Washington, May 03, 2024.- Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles, Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III convened a Trilateral Defense Ministerial Meeting in Hawaii on May 2, 2024. This was the thirteenth meeting among the defense leaders ofContinuar Leyendo
Washington, April 28,2024.- Today, as we commemorate the two-year anniversary of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group led by Secretary Austin, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced a historic new security assistance package to address Ukraine’s ongoing battlefield needs and demonstrate unwavering U.S. support for Ukraine. This package, provided through theContinuar Leyendo
Washington, April 26, 2024.- Pentagon Spokesman Lt. Col. Devin T. Robinson provided the following readout: On April 23-24, the United States Department of Defense hosted the Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (CDMA) Ad-Hoc Working Group on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) ahead of the XVI CDMA to beContinuar Leyendo
Washington, April 26, 2024.- The U.S.-led coalition of allies that have joined together in backing Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s ongoing invasion will mark the two-year anniversary as nearly 50 countries convene this week. The 21st meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, which the Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. AustinContinuar Leyendo
Washington, April 18, 2024.- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., testified to the importance of passing the Defense Department’s fiscal year 2025 budget request during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing today. The $849.8Continuar Leyendo
Washington, April 15, 2024.- A supplemental review of the original investigation into the 2021 suicide bombing attack that killed 13 U.S. service members and roughly 170 Afghan civilians at Hamid Karzai International Airport’s Abbey Gate has reaffirmed the military’s findings of the initial investigation and identifies the attacker. Ordered byContinuar Leyendo
Washington, April 14, 2024.- Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant today for a third time this weekend to review the successful combined operation by the United States, Israel, and theirContinuar Leyendo
Washington, April 10, 2024.- As the space domain increasingly becomes an essential warfighting domain, it is imperative that the Defense Department seize on the commercial sector’s ability to rapidly develop and field technology, the Pentagon’s top space policy official said last week. John F. Plumb, assistant secretary of defense forContinuar Leyendo
The Honourable Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Australia; the Right Honourable Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom; and the Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense, United States. Washington, April 08, 2024.- Just over a year ago, Australia, the United Kingdom,Continuar Leyendo
Washington, April 02, 2024.- Today, the Department of Defense released the 2024 DoD Commercial Space Integration Strategy. In line with the National Security Strategy and the 2022 National Defense Strategy, this strategy seeks to align the Department’s efforts and drive more effective integration of commercial space solutions into national securityContinuar Leyendo
