Ukraine used longer-range ATACMS missiles secretly provided by the U.S. against Russian forces east of Berdyansk, a strike that occurred less than 24 hours before President Biden signed a law April 24 that includes money for more of those weapons, U.S. officials said.
The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies hosted Air Marshal Johnny Stringer, Deputy Commander of NATO Allied Air Command, for an Aerospace Nation event on April 24. The event highlighted NATO's crucial mission in the face of global security challenges and the vital role of airpower in deterrence and power projection. Air Marshal Stringer provided valuable insights into the rapid evolution of allied NATO airpower. The conversation underscored the importance of collaboration among NATO member nations in safeguarding collective security interests and. Marshal Stringer also highlighted the shifting nature of the technology and threat environment. Lt. Gen. Dave Deptula, USAF (Ret.), Dean of the Mitchell Institute, expressed gratitude for Air Marshal Stringer's participation, stating, "Air Marshal Stringer's leadership and candor are an invaluable asset to NATO. We greatly valued Marshal Stringer taking the time to come speak with us today."
Amid growing U.S. worries that Russia’s war on Ukraine is being made possible by Chinese support for Moscow’s defense industry, Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in China on April 24 on a three-day mission to push leaders to cut ties with the Kremlin.
A furious sweepstakes for senior national security posts in a new Donald Trump administration is well underway, with everyone from MAGA acolytes to mainstream Republicans vying to serve the former president in a second term.
The U.S. Space Force in early 2023 floated the idea of establishing a “commercial space reserve” that would allow the military to quickly tap private satellite operators during a conflict. Gen. Michael Guetlein, vice chief of space operations, said the Space Force is figuring out how to establish such a commercial reserve, which will require intricate negotiations with satellite operators to hash out binding agreements.
There has been no final decision on whether or not all U.S. troops will leave Niger and Chad, two African countries that are integral to the military’s efforts to counter violent extremist organizations across the Sahel region, a top U.S. military official told The Associated Press on April 24.
Military officials are disputing allegations that they withheld details about additional attacks on U.S. forces following the deadly August 2021 bombing in Afghanistan and insisting that the tragedy was the result of a lone insurgent, not a coordinated assault. The pushback comes in response to a CNN report released April 24, which appears to show multiple rounds of gunfire following the explosion at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Aug. 26, 2021.
The U.S. is accusing four Iranians of hacking defense contractors and targeting military veteran job seekers, an indictment unsealed April 23 said. The indictment charges four hackers said to be part of a multiyear cyberwar campaign by Iran’s military against more than a dozen U.S. companies, as well as the State and Treasury departments.
The Pentagon plans to pump an additional $1.7 billion—a 75 percent increase over last year's plan between fiscal years 2025 and 2028—into the secretive shop that prototypes new and surprising ways of using existing technology to bolster conventional deterrence against China and Russia.
A report examines Russia’s evolving defense industrial capabilities and limitations during the second year of the Russia-Ukraine war and analyzes how these changes have affected and will continue to affect battlefield outcomes in Ukraine.
NASCAR fans watching April 28’s Würth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway are going to see a special paint design on Bubba Wallace’s No. 23 car honoring the World War II Flying Tigers and Vietnam War veterans.