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.
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.
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.
The $988 million package of new equipment includes unmanned aerial systems, rocket munitions and support for maintenance and repair programs.
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.
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.
The Arctic strategic environment is changing profoundly, and the United States must pay greater attention and dedicate more resources to this crucial area, a Defense Department official said.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan met to discuss the strategic relationship between the U.S. and Armenia, which includes a longstanding partnership between Armenia’s Defense Ministry and the Kansas National Guard.