The Pentagon may review allegations Monday that a defense department official set up a network of private contractors in Afghanistan and Pakistan to track and kill suspected militants. The New York Times reported Monday that the official, named as Michael Furlong, had set up the network under the guise of an information-gathering program. Citing unnamed military officials and businessmen in ...

Two guns used in high-profile shootings this year at the Pentagon and a Las Vegas courthouse both came from the same unlikely place: the police and court system of Memphis, Tenn. Law enforcement officials told The Associated Press that both guns were once seized in criminal ...

The Pentagon on Friday dismissed suggestions of protectionism in a massive contract for aerial refuelling tankers and said US officials "value the contribution" of the European defense industry. Ashton Carter, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, spoke after French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and others made harsh comments about bidding rules for the ...

The Pentagon said Thursday the cost to build its next-generation fighter jet has doubled to as much as $113 million per plane since 2001. The bad news about the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Progam, delivered Thursday to Congress, was swiftly denounced by lawmakers who said runaway spending ...