Trump threatens Russia with tariffs and boosts US weapons for Ukraine
Trump said European allies would buy “billions and billions” of dollars of U.S. military equipment to be transferred to Ukraine.
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Pentagon yanks speakers from Aspen Security Forum, blasts its values
Nearly a dozen top generals and defense officials were scheduled to speak at the forum, which begins Tuesday.
Pentagon’s top general suggests more permanent basing in Europe, but with rotational manning
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs suggested locally built bases in Eastern Europe, without permanently stationed U.S. troops.
US sending Ukraine tactical communications gear in new $300M package
Neither procurement nor delivery dates were immediately available. But, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby emphasized, “we’re going to be moving as fast as we can.”
No strikes in Afghanistan since US withdrawal, DoD leaders confirm
But military leaders insisted they can still provide over-the-horizon monitoring of Afghanistan from bases outside the region.
US Strategic Command chief: Sea missile cancellation opens ‘deterrence and assurance gap’
Amid U.S. Joe Biden’s plans to cancel the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile-Nuclear development program, the U.S. admiral who oversees America’s nuclear forces warned lawmakers Monday he sees “a deterrence and assurance gap."
DoD to fast-track $300 million in Ukraine aid procurements
The package will require the Pentagon to contract with the defense industry for the equipment, where other recent packages were made up of equipment drawn from existing U.S. military supplies. The intent is to fast-track the process, though DoD has not detailed how.
Biden plan to shelve Trump-era sea nuke comes under fire
U.S. President Joe Biden’s plans to cancel the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile-Nuclear program have emerged as an early political brawl in a brewing fight over next year’s defense budget.
National Defense Industrial Association gets new chief
The National Defense Industrial Association has named former Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist as its new president and CEO, the trade group announced Thursday.
Will Slovakia send Ukraine S-300 air defenses? The Pentagon is working on it.
A top Pentagon official told lawmakers on Wednesday the Biden administration is working to accommodate NATO ally Slovakia’s offer to send more S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Ukraine, in the wake of Russia’s invasion.
MDA’s plan to protect Guam relies on field-proven systems
The Missile Defense Agency details its architecture for the defense of Guam against possible ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missile attacks as part of its fiscal 2023 budget request.
