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MILITARYOct 7Putin spends a record 200 billion dollars on the war with Ukraine by 2026Clarín
MILITARYOct 7How Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has brought the culture wars to the militaryThe New York Times reporter Greg Jaffe says Hegseth has disproportionately blocked promotions of Black and women senior officers, and he's also been purging the military of transgender people.NPR News
MILITARYOct 7From directed energy to AI and hardening, JIATF-401 is widening counter-UAS optionsThere is no single answer to the drone threat, pushing the Pentagon toward a broader mix of defenses.Breaking Defense
MILITARYOct 7Hegseth greets ship returning from troubled watersPlus: 🏒Ovechkin’s final home opener in DC {beacon} It’s Wednesday, and there is no shortage of news coming to us today…    In today’s issue: Hegseth greets crew from USS Abraham Lincoln Hinson and Turek debate in Iowa Vance comments on Iran nuclear negotiations Ovechkin’s final home opener in D.C. Programming note: We’re Joshua Feldstein and Abigail…The Hill
MILITARYOct 7US troops on Okinawa face curfew, liquor banTOKYO — American forces on Okinawa were barred on Wednesday from drinking alcohol for 48 hours and faced a 30-day curfew after the murder of a woman allegedly committed by a United States Marine. The case has triggered outrage in Japan, where any crime involving US forces has long inflamed criticism of the troops’ presence. Genta Koja, the governor of Okinawa — where the bulk of the 54,000 US military personnel in Japan are based — told Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a meeting in the capital Tokyo on Wednesday that there was an “urgent need to reduce base-related burdens” on the southern island chain, without providing specifics. “The robbery-murder this time hugely shocked local residents,” he said, requesting a committee be convened swiftly to discuss the issue. Earlier, Benjamin T. Watson, Okinawa area coordinator and commanding general of the III Marine Expeditionary Force, announced a “complete prohibition of alcohol consumption on or off base” starting on Wednesday. Watson said the 48-hour period — described as “an operational pause” — would give commanders the time to lead training with all service members on “standards, discipline, and our responsibilities as members of the Okinawan community.” Operations will cease during this period and “we will not allow off-base liberty,” said Watson in a statement on X on Tuesday night. The lieutenant general, the most senior US military figure on Okinawa, also announced a 30-day “period of reflection” beginning on Friday. “During this period, we will implement a curfew in which liberty will expire at 2400 for all hands, meaning you must be back on base in your assigned quarters or at your off-base domicile from midnight to 0500,” he said. Police said on Sunday that a US Marine stationed on Okinawa was arrested on suspicion of killing a 39-year-old woman at a hotel in the city of Naha and stealing her wallet. Local media reported she was choked to death and that the Marine is denying the allegations. ‘Deep anxiety’ Crimes committed by US personnel have been a thorn in relations between the close security allies. Koja, who won Okinawa’s gubernatorial election last month, is the island’s first leader in 12 years who approved a contentious US military base relocation plan. The central government plan is to keep the US Marine Corps’ Futenma air base on Okinawa’s main island, but move it to a less populated location. Earlier on Wednesday, Koja met Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi in Tokyo, where he said the murder case had “caused deep anxiety” among Okinawa’s residents. “The prefectural government has repeatedly demanded that the US military take measures to prevent a recurrence every time an incident occurs, but the fact that such an incident has happened again forces us to conclude that discipline within the US forces and their human rights education are not functioning at all,” he told Koizumi. Koizumi said he would “advance discussions with the United States on how to implement effective measures” to prevent such incidents from happening. Last year, a Japanese court sentenced a US Marine accused of choking and attempting to rape a woman in her 20s to seven years in prison. In 2017, a former US Marine and civilian military base worker was sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of a local woman in Okinawa. The same year, US Forces Japan banned all personnel from consuming alcohol after an intoxicated US Marine crashed his vehicle into a minitruck, killing its 61-year-old driver.manilatimes · philippines
MILITARYOct 7Urban warfare: Next Falcon Peak exercise to take counter-drone tech to the streetsAfter testing cUAS tech against heat and sand in the desert, the Pentagon is upping the exercise’s complexity by simulating a bustling city.Breaking Defense
MILITARYOct 7Revised SOP eases defence industry access to proof ranges, test facilitiesCharges waived for iDEX, Technology Development Fund, Make projects; quarterly slots reserved for proof firingThe Hindu
MILITARYOct 7Trump’s Retreat: From the Gulf to Britain, American Forces Pull BackA war that was intended to demonstrate the reach of American power has now done the opposite. It is a lesson in unintended consequences.NYT US
MILITARYOct 7‘We will certainly look at it’: Trump says he will consider permanent US military base in LithuaniaUS President Donald Trump said he would consider Lithuania’s proposal to permanently host US troops after the Baltic country said it was ready to accommodate a permanent American military presence.EuroNews [en]
MILITARYOct 7NAF Plane Crash: Newlywed loses husband 20 years after father died in NAF air crashFlight Lieutenant Damilola Adekunle's father, Wing Commander E.O. Adekunle, was among 13 military officers killed when a NAF Dornier 228 aircraft crashed in Vandeikya, Benue State, on 17 September 2006 The post NAF Plane Crash: Newlywed loses husband 20 years after father died in NAF air crash appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
MILITARYOct 7It's official | Pete Hegseth receives the crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln, the aircraft carrier that had a deployment of more than 300 days marked by complaints and suicide attemptsThe Secretary of Defense's office announced that the head will visit the sailors aboard the aircraft carrier this Wednesday, one day before its arrival in San Diego. The Lincoln's deployment was plagued by complaints of lack of supplies and a deterioration in the mental health of troops at sea.Clarín
MILITARYOct 7NAF Aircraft Crash: FG must prevent recurrence — TambuwalFormer Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has urged the Federal Government to take all necessary measures to prevent a recurrence of the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State. Tambuwal made the call in a statement posted on his X platform on Wednesday while reacting to the crash, which claimed the lives […] The post NAF Aircraft Crash: FG must prevent recurrence — Tambuwal appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
MILITARYOct 7General Dynamics taps Primordial to build AI assistant for combat vehicle crewsLike a militarized Alexa, Primordial Labs’ Anura AI is trained to understand soldiers’ voice commands and translate them into specific actions — but not deadly ones.Breaking Defense
MILITARYOct 7‘Unforgivable’: Arrest of US marine reopens old wounds Japan’s OkinawaThe suspected murder of an Okinawan woman by a US soldier has reignited anger about the heavy presence of US forces on the tiny islandIrish Times World
MILITARYOct 7The Strategic Implications of China’s Military Facility in LaosBan Keun poses only a limited direct threat to the South China Sea or Taiwan, but it will enhance China’s ability to place pressure on U.S. naval forces.The Diplomat
MILITARYOct 7Romania orders 12 Airbus H225M multirole helicoptersThe contract signature follows on from Bucharest green-lighting the estimated €757 million ($845 million) deal in July.Breaking Defense
MILITARYOct 7South Korea signals military exemption cuts for athletes after Asian GamesSouth Korea signals cuts to military exemptions for gold medallists after backlash over athletes' Asian Games comments.Al Jazeera [en]
MILITARYOct 7Okinawa governor urges Japan action after US Marine arrested over killingGrowing anger after US Marine Devin Jacob Ballard was arrested on suspicion of strangling Anna Yagi, 39.Al Jazeera [en]
MILITARYOct 7Latest AH-64 Apache grounding likely to last months, officials sayAn order to ground hundreds of the Army’s AH-64E Apache attack helicopters is likely to affect every squadron and is expected to be in place for months.Military Times
MILITARYOct 7Army sets date, location for execution of Nidal Malik HasanThe execution by firing squad of Hasan is scheduled for Dec. 3 at Fort Hood, the same location where the former Army officer killed 13 and wounded 32.Military Times
MILITARYOct 7The deterrence gap: How can NATO protect its front line from Russia?The latest report in the Atlantic Council’s Russia Tomorrow series assesses Russia’s threats to NATO’s eastern flank and evaluates the responses of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Romania. The post The deterrence gap: How can NATO protect its front line from Russia? appeared first on Atlantic Council.Atlantic Council
MILITARYOct 7Poland’s President in the Philippines: Black Hawks, ASEAN, and US Defense InterestsCould Nawrocki’s visit to Manila serve to promote further Black Hawk sales across ASEAN, potentially benefiting U.S. industrial interests?The Diplomat
MILITARYOct 7US and China must set rules before autonomous fighters cross pathsIn December 2022, a Chinese J-11 fighter came within metres of a US RC-135 surveillance plane over the South China Sea, according to the US military, which criticised it as an unsafe manoeuvre. China, however, held the American crew responsible and claimed the RC-135 had suddenly veered towards the Chinese jet despite repeated warnings. Both sides released video footage, yet neither accepted the other’s account of the incident. This and other such close encounters involved human pilots. The next...South China Morning Post
MILITARYOct 7Curfew and booze ban imposed on US soldiers in Okinawa after killing of Japanese womanCurfew will run from midnight until 5am local time and be in place for a monthThe Independent World
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