Washington, Aug 01, 2024.- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III today concluded a multiday visit to the Indo-Pacific region with a final trip to Subic Bay in the Philippines. During the visit, Austin toured a Philippine Navy facility and several defense industrial sites as a way to highlight opportunitiesContinuar Leyendo
Washington, July 29, 2024.- Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs. This includes the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) package valued at up to $200 million to provide Ukraine with key capabilities, including: air defense interceptors; munitionsContinuar Leyendo
Washington, July 28, 2024.- Soldiers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, Mountain Warfare School personnel, West Point cadets and Italian army counterparts took on the Palestra di Roccia Landro climb in the Dolomites, Italy, June 13, 2024. The training initiative, which included lessons in survival techniques and trekking, enhanced operationalContinuar Leyendo
Washington, July 21, 2024.- In coordination with Indo-Pacific allies, the U.S. military is launching a regional sustainment framework to begin development of a global network of regionally aligned maintenance, repair and overhaul capabilities, DOD officials said yesterday. Christopher J. Lowman, the assistant secretary of defense for sustainment, and Lisa P.Continuar Leyendo
Washington, July 21, 2024.- NATO has put a lot of effort and resources into its nuclear deterrence mission, said Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Vipin Narang, who spoke today at a virtual Center for a New American Security fireside chat on Adapting NATO’s Nuclear Posture to CurrentContinuar Leyendo
Washington, July 03, 2024.- The Department of Defense (DoD), in close coordination with the Government of Japan, today announced a plan to upgrade U.S. tactical aircraft laydown across multiple military installations in Japan. The modernization plan, which will be implemented over the next several years, reflects over $10 billion ofContinuar Leyendo
Washington, June 24, 2024.- On June 21, 2023, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) launched the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X) during Prime Minister Modi’s official state visit to Washington, D.C. In its first year, INDUS-X has advanced both countries’ commitment to build aContinuar Leyendo
Washington, June 22, 2024.- The security partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, known as AUKUS, is aimed at promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific and represents a tangible example of the Defense Department’s longstanding commitment to deepening alliances, a senior Pentagon official said today. Madeline Mortelmans,Continuar Leyendo
Washington, June 17, 2024.- Critical materials made from flowers, heat exchangers that help keep military assets on station for longer, and environmentally friendly explosives that help keep American troops safe were among the military technologies Pentagon officials saw at the third annual Defense Department Manufacturing Technology Program Pentagon Day exhibitionContinuar Leyendo
Washington, June 10, 2024.- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will travel to Brussels this week where he will meet with the U.S.-led coalition committed to backing Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s ongoing invasion, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said today. The meeting, scheduled for Thursday,Continuar Leyendo
