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Attributable to Pentagon Spokesman Eric Pahon:  Deputy Secretary Hicks visited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio to gain insight into Counter-Directed Energy Weapons (CDEW) development, opportunities, and challenges at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).

“Successes occur by exception, not by rule,” one DoD official said.

A House panel wants the Pentagon to designate an office to oversee cruise missile defense.

The U.S. has provided Ukraine with at least 5,500 Javelin missiles, with plans to provide an additional 1,000 missiles in the newest assistance package approved this week.

US Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks met with Swiss Minister of Defense Viola Amherd and discussed the sale of 36 F-35A aircraft and five Patriot missile systems to Switzerland, Pentagon spokesperson Eric Pahon said on Friday

Israeli police clashed with masked, stone-throwing Palestinians near al-Aqsa mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem when violence erupted after Friday's Ramadan morning prayers. Israeli security forces have been on high alert after a series of deadly Arab street attacks throughout the country during the past two weeks, and confrontations at the holy site carry

U.S. President Joe Biden announced an additional $800 million in military assistance to Ukraine on Wednesday, expanding the scope of the systems provided to include heavy artillery ahead of a wider Russian assault expected in eastern Ukraine, Reuters reported. The package, which brings the total military aid since Russian forces invaded in February to more

US gives Ukraine $800 million more in military aid

Top Pentagon officials met with the leaders of the eight largest Defense Department contractors to discuss the military aid the United States is providing to Ukrainian forces.

WASHINGTON, April 14 ― US President Joe Biden announced an additional US$800 million (RM3.37 billion) in military assistance to Ukraine yesterday, expanding the scope of the systems provided to include heavy artillery ahead of a wider Russian assault expected in eastern Ukraine. The package,...