North Korean troops sent to aid the Russian military in its invasion of Ukraine will be “cannon fodder,” the Pentagon claims. At a Tuesday press conference, a reporter pressed the Pentagon press secretary, Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, to comment on rumors of North Korean construction and engineering corps set to enter Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory. Ryder […]
North Korean soldiers sent to aid Russia in Ukraine would be “cannon fodder,” the Pentagon said. The two nations signed a new security pact, and some Korean units look set to go to Ukraine. Russia is known for treating its soldiers as highly disposable and has suffered high death tolls. North Korean troops that are […]
North Korean soldiers sent to aid Russia in Ukraine would be “cannon fodder,” the Pentagon said. The two nations signed a new security pact, and some Korean units look set to go to Ukraine. Russia is known for treating its soldiers as highly disposable and has suffered high death tolls. North Korean troops that are […]
The Pentagon said Monday it remains confident that it will be able to respond to ongoing Houthi attacks in the Red Sea after a Navy aircraft carrier strike group departed the region and it was unclear when another carrier group might arrive. “We still have capability in the region,” Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder […]
Ukraine’s military is allowed to use longer-range missiles provided by the US to strike targets inside Russia across more than just the front lines near Kharkiv if Kyiv is acting in self-defence, the Pentagon said. US President Joe Biden initially loosened the restrictions on how Ukraine could use US-provided munitions to give it another option […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine’s military is allowed to use longer-range missiles provided by the U.S. to strike targets inside Russia across more than just the front lines near Kharkiv if Kyiv is acting in self-defense, the Pentagon said. President Joe Biden initially loosened the restrictions on how Ukraine could use U.S.-provided munitions to give it […]
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Defense picked Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Boeing-Lockheed joint venture United Launch Alliance (ULA) to compete for national security space missions, making initial selections under a $5.6 billion award program. The Pentagon did not say which of the companies’ rockets it selected, but […]
Congressional investigators say their six-month investigation into crashes of the military’s Osprey aircraft has been stymied by Pentagon officials who refuse to release critical safety investigation reports. “It is imperative that DoD provide this information to understand the root causes of these deadly crashes and ensure U.S. servicemen and women who enter these aircrafts are […]
ARLINGTON COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The Arlington County Police Department (ACPD) evacuated Pentagon City Mall after a suspicious car was found inside of the mall’s parking garage. Police were dispatched to the garage in the 800 block of Army Navy Drive at about 7:30 p.m. for the report of a suspicious vehicle parked […]
May 28—GRAND FORKS — The Grand Forks County Commission approved the contract for the first task order from the Department of Defense as part of the unmanned aircraft system evaluation project being undertaken at Grand Sky. The task order is part of Project ULTRA, which stands for UAS Logistics, Traffic, Research and Autonomy. The project […]
For the fourth time since a $95 billion foreign aid bill passed this April, the Pentagon is sending a package of weapons to Ukraine. In a statement, the Pentagon said the aid, valued at $275 million, “will provide Ukraine additional capabilities to meet its most urgent battlefield needs, such as: additional precision strike rockets for […]
The Pentagon has started sending systems to Indo-Pacific Command as a part of Replicator — a program aimed at hastening the purchase and delivery of drones. In a short statement, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, who leads the program, said that the deliveries began earlier in May. Replicator has two goals. The first is […]