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Congress Passed an $858 Billion Military Bill. Here’s What’s in It.
Lawmakers approved an 8 percent overall budget increase, funding for Taiwan and Ukraine, and a slew of provisions focused on judicial security and env [...]
The big money US military contractors are making in Ukraine’s war, explained by an invitation
The invitation said the quiet part out loud.
The Ukrainian Embassy hosted a reception last week in honor of the 31st anniversary of the country’s a [...]
Congress Clears Military Bill Repealing Vaccine Mandate for Troops
Passage of the $858 billion bill by the Senate sends the annual military policy measure to President Biden’s desk.
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Inside startup Rebellion Defense’s push to bring AI technology to the US military
Rebellion Defense set out to disrupt the way the Pentagon handles new technologies. Silicon Valley’s elite and Washington’s national security leade [...]
Military Plans New $435 Million Health Facility at Guantánamo Bay
The plan to replace the base hospital envisions a prison still in operation at the base and reduced health care for residents, but no enhanced care fo [...]
UK government could bring in military to ease strike action- ruling party chairman By Reuters
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Bitish Minister without Portfolio Nadhim Zahawi looks on outside Number 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain November 1, 20 [...]
Russian Military Leaders Discussed Use of Nuclear Weapons, U.S. Officials Say
The conversations alarmed the Biden administration because they showed how frustrated Moscow had become over its battlefield setbacks in Ukraine.
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Records of gay military sackings deleted by Ministry of Defence
Police records of military personnel who were dismissed for being gay have been destroyed, the BBC finds.
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Iran Sends Drone Trainers to Crimea to Aid Russian Military
The trainers from Iran’s paramilitary wing have been deployed to help Russia overcome mechanical problems with the fleet.
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A new package of U.S. military aid will speed more mobile rocket launchers to Ukraine.
A new package of U.S. military aid will speed more mobile rocket launchers to Ukraine.
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J.R. Majewski’s Claims About His Military Record Unravel Further
J.R. Majewski promotes himself to Ohio voters as a combat veteran to voters, but the Air Force has no record of it. Now, there is evidence he was demo [...]
Liz Truss vows to match Ukraine military support as politics returns
Billions promised in military aid as the PM restarts her agenda, following mourning for the Queen.
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Here’s what we know about the state of Russia’s military
Ukraine’s continuing rout of Russian forces in the east has exposed fundamental problems within the Russian military, including deficiencies and po [...]
Lawmakers Tell Biden Administration to Withhold All Military Aid to Egypt
Senior Democratic lawmakers said the United States must not give aid to Egypt until it improves its human rights record, in the latest instance of ten [...]
Reported Sexual Assaults in Military Rose 13% in 2021, Officials Say
The easing of coronavirus restrictions may have contributed to the increase.
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