Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has ordered additional naval assets to the Middle East to reinforce the United States’ commitment to Israel’s defense amid escalating regional tensions.
The sheer size and scale of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine necessitates that the U.S. defense industrial base continues to evolve to meet potential future challenges of similar proportion, U.S. European Command’s top official said.
While there hasn’t been a direct assault on a U.S. military base yet, autonomous systems remain a threat and something the Defense Department is seeking solutions for.
The strength of the Defense Department and international security lies with defense industrial base cooperation with allies, partners, industry and academia, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Christopher W. Grady said.
The Chief of Naval Operations Expeditionary Safety Award recognizes the team’s outstanding achievement in readiness and economy of operations through unwavering commitment to warfighter safety.
William A. LaPlante, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, praised a new DOD pilot program designed to streamline the process for procuring new military technology.
The U.S. government is monitoring the situation in the Middle East and calls on all parties to de-escalate regional tensions, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said.
In 2022, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III directed the creation of a “tiger team” to look into ways the Defense Department could make the Foreign Military Sales system less foreboding for partner nations interested in purchasing U.S. military hardware.
