North Korean soldiers have played an important role in Russia’s war against Ukraine. Most recently, 12,000 North Korean soldiers helped Russia claw back Ukrainian advances on Russian territory in Kursk. In late February, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called on his military to learn from “real combat experience” — widely seen as a reference to the Russo-Ukrainian War. We asked four experts to identify important lessons that North Korea’s military has been learning from its deployments in support of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Read more below.
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Katie Sutton has been nominated to serve as assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, according to a notice posted on Congress.gov
Sutton — who is currently chief technology advisor to the commander and director of Pentagon operations at U.S. Cyber Command and had been a professional staff member on the Senate Armed Services Committee focused on cyber — will be the second official to hold this position, which was created by Congress in the fiscal 2023 annual defense policy bill.
That position was established due to the growing role of cyber in society and the U.S. military.
The Australian Defence Force has received the first two M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) from the US.
HII’s Mission Technologies division has been chosen by the US Army’s RCCTO to develop a prototype High-Energy Laser (HEL) weapon system.
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Naval News provides an overview of a new set of Chinese amphibious bridging designs with ominous significance for a notional PLA-invasion of Taiwan.
Satellite and ground imagery shared on social media recently revealed an intriguing system of Chinese amphibious bridging barges. The design likely aims at facilitating a large scale amphibious operation aimed at a Taiwan-contingency. Naval News in this analysis will provide an overview on the characteristics of these designs and outline their notional application.
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The project is part of a broader DOD effort to improve “energy efficiency, resiliency and reliability”
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