Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 4, 2022

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Brown, right, with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, checks pallets of 155 mm shells ultimately bound for Ukraine on April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)  

Defense News: Austin pledges to restock US ammo sent to Ukraine  

WASHINGTON ― U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin assured lawmakers Tuesday he wouldn’t let stockpiles of critical munitions fall below minimum levels, as the U.S. sends its own weapons to Ukraine’s defense against Russia. 

At a Senate defense appropriations committee hearing on the Pentagon’s 2023 budget request, lawmakers pressed Austin over the struggles to replenish the stocks of munitions that the Biden administration has sent abroad.  

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 4, 2022  

Push to arm Ukraine putting strain on US weapons stockpile -- AP  

Vermont F-35s to Fly Europe Air Policing Missions -- AP  

Army Futures Command learning from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine -- Defense News 

 SpaceX beating Russian jamming attack was ‘eyewatering’: DoD official -- Breaking Defense  

Ukrainian troops get training in Germany -- DW Belarus holds surprise military drills -- RT  

Britain pledges anti-ship missiles, cargo drones for Ukraine’s defense -- Defense News  

Germany says it will back NATO expansion -- RT  

Navy Leaders Begin to Acknowledge Mistakes as Investigations into Carrier Suicides Expand -- Military.com  

Navy launching investigations into USS George Washington and shipyard life -- Military Times 

Navy’s new shipbuilding plan offers three paths to Congress -- Breaking Defense  

Air Force destroys target vessel with ship-killing JDAM -- Defense News

US Navy cuts deal to see Microsoft’s tools before they hit the market -- Defense News  

Lawmakers press Air Force on speeding up purchase of Boeing E-7 Wedgetail -- Breaking Defense 

The Air Force Has Abandoned Its 386 Squadron Goal -- Warzone/The Drive  

Space Force seeks $3.7 billion for narrowband communication satellites -- Defense News  

Space Force Chief Shows Off Latest Service Dress Uniform Prototype. Yes, They Tweaked the Pants. -- Military.com  

Army could be ‘wasting’ $22B if soldiers don’t like IVAS: Inspector General -- Breaking Defense  

How Well Do the Army's New Guns Perform? That's Classified, But Soldiers Will Carry More Weight, Less Ammo -- Military.com  

Army officer convicted in first known COVID court-martial -- Military Times  

How Biden’s ‘Buy American’ is undermining the arsenal of democracy -- Bill Greenwalt and Dustin Walker, Breaking Defense  

Moskva’s sinking, the rise of anti-ship cruise missiles and what that means for the US Navy -- Rep. Joe Courtney, Defense News  

Here’s what caused the helicopter crash that killed five sailors in August -- Military Times  

BAE Systems, Pentagon question reports of howitzer delay for Taiwan -- Defense News  

Congress signals openness to Turkey F-16 sale amid Ukraine cooperation -- Defense News  

US, Japan defense chiefs to meet on Russia crisis -- Defense News  

Chinese hackers cast wide net for trade secrets in US, Europe and Asia, researchers say -- CNN  

Aircraft carrier Liaoning hosts fighter jet drills in Philippine Sea, ‘displays confidence’ -- Global Times

Chinese Defense Minister’s Iran trip to help lift military ties to ‘unprecedented’ level -- Global Times  

North Korea fires ballistic missile amid rising concerns over tests -- DW  

As drone threats spread in Gulf, TRD Singapore looking for UAE partnership -- Breaking Defense 

Delay hits Brazil’s $1.7 billion frigate program -- Defense News  

Brazil orders more Gripen jets, mulls another large buy -- Defense News

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