Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III visited the USS George Washington in Japan to thank sailors for their service and sacrifice in support of the U.S. military, the U.S.-Japan alliance and a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
Supply chain issues remain a critical challenge as the Defense Department tries to ramp up satellite production to meet the needs of service members on the ground, the Space Development Agency’s director said.
The United States has spent trillions of dollars on ensuring intelligence and the network that distributes that intelligence is the best on the planet, but more needs to be done, Air Force Gen. Timothy D. Haugh said.
American leadership rallies its allies and partners and inspires ordinary people around the world to work together toward a brighter future, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
The $988 million package of new equipment includes unmanned aerial systems, rocket munitions and support for maintenance and repair programs.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III got a tour of the Defense Innovation Unit in Mountain View, Calif., where cutting-edge technology is bringing critical solutions at rapid speed to the warfighters and allied partners.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III signed a new classified strategy for countering the effects of unmanned systems, commonly known as drones.
The Air Force is working to meet the challenge of maintaining mission readiness for bomber and land-based missile legs of the nation’s nuclear triad, while working to meet the government-mandated recapitalization of both those platforms.
