Operating under a series of stopgap spending measures year after year poses risks to the defense industrial base and to the military’s ability to meet its mission, Michael J. McCord, undersecretary of defense, comptroller and chief financial officer, said.
The situation in Gaza has created the conditions for malign actors to sow instability throughout the region and beyond, Army Gen. Michael E. Kurilla, commander of U.S. Central Command, said.
The Space Development Agency has been incredibly disruptive to the Pentagon’s traditional acquisition approach, but in a way that’s good for the warfighter, the agency’s director said.
A combined effort by U.S. Central Command and the Royal Jordanian Air Force provided additional humanitarian aid to northern Gaza.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III thanked Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas for his country’s robust defense spending and for modernizing its armed forces during a meeting at the Pentagon.
The Defense Department is planning for potential additional humanitarian aid missions in Gaza following an initial airdrop of aid over the weekend.
The U.S. Defense Department and the Royal Jordanian Air Force conducted a combined humanitarian assistance airdrop into Gaza to deliver critical relief to civilians affected by the ongoing conflict.
The Air and Missile Defense Cross-Functional Team is participating in experimentation as part of Project Convergence Capstone 4 that is meant to transform how the joint forces fight in the future.
