Pentagon seeks additional funding as cost of Iran war tops $29 billion
The increase from $25 billion just two weeks ago reflects “updated repair and replacement of equipment costs,” along with the “general operational costs."
By Tanya Noury
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Here’s what’s behind the US Army’s $2.1B R&D funding increase
Within the Army’s $253 billion budget request is a proposal to boost research and development spending by 12.9%.
By Daniel Terrill
US Army’s virtual world becoming high-demand war planning tool
The Army's One World Terrain isn't just a virtual trainer, but is growing into a vital operational planning tool that can be used in the thick of it.
By Jen Judson
Troops sent to bolster NATO begin turnover as US mulls larger footprint in Europe
“The deployments are one-for-one unit replacements, which will leave our overall force posture in the region — approximately 100,000 — unchanged,” the Pentagon's spokesman said.
By Kyle Rempfer
Turkey’s leader opposes letting Finland, Sweden join NATO
The Turkish leader explained his opposition by alleging that Sweden and other Scandinavian countries support Kurdish militants and others whom Turkey considers to be terrorists. He also accused Greece of using the alliance against Turkey.
By Jari Tanner, The Associated Press
Here’s what US Army leaders are learning from the Russia-Ukraine war
Counter-drone tech, long-range fires, and translating battlefield intel to high-impact strikes are key areas Army leaders are pulling lessons from.
By Davis Winkie
Project Convergence 22 aims to have best-positioned force shoot first
“We’re never going to fight as just a joint organization,” Army Brig. Gen. Jeth Rey, the director of the Network Cross-Functional Team, said this week. “We’re going to always have our coalition partners.”
North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles amid first virus outbreak
South Korea says North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea in the latest of a series of weapons demonstrations this year.
Greece to extend base access deal with US military
The agreement will grant the U.S. military continued access to three bases in mainland Greece along with its naval presence on the island of Crete.
US leads exercise in North Macedonia, NATO’s newest member
Nearly 10,000 soldiers from 19 nations are taking part in NATO’s planned “Swift Response” exercises as Russia’s war in Ukraine continues for a 12th week.
Pentagon tests high-power microwave systems against drones
The Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office has completed its third demonstration to look at capability that could fill identified gaps to defeat the growing drone threat around the world.
By Jen Judson