April 27, 2021 Regional Solutions Needed to Address Middle East Security, General Says The two most urgent threats in the Middle East in the coming years will most likely be the proliferation of cheap and capable unmanned aerial vehicles used by extremist groups, as well as humanitarian crises, the U.S. Central Command commander said.
April 22, 2021 Military Leaders Discuss Defense Authorization Request, Future Years Defense Program The commanders of U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Central Command testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2022.
May 26, 2020 Russia Deploys Military Fighter Aircraft to Libya Russian fighter jets were recently deployed to Libya in order to support Russian state-sponsored private military contractors operating on the ground there, U.S. Africa Command officials said.
Feb. 10, 2020 Air Force’s proposed $169 billion budget focuses on ‘great power competition,’ readiness, establishing Space Force The spending plan for fiscal year 2021 carries a $900 million increase from the previous year. But unlike 2020, funding for 2021 is apportioned differently, with $153.6 billion directed to the Air Force and $15.4 billion for the Space Force.
Sept. 18, 2019 Esper emphasizes need for military to ‘adapt’ to confront new threats, resurgent ‘great power competition’ The blueprint for success, he said, is the National Defense Strategy, a comprehensive document assembled by former Defense Secretary James Mattis that reshapes the military to address new threats from near-peer competitors while also continuing to prosecute the war on terror and ensuring national
Nov. 28, 2018 Mattis: Actions in Ukraine Show Russia’s Word Cannot Be Trusted Russia’s seizure of three Ukrainian ships in the Sea of Azov in contradiction to signed treaties and the Law of the Sea show that Russia cannot be counted on to keep its word, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said at the Pentagon.
July 21, 2018 DoD Policy Chief Urges U.S.-Russian Collaboration on Mutual-Interest Issues The United States has to be open to opportunities for collaboration with Russia where the countries’ interests align, the undersecretary for defense for policy said during the Aspen Security Forum in Aspen, Colo.
Feb. 13, 2018 Cyber Tops List of Threats to U.S., Director of National Intelligence Says The United States faces a complex, volatile and challenging threat environment, the director of national intelligence testified at a Senate intelligence committee hearing, highlighting cyber at the top of the list of worldwide threats.
Feb. 12, 2018 Air Force Fiscal Year 2019 budget addresses great power competition The Air Force budget request of $156.3 billion for fiscal year 2019 builds on the progress made in 2018 to restore the readiness of the force, increase lethality, and cost-effectively modernize.