Department of Defense Chief Information Officer John Sherman has been directed to “immediately” issue new guidance to help the Pentagon better protect classified information, according to a new memo from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
Austin last week ordered a “comprehensive” 45-day review of the department’s security programs, policies and procedures for protecting sensitive information.
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U.S. Destroyer USS Milius
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As part of a “freedom of navigation” exercise, the U.S. Navy sent the USS Milius, a guided-missile destroyer, through the Taiwan Strait days after China ended its large-scale military exercise in the waters around Taiwan.
The USS Milius conducted a “routine Taiwan Strait transit” through waters “where high-seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law,” the Navy’s 7th Fleet said of the passage.
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans
The goal of this list is to comprehensively catalogue Sudan’s
current inventory of vehicles and equipment. In an effort to streamline
the list and avoid unnecessary confusion, trucks, technicals and jeeps are not included in the list. Vehicles offered for sale by Sudan’s Military Industry Corporation (MIC) that aren’t service with the Sudanese Armed Forces are not included in this list. If several
configurations of a vehicle with one designation are known, they are
added as such.
By December 1944, the momentum of World War II was clearly in the Allies’ favor. The new front in Europe, opened on D-Day, was costly. But Germany was losing on all three fronts. Still, it reportedly took the appearance of P-51s with paper mache drop tanks to drive home the point to German leaders.
Italy was essentially lost, with German troops holding a small sliver of the northernmost territory. Russia was roaring back across the oil fields of eastern Europe, cutting Germany off from vital fuel sources. And American, Canadian and British forces were pushing for the German border.
In today’s lingo, “short kings” are an “undertall” gentleman with swag, a man who wouldn’t be considered “tall” but knows his self-worth isn’t attached to his height and acts appropriately. Boxer Manny Pacquiao and soccer’s GOAT Lionel Messi are all under 5’7”. Finnish soldier and deadliest sniper ever Simo Häyhä stood at 5’3”. All can all be referred to as “Short Kings.”
Knowing this, it might seem odd that the British Army in World War I would be turning away anyone, let alone the small and mighty.
Current tensions at Nato’s new border are stirring developments within Finland’s ground forces, with an eye toward interoperability with Finland’s new Nato partners.
The Defence Forces Logistics Command announced its plan to procure over 8,000 pairs of ski equipment for the ground forces’ northern troops via the NATO Supply and Procurement Agency (NSPA). The Jaeger Brigade and Kainuu Brigade are set to receive the new ski equipment in the winter season of 2023-2024.
“Finland may be thinking about the permanent stationing of allied personnel and kit in the country.
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Raytheon Missiles and Defense have been awarded a $14.4m order against a ten-year contract for Patriot missile parts.
Featuring no option periods, the three-year agreement will be serviced by the US Army and is expected to be completed by 17 February 2026.
Raytheon Missiles and Defense, a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, was awarded the contract by the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, based at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, US.
The Patriot missile is a surface-to-air system designed to intercept and destroy incoming enemy missiles and aircraft.
The Australian Ministry of Defence announced that the country will host the largest-ever Exercise Talisman Sabre: a bilateral training exercise between Australia and the US. The exercise will bring 30,000 military personnel together, almost double the number that partipcated in 2021.
The biennial exercise provides the opportunity to exercise high-end, multi-domain warfare capabilities, build and affirm military-to-military ties and interoperability, as well as strengthen strategic partnerships across the region.
Christopher Brown, RealClearDefense