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US to speed Abrams tanks to Ukraine as Russia ups pressure

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will speed up delivery of M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine by nine months, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s forces now expected to receive them by autumn, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

Ukraine to receive Abrams tanks from US as soon as this fall -officials

The United States plans to speed up the delivery of Abrams tanks to Ukraine, a Pentagon official said on Tuesday, providing the vital equipment to Kyiv as soon as this fall to defend itself against Russian forces.

Reuters

Bristol area has some of the highest numbers of UFO sightings in England

More than a dozen locals called police after spotting strange occurrences in the sky

Bristol Post

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US speeds up Abrams tank delivery to Ukraine war zone

U.S. officials say the Pentagon is speeding up its delivery of Abrams tanks to Ukraine, opting to send a refurbished older model that can be ready faster

The Independent UK

24% higher cancer rates found in military pilots, ground crews, Pentagon study finds

Air crew members had an 87% higher rate of melanoma and 39% higher rate of thyroid cancer. Men had a 16% higher rate of prostate cancer and women a 16% higher rate of breast cancer.

Chicago Sun-Times

Commentary: Ukraine wants Russia prosecuted for war crimes. Why is the US stalling in its support?

Should the U.S. do everything it can to help hold Russia accountable for its atrocity crimes in Ukraine? As Russian bombs and soldiers wreak havoc on the country, you would think so. The New York Times, however, recently reported that the Pentagon is blocking U.S. efforts to hand over important…

Los Angeles Times

Unusually high cancer rates found in military pilots and ground crews

The data had long been sought by retired military aviators who have raised alarms for years, but they were told that earlier military studies had found they were not at greater risk than the general US population

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Black Sea drones show U.S. involvement in conflict against Russia, says Kremlin

U.S. drone flights over the Black Sea are a sign of direct U.S. involvement in conflict with Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying on Sunday.

Reuters

Higher cancer rates found in military pilots, ground crews

A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and, for the first time, shows that ground crews who fuel, maintain and launch those aircraft are also getting sick

The Independent UK

U.S. resumes drone flights over Black Sea after Russia intercept

The United States has resumed surveillance drone flights over the Black Sea region following a Russian fighter jet intercept on Tuesday that led to the downing of a U.S surveillance drone, two U.S. officials said on Friday.

Reuters

The three key moments capturing a Russian jet's interception of a US drone over the Black Sea

Footage released by the US military reveals three key moments during an incident involving one of its MQ-9 drones and a Russian aircraft over the Black Sea.

ABC News

Ukraine war: International court issues warrant for Putin's arrest

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, alleging Moscow's forcible deportation of Ukrainian children is a war crime, as the Kremlin reacted with outrage.

Reuters

Venture capital gives America a strategic edge in the age of technology wars

U.S. hardware startups are underfunded–and the Pentagon is not matching the investments America's competitors are making into dual-use technologies.

Fortune

Russia gives medals to fighter pilots who brought down US drone

The Russian fighter pilots that brought down a US drove over the Black Sea will be rewarded with state medals.

Evening Standard

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Al Jazeera

After drone clash, is direct Russia-US confrontation more likely?

This week’s clash upped the ante but experts say a larger conflict is off the table.

The Independent UK

Ukraine war – latest news: Slovakia to send Kyiv its fleet of Soviet-era fighter jets

Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin retorts that Soviet-era jets will be destroyed without impacting course of war

The Independent UK

Ukraine war – latest news: Russia likely trying to recover drone debris in Black Sea, says US

Russia-US relations in ‘lamentable’ state after drone collision as war in Ukraine continues to rage

The Conversation

The Black Sea drone incident highlights the loose rules around avoiding 'accidental' war

The extraordinary footage of a Russian jet intercepting a US drone over the Black Sea earlier this week demonstrates just how potentially disastrous such encounters outside actual war zones can be.

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Foreign Policy

America’s Military Depends on Minerals That China Controls

Rethinking supply chains is vital for U.S. security.

Reuters

U.S. State Department approves potential sale of Tomahawk missiles to Australia -Pentagon

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Australia in a deal valued at up to $895 million, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

The New Daily

Rare move: Pentagon releases remarkable footage of spy drone incident

Footage has been released of Moscow's intercept of a US military drone - the first direct US-Russian incident since the Ukraine war began.

Reuters

U.S. State Department approves potential sale of Hellfire missiles to Poland - Pentagon

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of AGM-114R2 Hellfire missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $150 million, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Watch: Pentagon holds briefing after Russian jet forced down US drone

The Pentagon held a press briefing after it released footage showing what it described as a Russian aircraft conducting an unsafe intercept of a US Air Force surveillance drone.

Bristol Post

UFOs could be sending probes to monitor humans, says Pentagon report

Harvard experts are working with the US Government to identify unidentified aerial phenomena

The Guardian - UK

What happened during incident between US drone and Russian jet?

Pentagon released footage on Thursday of Russian jet making close passes of drone and spraying fuel before collision

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