Apr 25 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as new military weapons rushed to Ukraine By Aamer Madhani, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Biden immediately approved sending Ukraine $1 billion in military assistance, the first installment from about $61 billion allocated for Ukraine. The package includes air defense capabilities, artillery rounds, armored vehicles and other weapons to shore up Ukrainian forces who have seen… Continue reading
Apr 23 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Senate considers military aid to Ukraine and Israel By News Desk and Tara Copp, Lolita Baldor, Associated Press The Ukraine aid bill still needs to clear the Senate, then President Joe Biden has said he would sign it "immediately."… Continue reading
Apr 19 How the U.S. could rush weapons to Ukraine to battle Russia By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon has had supplies ready to go for months but hasn’t moved them because it is out of money. Continue reading
Apr 18 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Ukraine aid again considered in Congress By Associated Press Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder held a news briefing on Thursday as Congress considers aid to Ukraine. Continue reading
Apr 16 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing after Austin has first talk with Chinese counterpart since 2022 By News Desk and Lolita Baldor, Associated Press Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with China's national defense minister Tuesday morning, in the latest in a series of U.S. steps to improve communications with the Chinese military and reduce unsafe and aggressive incidents in the Indo-Pacific. Continue reading
Apr 11 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as general warns Ukraine will soon be outgunned by Russia By Associated Press Ukraine has been rationing its munitions as Congress has delayed passing its $60 billion supplemental bill. Continue reading
Apr 04 WATCH: Pentagon says plan to build a pier to bring aid to Palestinians is still on schedule By Associated Press The U.S. military is on schedule to build a pier off the Gaza coast to expand humanitarian aid deliveries, the Defense Department said Thursday, even as other agencies have pulled back after Israel killed several aid workers. Continue reading
Apr 02 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as Israeli airstrike on Iran threatens regional tensions By Associated Press Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said Tuesday that it is the U.S. assessment that Israel conducted the strike on the Iranian Consulate in Damascus and that “there were a handful IRGC top leaders there.”… Continue reading
Apr 01 U.S. defense official had ‘Havana syndrome’ symptoms during a 2023 NATO summit, the Pentagon confirms By Tara Copp, Associated Press Intelligence assessments have found that it is unlikely that Havana syndrome attacks were conducted by a foreign adversary. But intelligence agencies have varying degrees of confidence in that assessment. Continue reading
Mar 28 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as Philippines warn of countermeasures against China at sea By Associated Press The Philippine president said Thursday that his government would take action against what he called dangerous attacks by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships in the disputed South China Sea, saying “Filipinos do not yield.”… Continue reading