avec les yeux fixés sur l'Asie et le Moyen-Orient: le chef du Pentagone Leon Panetta a présenté jeudi ses orientations budgétaires, reflets de l'austérité qui attend la défense américaine ces prochaines années.histoires liéesBanques et PME au coeur des priorités économiques du candidat HollandeL´activité d´Areva a résisté en 2011, m...

Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Alpine) said Wednesday the Marines shown in a video apparently urinating on dead Taliban fighters in Afghanistan should be "disciplined accordingly" but not sent to court martial. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta,...

Boeing (BA) announced today that it will close a Kansas factory employing 2,160 people by the end of 2013, another indication that cuts to the U.S. defense budget are hurting the defense sector. The Department of Defense is now considering a new strategy that could result in wider cuts, and defense programs may continue to [...]

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is preparing to unveil his strategy that will guide the Pentagon in cutting billions of defense dollars.

TRIPOLI (AFP) - US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said on Saturday that Tripoli could become an important security partner of Washington as he visited Libya for talks with new regime officials.“We are and will be your friend and partner,” Panetta said at a news conference with Libyan Prime Minister Abdel Rahim al-Kib.“This new and free Libya can become an important security partner of the Unite...

Today, we are proud to be American! After nine years, the U.S. military has formally ended its mission in Iraq! U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta flew into Baghdad today to partake in a low-key ceremony outside a terminal, during which American troops lowered their command's flag that officially marked Operation New Dawn, rolled it around the staff, [...]

Secretary of Defense Leona Panetta leads a ceremony in Baghdad marking the formal end of America's deadly, divisive war in Iraq.

Amid uncertainty, the United States has ended the war in Iraq In a formal ceremony officially ending the U.S. war in Iraq, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told soldiers that they leave with pride, saying they could be "secure in knowing that your sacrifice has helped the Iraqi people to cast tyranny aside." The nearly nine year long war cost about $800 billion and resulted in 4,500 U....

[[335573]] DJIBOUTI (AFP) : Le secrétaire américain à la Défense Leon Panetta a effectué mardi une brève visite à Djibouti, pour évoquer la coopération antiterroriste avec le président Ismaël Omar Guelleh. Le chef du Pentagone a également visité la base américaine de Camp Lemonier, seule base...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Over 100 U.S. aerospace and defense industry executives are urging Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to hold off on proposed changes to Pentagon contracts with industry, warning they would dampen competition, raise costs and lead to further layoffs at a difficult time.

Leon Panetta praises the DWTS champ in a letter and phone call

Think it's tough for Pentagon planners to figure out what the military will look like ten years after $600 billion in budget cuts? Try playing this game.

Canadian critics of jet purchase have jumped on U.S. Defence Secretary’s earlier remarks on budget constraints