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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