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The Pentagon on Friday officially confirmed that the U.S. will include an undisclosed number of Ground Launched Small Diameter Bombs (GLSDB) in the latest $2.17 billion tranche of aid to Ukraine.
The munition – officially listed on the aid package as “precision-guided rockets,” will provide a major boost to Ukraine’s efforts to take back territory from Russia by giving its troops the capability to hit targets at distances much further than longest-range munitions already provided to Kyiv.
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What U.S. officials say is a Chinese government surveillance balloon is now soaring over the northwestern end of Missouri. This is in line with a generally southeasterly track that the balloon has been following since it was first publicly spotted over Montana on Wednesday. Readers of The War Zone can first get up to speed on this situation, which is the latest in a string of similarly concerning incidents in recent years, in our initial reporting here.
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North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command continue to closely track a Chinese high-altitude balloon — which is “maneuverable” and moving eastward over the continental United States at an altitude around 60,000 feet, Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said Friday.
Ryder held a press briefing shortly after the People’s Republic of China released a statement that its “airship” went off-course into American airspace while conducting weather research. However, U.S. officials say the balloon is being used for surveillance purposes.
Jake Gyllenhall stars in Guy Ritchie’s Afghanistan rescue drama “The Covenenant,” set to be released in theaters on April 21. (The Covenant).
Jake Gyllenhaal is heading to Afghanistan to rescue an interpreter left behind in Guy Ritchie’s upcoming film, The Covenant, the first trailer for which debuted yesterday. Gyllenhaal stars as Army Sgt. John Kinley, a special forces soldier who travels to Afghanistan to try and rescue an interpreter, played by Dar Salim, who once saved his life.
Foreign nationals working on U.S. Central Command installations in locations like Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar could soon have artificial intelligence monitoring their every move.
That’s according to a new Air Force request for information, seeking contractors capable of providing such an AI-driven surveillance system so that force protection personnel will not have to watch “other country nationals,” as the solicitation refers to them, while they work on Centcom’s forward locations.
Army Maj. Gen. Kenneth Kamper was suspended as commanding general of the U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. (Army photo).
Army Maj. Gen. Kenneth Kamper has been suspended as commanding general of the U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, amid an investigation by the Army Inspector General’s Office, service spokeswoman Cynthia Smith said on Friday.
While Smith declined to say exactly what Kamper is being investigated for, she told Task & Purpose that none of the allegations under investigation involve accusations of sexual misconduct.
“Once the balloon was detected, the U.S. government acted immediately to protect against the collection of sensitive information,” the Pentagon said.
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A little over a week after the German government finally announced it will deliver Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine, as well as issue licenses for the transfer of other Leopard 2s from partner countries, Berlin is set to approve the delivery of this tank’s predecessor to Kyiv. The Cold War-era Leopard 1 is no longer used by the German Army but significant numbers are available from storage depots. However, the issue of securing ammunition for the older tank’s 105mm rifled main gun could be difficult to resolve.
The United States will procure ground-launched small diameter bombs from contractors to aid Ukraine in its fight against Russia, the Defense Department announced Friday.
The GLSDB weapon system, which was developed by Saab in partnership with Boeing — the manufacturer of the U.S. Air Force’s air-launched small diameter bomb — is part of a new $2.2 billion security assistance package.
“We will be providing ground-launched small diameter bombs to Ukraine.
