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Washington, May 11, 2022.- This year’s $773 billion presidential budget request for the Defense Department uses three approaches to support the nation’s defense strategy, which was transmitted to Congress in March, said Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks, during a keynote address Friday at the Reagan Institute. Those three approachesContinuar Leyendo

Washington, May 10, 2022.- The Defense Department urges Congress to quickly pass the president’s supplemental request, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said at a press briefing today. That request seeks $33 billion, which includes $5 billion additional drawdown authority so that DOD can continue uninterrupted provisioning of United StatesContinuar Leyendo

Washington, May  09, 2022.- Today, President Joe Biden signed into law the «Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022.» The act authorizes the administration, through fiscal year 2023, to lend or lease military equipment to Ukraine and other Eastern European countries. The act would exempt the administration from certain provisionsContinuar Leyendo

Washington, May 08, 2022.- The intensity of conflict in the 21st Century and the need for weapons and munitions has been a learning experience for American defense officials working to supply Ukraine for its fight against Russia. William A. LaPlante, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, said theContinuar Leyendo

Washington, May 05, 2022.- The North Koreans yesterday launched another ballistic missile over the waters to its east, alarming South Korea, Japan and the United States. The launch is the 14th this year and is part of an effort by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to speed up developmentContinuar Leyendo

Washington, May 03, 2022.- Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlights the need for a competent, ready military to deter any would-be foe. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, described to the Senate Appropriations Committee today, DOD’sContinuar Leyendo

Washington, 02 May, 2022.- Russian forces in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine — where the bulk of the fighting is taking place — are suffering from poor command and control, low morale, and less than ideal logistics, a senior Defense Department official, said today. «We continue to see minimal,Continuar Leyendo