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The $1.7 Trillion F-35 Fighter Jet Program Is About To Get More Expensive

GAO: Congress has been buying planes that lack crucial parts and haven't undergone full testing, so costly upgrades will eventually be needed.

Reason

Defense contractors expected to struggle to meet weapons demand - Roll Call

Defense manufacturers will struggle to quickly replace the weapons the U.S. and others are providing Ukraine, witnesses told a Senate panel.

Roll Call

Pentagon spokesman says Russia already weakened after war in Ukraine

Russia already has a weakened military and is a weakened state after its war on neighboring Ukraine, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said on Tuesday before a meeting of NATO allies and partners.

Reuters

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Putin Gets What He Didn’t Want: Ukraine Army Closer to West

The longer Ukraine's army fends off the invading Russians, the more it absorbs the advantages of Western weaponry and training - exactly the transformation President Vladimir Putin wanted to prevent by invading in the first place. The list of arms flowing to Ukraine is long and growing longer. It includes…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Shrinking U.S. Stinger missile supply faces re-stocking challenges

Shoulder-fired Stinger missiles are in hot demand in Ukraine where they have successfully stopped Russian assaults from the air, but U.S. supplies have shrunk and producing more of the anti-aircraft weapons faces significant hurdles.

Reuters

Senate report suggests military housing company's fraud continues - Roll Call

A Senate committee has found that a military housing provider continued to mistreat tenants even after pleading guilty to falsifying records.

Roll Call

Putin gets what he didn't want: Ukraine army closer to West

The longer Ukraine’s army fends off the invading Russians, the more it absorbs the advantages of Western weaponry and training

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US announces surge in military assistance, diplomatic boost for Ukraine during envoys' visit to Kyiv

The United States announces new military assistance for Ukraine and a renewed diplomatic push as President Joe Biden's Secretary of State and Pentagon chief complete a secrecy-shrouded trip to Kyiv.

ABC News

On Ukraine visit, Blinken, Austin pledge return of U.S. diplomats, more security aid

Washington's top diplomat and its defense chief used the first official U.S. visit to Ukraine since Russia invaded in February to announce a gradual return of U.S. diplomats including a new ambassador and over $300 million in new military aid to Kyiv.

Reuters

In Kyiv, Blinken and Austin announce aid, diplomatic surge

The Biden administration has unveiled new U.S. military assistance and a diplomatic surge for Ukraine as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin completed a secrecy-shrouded visit to the capital of Kyiv

The Independent UK

Saudis’ Biden snub suggests crown prince still banking on Trump’s return

Refusal to help US punish Russia and $2bn investment in Kushner fund signal crown prince’s displeasure with Trump’s successor

The Guardian - US

Ukraine fends off Russian attacks as Mariupol, Odesa take pounding. Top US officials to arrive

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Russian and Ukrainian troops faced off Saturday along a 300-mile battlefront in the country’s east, where Ukraine said it beat back numerous attacks but faced renewed shelling in the crippled city of Mariupol, the Black Sea port of Odesa and beyond.

Los Angeles Times

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events on day 59

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 59th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Russia 'attempting to retrieve secrets and weapons' from wreck of Moskva flagship

Russian President Vladimir Putin is thought to be keen to raise unexploded missiles and secret coding devices from the sunken Moskva cruiser whose sinking left Moscow humiliated

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The Independent UK

Live updates | Ukraine: Russian offensive continues in east

The Ukraine military’s general staff says that Russian forces continue their “offensive operations” in eastern Ukraine with the goal of defeating Ukrainian forces, establishing full control over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and securing a land route between these territories and the occupied Crimea

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Deadly Russian strikes hit Odesa

Ukraine news from April 23: Russian forces fire at least six cruise missiles at the strategic Black Sea port.

Reuters

Pentagon seeking info from U.S. industry on Ukraine-ready systems

The Pentagon is looking for new avenues for U.S. industry to accelerate production and build more capacity for proven, effective weapons that require minimal training and can be rapidly exported to Ukraine, according to a government website posting on Friday.

Tribune News Service

'Take a drug test': South Carolina's Katie Arrington challenges Rep. Nancy Mace after pot conference

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Escalating her criticism of U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace's focus on cannabis reform, Republican Katie Arrington said Friday that her opponent in the 1st Congressional District should not only take a drug test but make the results public, insinuating that Mace may have been "high" while representing South…

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Benzinga

Pentagon, US Army Debate Over $22B Budget For Microsoft Combat Goggles

The U.S. Army initially looked to spend ~$22 billion over the next decade on high-tech combat goggles and related services from Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT), Bloomberg reports. The initial guidance could be double what the service expects. A Pentagon inspector general saw the contract straining up to $21.9 billion in taxpayers' funds. However, the…

Reuters

Pentagon sees over 20 nations attending Ukraine talks in Germany

The U.S. military expects more than 20 countries to attend Ukraine-focused defense talks it will host in Germany next week that will focus in part on Kyiv's long-term defense needs, the Pentagon said on Friday.

Al Jazeera

Phoenix Ghost: What we know about the US’s new drones for Ukraine

The Pentagon says the Phoenix Ghost tactical unmanned aerial system was designed mainly for striking targets.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Why Washington Is Boosting Heavy Arms for Ukraine

Eight weeks into the war, the Biden administration's decision to dramatically ramp up delivery of artillery guns to Ukraine signals a deepening American commitment at a pivotal stage of fighting for the country's industrial heartland. It also brings into stark relief Moscow's warning that continued US military aid to Ukraine…

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war latest: UN secretary general set to meet Putin and Zelenskiy – as it happened

Invasion of Ukraine ‘intended only as a beginning’, president says, as Moldova summons Russian ambassador over military commander’s comments on breakaway region

The Guardian - AU

Russia plans to hold sham independence vote in southern Ukraine, Zelenskiy says

Ukraine president warns citizens against handing over personal information, as satellite images of mass graves emerge near Mariupol

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 58 of the invasion

Zelenskiy says Russia rejected a proposed Easter truce, but remains hopeful of prospects for peace, as Moscow faces accusations of war crimes in Mariupol

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