Air defense capabilities will likely prove vital for Ukraine in the next phase of its unfolding war against Russia, according to Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl.
Kahl spoke to reporters at the Pentagon on Wednesday — not long after he returned to the U.S. after visiting Ukraine and other nations to engage with dozens of international partners ahead of the Defense Contact Group meeting that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is hosting in Germany on Friday.
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The Russian military appears to have emplaced Pantsir air defense systems on top of at least two different government buildings in Moscow, including the Ministry of Defense’s headquarters. The official reason for the apparent deployments is unclear, but Ukrainian forces have demonstrated their ability to conduct strikes at extended ranges using various types of drones. There could be other explanations, including this just being part of an ostensible exercise of some kind.
The Department of Defense plans to leverage the four vendors that were recently awarded its major enterprise cloud computing contract to experiment with the implementation of so-called zero-trust principles in a commercial cloud environment.
Zero trust is a concept that essentially assumes networks are already compromised and requires organizations to validate users, devices and data continuously.
As the Department of Defense looks to work more closely with commercial and international partners for global satellite communications, the Pentagon’s CIO recently issued an enterprise implementation plan that outlines how the department plans to evolve to facilitate U.S. Space Command’s role as “the Global SATCOM Manager.”
DOD CIO John Sherman’s office issued the Enterprise SATCOM Management and Control (ESCMC) Implementation Plan in December, but it was first publicly released this week.
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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Alexa Jenkins (Left) and Capt. Michael D. Nordeen (Right). (U.S. Navy photos).
The Navy relieved the commanding officers of two warships on Wednesday, the service announced.
The Navy announced the relief of Cmdr. Alexa Jenkins, commander of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Carney, based out of Naval Station Mayport, Florida and assigned to Naval Surface Squadron 14, on Thursday.
Jenkins had served as commanding officer of the Carney since June 2022, the Navy said in a press release.
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Advanced CV90 series infantry fighting vehicles, or IFVs, are the standout item in Sweden’s new package of military aid to Ukraine, announced by the government in Stockholm today. While a Swedish arms transfer had been expected, previously only the Archer self-propelled artillery system had actually been confirmed, with the CV90 now ensuring that Ukraine will also get its hands on one of the most capable IFVs currently available in Europe.
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Bodycam footage from a traffic stop in Virginia in December 2020 appears to show a police officer named Joe Gutierrez pepper-spray U.S. Army 2nd Lieutenant Caron Nazario, who was unarmed and had his hands up at the time. (Screenshot via Windsor Police Department footage/YouTube/The Virginian-Pilot).
An Army lieutenant who sued two police officers for pointing their weapons, pepper spraying him and taking him to the ground during a 2020 traffic stop that gained national notoriety has won just a fraction of the $1 million in damages that he sought.
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