The Department of Defense confirmed that Ukraine has received fighter jets from an undisclosed U.S. ally amid the weekslong Russian invasion. Ukrainian forces “right now have available to them more fixed-wing fighter aircraft than they did two weeks ago,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Tuesday. “Without getting into what other nations are providing, [Ukrainian forces] have received…
Russia Ratchets Up Battle for Control of Eastern Ukraine; What Mask Rule Changes Mean for You | NTD News Today
The conflict in Ukraine entering a new stage. The battle for the east begins, as Kyiv takes another step closer to EU membership. NTD hears from U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX). He says lawmakers are working with the treasury department on rules about money being passed between the U.S. and Russia. An update at the…
Another Top Pentagon Tech Official Resigns, Says Breaking Through Bureaucracy Was Like ‘Working to Defy Gravity’
The Department of Defense (DoD) lost another top IT official on April 18, with the resignation of Preston Dunlap, the founding Chief Architecture Officer of the Air and Space Forces. Dunlap said that he was proud of the three years he spent at the Pentagon in an open resignation letter posted to social media, but…
Pentagon, Partners Working to Verify Azov Regiment Reports That Russia Used ‘Poisonous Substance’ in Mariupol
April 12, 2022
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The United States, United Kingdom, and Australia have said they are working to verify unconfirmed reports on social media that Russian forces used a “poisonous substance” in the long-contested southern city of Mariupol. The Azov Regiment, an ultra-nationalist unit of the National Guard of Ukraine, said on Telegram that Russia used a “poisonous substance of an…
Capitol Report (April 11): ‘Ghost Gun’ Regulation Enacted
April 11, 2022
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President Joe Biden is touting cracking down on gun violence as he announces new “ghost gun” regulations. But how effective will this be and how does it relate to Second Amendment rights? To fund or defund the police? This is a question that is polarizing the Democratic Party. As Biden calls for more funding for…
US Forces Conducted Fewer ‘Freedom of Navigation’ Patrols Near China in Fiscal 2021: Report
April 6, 2022
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The U.S. military carried out fewer “freedom of navigation operation” patrols near China in fiscal 2021 than it did the year prior, although the number missions rose overall, according to a Department of Defense report published on April 1. The report states that during the period from Oct. 1, 2020, through Sept. 30, 2021, U.S….
US Forces Conducted Fewer ‘Freedom of Navigation’ Patrols Near China in Fiscal Year 2021: Report
April 6, 2022
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The U.S. military carried out fewer “freedom of navigation operation” patrols near China in fiscal year 2021 than it did the previous year, although the number of missions rose overall, according to a Department of Defense report published on April 1. The report states that during the period from Oct. 1, 2020, through Sept. 30,…
‘No Offensive Biologic Weapons’ in Ukrainian Biolabs: Pentagon
April 4, 2022
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There are “no offensive biologic weapons” in the Ukraine laboratories that the United States has been funding, a Pentagon official told Congress on April 1. Deborah Rosenbaum, the assistant secretary of defense for nuclear, chemical, and biological defense programs, told the House Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations on Friday that there are “unequivocally … no offensive biologic weapons…
US Provides $300 Million More in Security Assistance to Ukraine, Including Military Equipment
The Pentagon announced April 1 it will provide up to $300 million more in security assistance to Ukraine in military equipment amid Russia’s invasion. The funds will be provided under authority granted to the Pentagon by the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), which was created in 2015 in response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea. “This decision…
China, Russia Continue ‘Limitless Friendship’; New Pentagon Plan Calls China the Pacing Threat
March 31, 2022
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China and Russia’s romance continues—at least, that’s what China says. We explore what China’s aggressive tones, like breaking international order or criticizing the United States, have done to our perception of the communist regime. President Joe Biden’s new defense budget proposal is facing the heat. At the same time, the Pentagon released its 2022 defense…
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