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Arktis

 

Greenland's leader says US military  presence part of talks with Trump's  diplomats (Reuters) Trump envoy Jeff Landry is scheduled to visit  Greenland next week to attend a business conference  in the vast Arctic island of ?57,000 people. Read More ----oooo00O00oooo----

Behind Russia’s “Victory Day” ceremony on Svalbard was a veiled effort to build a militarised presence The group of young people in uniform who attended a May 9 event on the Norwegian Arctic archipelago belong to a youth organisation that cooperates with Russian military structures. The organisation is planning to establish a local branch in Barentsburg. Du bør kikke på resten av saken også: https://tinyurl.com/mprcbhnt

USA i dag

 

HAC-D Lawmakers Skeptical Of Battleship; CNO Says Will Use Ford Reactor — Several lawmakers on the House Appropriations Committee’s defense (HAC-D) subcommittee Tuesday expressed skepticism of the Navy’s approach to the new Trump-class battleship in the wake of the fiscal year 2027 budget request and 30-year shipbuilding plan.  ----0oooo00O00oooo----

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Defense contractors have donated millions to members of Congress, new report finds

(Military Times) The defense sector has donated nearly $5 million to members of Congress via political action committees and individual donations so far this year, according to a new report by NOTUS. Read More

Iran

 

US intelligence shows Iran retains substantial missile capabilities

(The New York Times) Secret new assessments say Iran has operational access to 30 of its 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting that its military remains far stronger than President Trump has asserted. Read More

Pentagon seeks additional funding as cost of Iran war tops $29 billion

(Military Times) The United States has spent an estimated $29 billion in the war against Iran, the Pentagon said Tuesday, as senior defense officials appeared on Capitol Hill for back-to-back budget hearings. Read More Congress waits on Iran-war costs while mulling $1.5T defense request (Defense One) Lawmakers are preparing to make their edits to the Trump administration’s 2027 budget bill, but concerns are growing that the next round of funding won’t cover lost aircraft, damaged facilities, or expended munitions from the Iran war because the Defense Department has refused to provide details to Congress. Read More

Ukraina

 

Ukraine’s battlefield integration surpasses US military’s, Army secretary says

(Military Times) Ukraine has linked its military drones, sensors and weapons systems into a unified battlefield network, an integration Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told lawmakers Tuesday the U.S. military has yet to achieve. Read More

Missiler

 

Trump’s Golden Dome missile shield estimated to cost $1.2 trillion

(Military Times) A national missile defense system, or Golden Dome, proposed by the Trump administration would cost $1.2 trillion to build and maintain over the next 20 years, the Congressional Budget Office estimated in a cost-projection analysis released Tuesday. Read More

NATO

 TASK & PURPOSE

The Army is testing medevac drones  that lift injured soldiers from  battlefields The drone can carry a 300 pound load for hours,  opening the possibility of battlefield evacuations. The test will be during a NATO exercise in Poland. READ NOW ----oooo00O00oooo----

NATO nations size up an interceptor-drone bazaar where low price is everything A price point advantage is no longer measured in millions of dollars below the competition, but in mere thousands. Read More NATO to cultivate vetted counter-drone vendor pool for nations to pick and choose (Defense News) NATO is setting up a marketplace where alliance members can shop for counter-drone systems — a pilot project within a broader push by the organization to speed up procurement and help countries adopt new technology more quickly. Read More Allies surpassed the US in military budget purchasing power last year, new report shows

(Defense News) America’s allies now outspend it in purchasing power-adjusted defense budgets, a new analysis by the Economist shows. Read More

Green Berets, Navy SEALs launch sprawling NATO exercise across Europe

(Stars and Stripes) U.S. Green Berets and Navy SEALs are fanning out across Europe this month for large-scale drills designed to showcase how NATO special operators can maneuver undetected at great range. Read More