Source link Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said Lloyd Austin made a “Freudian slip” The US clearly has plans for NATO to become directly involved in a conflict with Russia, as evidenced by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s testimony to Congress, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed on Friday. During a House Armed Services Committee […]
Source link Lloyd Austin calls for additional funding for Kiev’s war effort before it’s too late US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has warned eastern NATO members to prepare to fight Russia, claiming that Moscow “will not stop” after defeating Kiev’s forces. Addressing the US House Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday, Austin once again urged […]
Source link A $60 billion aid package for Kiev faces gridlock in Congress amid Republican opposition The US military is considering whether to draw on its last remaining funds allocated for Ukraine, even with no assurances the money will be replaced by lawmakers amid fierce debate over renewed aid, multiple officials told CNN. While the […]
Source link An internal probe of US defense chief Lloyd Austin’s failure to reveal his hospitalization has found no “ill intent” An internal Pentagon review of the secrecy surrounding US defense chief Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization last month has determined that while communication processes should be improved, there was no serious wrongdoing by senior officials. “Nothing […]
Source link In one instance, shipping manifests were mysteriously changed before arms packages reached the country The Pentagon’s inspector general has opened more than 50 cases into the alleged “theft, fraud or corruption, and diversion” of military aid to Ukraine, he said this week. Allegations of graft surfaced almost immediately after the aid began flowing […]
Source link The US has no plan in place to maintain, service or repair tanks, armored vehicles and air defense systems Washington has given to the Ukrainian military, Pentagon Inspector-General Robert P. Storch has admitted. The failure to plan “puts at risk Ukraine’s ability to fight effectively using the US-provided equipment, as well as the […]
Source link The Yemeni rebels have reportedly expanded their arsenal after promising to mirror Western “escalation with escalation” Yemen’s Houthi rebels have attempted to use a submersible drone for the first time, but it was destroyed in yet another wave of US-led coalition attacks on Yemeni soil over the weekend, the US Central Command has […]
Source link The dire situation in Avdeevka means Congress must approve aid to Kiev, the US military has said The Ukrainian government desperately needs billions more in aid from the US, a senior Pentagon official has admitted, citing the critical situation in Avdeevka, a frontline town in Donbass. Earlier this week, the US Senate approved […]
Source link Lloyd Austin was treated under general anesthesia during his latest medical emergency US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has undergone undisclosed “non-surgical procedures” after he was hospitalized with a bladder issue over the weekend, the Pentagon announced on Monday. Austin was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Sunday for an emergency […]
Source link US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized over a medical emergency on Sunday, the Pentagon announced. According to Pentagon spokesman Major General Pat Ryder, Austin was “transported by his security detail to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to be seen for symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue.” DETAILS TO FOLLOW You can […]
Source link CENTCOM Statement on U.S. Strikes in Iraq and SyriaAt 4:00 p.m. (EST) Feb. 02, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups. U.S. military forces… pic.twitter.com/ZVx2uOQ1qD — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) February 2, 2024 DETAILS TO FOLLOW […]
Source link Lloyd Austin has acknowledged that he did not handle his cancer diagnosis properly US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has apologized for attempting to hide his bout with cancer from the American people and even the president himself, after returning to the Pentagon earlier this week following a lengthy hospital stay. Speaking to reporters […]
Source link An American military drone has “crashed” north of the Iraqi capital, a Pentagon official told multiple media outlets, declining to offer details. The incident comes weeks after a US drone strike killed a local militia leader in Baghdad, an attack denounced by the Iraqi government. The UAV went down on Thursday night near […]
Source link OpenAI has dropped its prohibition on providing its technology to military entities, according to an executive ChatGPT creator OpenAI is working with the US military on several artificial intelligence projects after dropping a prohibition on the use of its technologies for “military and warfare” purposes, a company executive told Bloomberg on Tuesday at […]
Source link The news about the upcoming strikes on Houthi sites was leaked to the British press hours before they started The US officials are fuming over the leaking of the decision to carry out strikes in Yemen to the UK media, the Telegraph reports, citing a person familiar with the matter. According to the […]