The Defense Department’s armed services branches recruited 12.5% more people in fiscal year 2024 than in the year prior despite a challenging and disinterested recruiting market.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said Russian forces have trained the North Korean soldiers in artillery operations, unmanned aerial vehicle operations and basic infantry tactics to include trench clearing.
DOD has directed the military services to carry out a series of pilot projects to advance an effort to provide free wireless internet connectivity to service members living in military barracks.
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Troy E. Black’s visit with Swedish counterparts emphasized the importance of fostering growth among allies and partners not just bilaterally, but within NATO as a whole.
The Defense Department is closely tracking the unprecedented level of direct military cooperation between North Korea and Russia, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
The United States and DOD, with the help of its industry and academia partners, strives to remain the leader in chip research and design, prototyping, manufacturing and production at scale, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said.
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks spoke about the Defense Department’s commitment to being a world leader in forging sound ethical policies for military use of artificial intelligence during a forum in Washington.
The Defense Department released the National Defense Industrial Strategy Implementation Plan, or NDIS-IP, providing details for achieving and mitigating risks to the department in the near, medium and long term.
