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Congress trims funding for Pentagon 'chem-bio' programs - Roll Call

With the Pentagon about to release its biodefense posture review, Congress is cutting funding for biological and chemical defense programs.

Roll Call

Pentagon drops COVID vaccination mandate

The move is set to help the Pentagon boost enrollment numbers, while not having to remove troops for not complying.

Axios

Pentagon drops COVID-19 vaccine mandate for troops

The Pentagon has formally dropped its COVID-19 vaccination mandate, but a new memo signed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also gives commanders some discretion in how or whether to deploy troops who are not vaccinated

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US, Japan poised to agree on shift in Marine unit on Okinawa

Top national security officials from the United States and Japan are expected to agree to changes in the joint defense posture this week as the two nations confront rising threats from North Korea and increasing aggressiveness from China

The Independent UK

Will We Get Private Flying Cars Before the Pentagon Manages To Get This New Jet Off the Ground?

A Swedish company will soon be delivering electric single-person aircraft that can take off and land vertically, which the F-35B struggles with despite billions in funding.

Reason

US will train Ukrainians on Patriot missile system in Oklahoma

The training will reportedly take place at Fort Sill, where US soldiers are trained on the same system

The Independent UK

Congress tightens screws on Chinese tech purchases, collaboration - Roll Call

Lawmakers directed the Federal Trade Commission to give closer scrutiny to Chinese acquisitions of US tech companies.

Roll Call

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McCarthy concessions raise stakes on budget, debt limit

WASHINGTON — The deal between Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his conservative detractors lays a foundation for the massive spending cuts that some want, but also sets up a daunting challenge for GOP lawmakers who want to keep the government functioning after winning control of the House.

Tribune News Service

McCarthy concessions raise stakes on budget, debt limit - Roll Call

The House Republican deal lays a foundation for the spending cuts that some want, but also a challenge to keep the government functioning.

Roll Call

Commentary: The military could ease its recruiting crisis by doing more to resolve systemic racial issues

The U.S. military has entered 2023 amid its largest recruiting crisis since the end of the Vietnam War, with the possibility of being short thousands of new recruits. This year’s National Defense Authorization Act cut the Army’s size by 30,000 personnel, and the Pentagon is employing multiple methods to improve…

Chicago Tribune

EXPLAINER: How armored vehicles aid Ukraine at critical time

The U.S. and Germany are sending Ukraine an array of armored vehicles, including 50 tank-killing Bradleys, to expand its ability to move troops to the front lines and beef up its forces against Russia as the war nears its first anniversary

The Independent UK

Putin war aims unchanged but lacks manpower, morale -Pentagon

President Vladimir Putin's aim of seizing Ukrainian territory has not changed, but Russian forces continue to suffer from military weaknesses including the amount of troops they have, the Pentagon said on Friday, as Washington hopes the latest record weapons package for Kyiv will help Ukraine retake territory occupied by Russia.

Reuters

Pentagon awards L3Harris $40 million anti-drone weapon systems contract

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded L3Harris Technologies Inc a $40 million contract to deliver 14 anti-drone weapon systems to bolster Ukraine's security forces, the defense contractor said on Friday.

Reuters

Congress orders Pentagon to review ‘controlled unclassified’ label

Congress has given the Defense Department until the end of January to look into whether bureaucrats are overusing a document designation known as "Controlled Unclassified Information" to keep the public from learning about bad news.

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The Independent UK

Drone advances in Ukraine could bring dawn of killer robots

Drone advances in Ukraine have accelerated a technology trend that could soon bring the world’s first fully autonomous robots to the battlefield and inaugurate a new age of warfare

Al Jazeera

What are the final revelations from the January 6 investigation?

US House committee has conducted more than 1,000 interviews about January 6 attack and former President Donald Trump.

The Times of India

How US weapons are helping Ukraine in war against Russia

Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 in what President Vladimir Putin calls a "special military operation" against what it perceives as threats to its security. Ukraine and its Western allies have denounced Russia\'s actions as an imperialist-style land grab and imposed sanctions to try to disrupt the campaign.

Salon

Democrats have become the war party

Democrats long since gave up challenging the war economy — which may kill us all, and is definitely bankrupting us

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Al Jazeera

US clears sale of $180m anti-tank systems to Taiwan

Taiwan says the sale will boost the island’s capacity for ‘asymmetric warfare’ amid escalating tensions with China.

Reuters

U.S. approves potential sale of anti-tank systems to Taiwan for $180 million

The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of Volcano anti-tank mine-laying systems to Taiwan for an estimated $180 million, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.

Daily Mirror

West plotting to assassinate Putin and risks triggering nuclear war, claims Kremlin

They include the EU collapsing because Britain rejoins and NATO seeking to assassinate the Russian leader, a forecast from the deputy head of Vladimir Putin’s security council, Dmitry Medvedev, a former president and premier

Salon

2022 in the search for aliens

For decades, the search for extraterrestrial life was a fringe pursuit; now, experts are taking it seriously

Miami Herald

New details: Cuba spy soon to be freed was willing to divulge US war plans in Afghanistan

Ana Belén Montes, the convicted Cuba spy who is set to be released from prison in January, was willing to pass military secrets about the U.S. war in Afghanistan if requested by her spymasters in Havana, even if that resulted in the death of American soldiers on the ground, she…

The Independent UK

With House shifting, Congress moves to lock in Ukraine funds

On the heels of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s emotional appeal for continued U.S. support, Congress is set to ensure the money keeps flowing for years, even after Republicans take control of the House

Reason

America's Loose Ends in the Middle East

They say the U.S. is pivoting to other conflicts, but the Pentagon hasn't exactly left the Middle East and North Africa behind.

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