Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with his Chinese counterpart via video teleconference about an assortment of topics, including both regional and global security issues.
The threats posed by intermediate and long-range missile technologies in the hands of adversaries are accelerating at a concerning pace, Heidi Shyu, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, said.
U.S. Central Command forces, supported by Navy destroyers, destroyed more than 80 one-way attack unmanned aerial vehicles and at least six ballistic missiles during last weekend’s Iranian attack on Israel.
This year marks 10 years of the global coalition to defeat ISIS, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said while hosting a meeting and an enhanced honor cordon to welcome Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to the Pentagon.
The U.S. and its allies face global competitors that seek to rewrite rules that underpin global security as the Arctic quickly becomes a leading region of great power competition, DOD’s director of Arctic and oceans policy said.
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 has reaffirmed the military’s findings of the initial investigation and identifies the attacker.
Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, commander of U.S. Transportation Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that sealift and aerial refueling capabilities are top readiness concerns.
Air Force Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost, the commander of U.S. Transportation Command, testified before the House Armed Services Committee regarding the posture of the Defense Department’s mobility enterprise and funding.
