Washington, July 25, 2022.- The Defense Department has announced another package of security assistance for Ukraine, which will include additional High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, ammunition and a substantial number of Phoenix Ghost unmanned aerial systems. This latest package includes about $175 million in equipment pulled from existing U.S. militaryContinuar Leyendo
Washington, July 21, 2022.- Acting Press Secretary Todd Breasseale provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with German Federal Minister of Defense Christine Lambrecht about Russia’s war in Ukraine. Secretary Austin thanked the Minister for Germany’s continued commitment to providing critical capabilities to Ukraine, includingContinuar Leyendo
Washington, July 20, 2022.- With a stroke of the pen, the partnership between the Vermont National Guard and Austria was formalized under the National Guard’s State Partnership Program and became official. On July 19, Army Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight, Vermont’s adjutant general; Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the NationalContinuar Leyendo
Washington, July 19, 2022.- Attributed to Acting Pentagon Press Secretary Todd Breasseale: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met Greece’s Minister of Defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos today at the Pentagon to discuss the growing defense partnership between the United States and Greece and the close cooperation between our two countriesContinuar Leyendo
Washington, July 17, 2022.- American High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems being used in Ukraine are making an impact on the conflict there between Ukrainians fighting to preserve their national sovereignty and Russian forces who have illegally invaded that country. The M142 HIMARS system allows for the launching of multiple, precision-guidedContinuar Leyendo
Washington, July 14, 2022.- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosted a visit by Italian Minister of Defense Lorenzo Guerini today at the Pentagon. The two defense leaders discussed the U.S. and Italian defense relationship, mutual concerns over Russia’s actions in Ukraine and shared interests outside of Europe, suchContinuar Leyendo
Washington, July 14, 2022.- Department of Defense Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Anton T. Semelroth provided the following readout: On July 13, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia Laura Cooper co-chaired the U.S.-Bosnia and Herzegovina Bilateral Defense Consultations in Sarajevo with Bosnia and Herzegovina Defense Minister Sifet Podžić.Continuar Leyendo
Washington, July 13, 2022.- The meeting between Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles was more of a family reunion than a strategic summit. The two men met in the Pentagon to discuss what Austin called the «unbreakable alliance» betweenContinuar Leyendo
Washington, July 12, 2022.- Africa is a huge and complex continent. Its problems are such that it will require African nations working with other nation partners to address the complex problems that beset it, Chidi Blyden, the Defense Department’s deputy assistant secretary for African affairs, said to the Senate ForeignContinuar Leyendo
Washington, July 12, 2022.- Attributed to Acting Pentagon Press Secretary Todd Breasseale: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Ukrainian Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov to provide an update on U.S. security assistance to Ukraine in support of their fight to defend their democracy, including a new $400Continuar Leyendo
