Tag: Shield

White House efforts to shield Biden’s missteps are unraveling

For three and a half years, Joe Biden was wrapped in a metaphorical ball of cotton wool by an anxious White House staff eager to protect him from the worst of himself. Worried about signs of ageing and an increasing propensity for verbal missteps, they cut press conferences and media interviews to a minimum. Meetings […]

‘Shield Grampy’ sentenced to prison by judge handling Trump’s Jan. 6 case

WASHINGTON — The federal judge overseeing presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump‘s Jan. 6 criminal case on Thursday sentenced a Capitol rioter who assaulted police officers to more than 4.5 years in prison. Anthony Mastanduno — known to online sleuths as “Shield Grampy” — pleaded guilty to nine criminal offenses in March, which was when Trump was […]

US supreme court blocks Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement that would shield Sacklers from lawsuits

default Conservative bloc Alito – Majority Barrett – Majority Gorsuch – Majority Kavanaugh – Minority Roberts – Minority Thomas – Majority Liberal bloc Jackson – Majority Kagan – Minority Sotomayor – Minority The US supreme court has rejected painkiller maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement plan that included an extraordinary measure to protect its Sackler family […]

‘Every trench’ in Ukraine needs a close-range electronic warfare shield against drones and other threats, top official says

Both Russia and Ukraine are relying on electronic warfare in the ongoing fighting. Investing in such capabilities is crucial because the battlefield is full of threats, from drones to precision munitions. One senior Ukrainian official said “every trench” needs tools for close-range electronic warfare. Russia and Ukraine have relied heavily on electronic warfare tactics throughout […]

Lockheed ties digital C2 into Joint Fires Network at Valiant Shield

Lockheed Martin said it demonstrated it can integrate digital command and control capabilities into the Pentagon’s Joint Fires Network during Valiant Shield, an exercise in Hawaii this month. The Joint Fires Network is a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command initiative to improve coordination between commanders and network any sensor from any platform to feed targeting guidance to […]