Tag: russia
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Today’s D Brief: Zelenskyy’s ‘Reagan’ plea; Houthis hit another tanker; Europe’s weakened militaries; US breaks mass-shooting record; And a bit more.
[ad_1] Reagan who? Ukraine’s president visited American troops on Monday to invoke former President Ronald Reagan, but his visit comes at a time when Republicans in congress seem farther from Reagan-era U.S. foreign policy than perhaps ever before. “The world really did change after [the Berlin] Wall came down, starting a new era,” President Volodymir ... -
Ukraine’s artillery supply declines as shells go to Israel
[ad_1] Ukraine has seen a decline of deliveries of vital 155mm shells since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, even as Ukrainian parliamentarians warn of a dangerous shortage of ammunition across the front lines. “Our supplies have decreased. It is life—and it is normal, as everyone is fighting for survival,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told ... -
Air Force turns focus to future information operations
[ad_1] Air Forces Cyber will devote more time to training airmen in information warfare—everything from uncovering disinformation campaigns and targeting the networks adversaries use to spread disinformation to attempting to influence the audience themselves—said Lt. Gen. Kevin Kennedy, the commander of 16th Air Force. “We’ve been charged as the operational level of information warfare for ... -
UK sees ‘incredible acceleration’ in military capabilities from Ukraine war
[ad_1] ABOARD HMS PRINCE OF WALES — Supporting Ukraine has led to a sharp increase in the British military’s technological capabilities, thanks to captured Russian technology and Ukrainians’ battlefield observations, Britain’s armed forces minister said. Costly experience and the acid tests of combat have brought about an “incredible acceleration in Western military capability,” James Heappey said ... -
India plans to make armored vehicles with US help, officials say
[ad_1] NEW DELHI—The U.S. and India plan to co-produce Stryker armored vehicles in a move designed to boost India’s military capabilities and deter China, defense officials announced Friday. “Working together to co-produce an armored vehicle…that is extremely important,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters following a bilateral meeting with Indian prime ministers of defense and ... -
For foreign soldiers in Ukraine, US foundation provides lifeline to medical treatment
[ad_1] For some foreigners who rushed to Ukraine in the early days of the war, what might happen if they were wounded in battle was a question they’d figure out later. “A lot of times we didn’t even know where the stabilization point was,” said David Bramlette, a former U.S. Army Green Beret who led ... -
‘I see no happy ending’, former intelligence leader says of Gaza hostage situation
[ad_1] Hamas took more than 200 people hostage during its deadly rampage in Israeli border towns on Oct. 7, 2023. Among the hostages are children and the elderly. While four of them have been released, the fate of the rest is unknown, as Qatar serves as an intermediary in working to free the hostages. In this interview with Naomi ... -
Russian cruise missiles have US Air Force scouting for thousands of acres of land
[ad_1] The U.S. Air Force is moving ahead with its plan to build homeland-defense radars that can detect a new generation of Russian cruise missiles—including a search for sites whose total area could cover nearly half of Manhattan. The “initial architecture” calls for the U.S. to buy four long-range radars and for Canada to buy ...











