June 2, 2022 Austin, Stoltenberg Discuss NATO Future During Pentagon Meeting Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III continued discussions with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as the alliance faces challenges from Russia and the need to agree on a new strategic concept for the alliance.
June 1, 2022 Advanced Rocket Launcher System Heads to Ukraine As part of the latest presidential drawdown package for Ukraine — this one worth $700 million dollars — the Defense Department has included four M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS.
June 1, 2022 Russia Forcing Changes to NATO Strategic Concepts The North Atlantic Treaty Organization continues to change even as it defends the 30 nations of the alliance, Ambassador Julianne Smith, U.S. permanent representative to NATO, told the Defense Writers Group.
May 26, 2022 Russia, China Pose Security Challenges to Europe, General Says NATO's importance in deterring aggression and misbehavior by Russia and China in Europe cannot be overstated, the nominee for commander of U.S. European Command and supreme allied commander of Europe told a Senate panel.
May 23, 2022 U.S. Defense Leaders Pleased by Progress of Ukraine Contact Group In just over a month, the Ukraine Defense Contact Group has proven its worth with donations and deliveries to the embattled country, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
May 19, 2022 Austin, Robles Stress NATO Unity During Pentagon Meeting NATO unity was a big part of the discussions in the Pentagon as Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosted Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles.
May 19, 2022 U.S. Commitment to Indo-Pacific Region Not Limited by Security Assistance to Ukraine U.S. assistance to Ukraine doesn't affect its focus on the Indo-Pacific region, or limit its ability to ensure partners in the Pacific get the hardware and supplies they need, a senior defense official said.
May 11, 2022 U.S.-U.K. Leaders Discuss Aid to Ukraine, NATO Issues During Pentagon Meeting Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III continued DOD's close cooperation with the United Kingdom as he sat down for Pentagon talks with British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace.
May 9, 2022 Biden Signs Lend-Lease Act to Supply More Security Assistance to Ukraine President Joe Biden signed into law the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022, which authorizes the administration, through fiscal year 2023, to lend or lease military equipment to Ukraine and other Eastern European countries.
May 9, 2022 Austin Consults Ukraine's Defense Minister to Ensure Needed Assistance Is Flowing Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke by phone with Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov to discuss Ukraine's evolving battlefield needs, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.