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As more NATO countries meet spending targets, some push to raise goals
Over 2/3 of NATO allies now meet the minimum defense spending requirement but some are pushing to raise the target amid uncertainty over Russia and Trump.
Latest Ukraine aid request includes funds for USAID, HHS, Energy Dept.
Request includes $14.5 billion for State Dept. humanitarian assistance and global food security, $900 million for health care and support services.
Lockheed wins $521 million order to replenish US Army rocket stockpile
World's largest defense contractor to increase HIMARS and GMLRS production by nearly 60%.
By Jen Judson
US announces sanctions targeting Russian military suppliers
The U.S. is imposing sanctions on a list of people and firms around the globe that it alleged are financial facilitators of Russia’s military supply chain.
This week in Congress: Hearings on war in Ukraine, threats facing US
Congressional races are still being finalized, even as dozens of new members arrive in Washington for orientation.
Ukraine to get Avenger Air Defense System in latest US military aid
Package also includes ammunition for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, known as HIMARS, and missiles for the Hawk anti-aircraft system.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Biden: Ukraine aid will keep flowing, even through a GOP-led House
President Joe Biden says he expects U.S. aid for Ukraine’s fight against Russia to continue to flow whatever the still-undecided outcome of the midterms.
Russia, China ‘edging toward an alliance’ to counter US, Pentagon says
China’s limited nuclear arsenal prevents it from being a true peer on its own.
By Joe Gould
Congress poised to back multiyear weapons purchases, LaPlante says
Congress is expected to expand U.S. weapons production to levels unseen since the Cold War.
By Joe Gould
Send Ukraine C-RAMs and VAMPIREs to help defeat Iranian drones
Washington should deliver Vehicle-Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment (VAMPIRE) and Counter–Rocket, Artillery, Mortar (C-RAM) systems asap.
By Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery (ret.) and Bradley Bowman
State Dept. plan to track weapons for Ukraine should be starting point
Since the conflict began, the U.S. has provided more than $17.6 billion in security assistance to Ukraine.
By Jordan Cohen