Washington, May 27, 2022.- Despite an enormous advantage in numbers, Russian forces attacking the Donbas region of Ukraine have made only «incremental progress,» a senior defense official said today. Russia has deployed 110 operational battalion tactical groups in Ukraine, the official said. The majority are in the south, and theContinuar Leyendo
Washington, May 26, 2022.- Early next month, NATO kicks off the 51st iteration of its annual Baltic Operations exercise, which this year runs June 5-17 in the Baltic Sea, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said. «provides a unique training opportunity that strengthens combined response capability and is critical toContinuar Leyendo
Washington, May 25, 2022.- The graduating class of the U.S. Air Force Academy got a lesson in leadership straight from the top as Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III delivered the commencement address today. Austin reminded the newly minted second lieutenants in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. SpaceContinuar Leyendo
Washington, May 22, 2022.- The Defense Department’s Chemical Demilitarization Program reached a milestone in its effort to eliminate the U.S. chemical weapons stockpile and recovered chemical warfare materiel. The last M55 rocket containing venomous agent X, or VX nerve agent, was destroyed at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in Richmond,Continuar Leyendo
Washington, May 20, 2022.- The Pentagon announced today that another tranche of presidential drawdown support is headed to Ukraine. The latest package is worth $100 million and mostly includes more of the same items the U.S. has sent to Ukraine in the past. Included in the latest package are 18Continuar Leyendo
Washington, May 19, 2022.- NATO unity was a big part of the discussions in the Pentagon today as Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosted Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles. Spain will host the NATO Summit in Madrid next month. Officials said that NATO leaders will discuss a newContinuar Leyendo
Brussels, May 18, 2022.- Finland and Sweden on Wednesday morning (18 May 2022) simultaneously handed in their official letters of application to join NATO. The letters were conveyed by the Finnish Ambassador to NATO Klaus Korhonen and respectively, the Swedish Ambassador to NATO Axel Wernhoff, to NATO Secretary General JensContinuar Leyendo
Washington, May 16, 2022.- The 155 mm M777 towed howitzers supplied by the U.S. and other types supplied by ally and partner nations to Ukraine are having a big impact on the battlefield, a senior Defense Department official said at a Pentagon press briefing today. «You’re already seeing the UkrainiansContinuar Leyendo
Washington, May 15, 2022.- Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby announced the deployment of U.S. troops to Europe to replace forces ordered there earlier this year. Kirby said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has ordered the deployment of around 10,500 personnel in the coming months to replace ArmyContinuar Leyendo
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
