Defence News – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for June 7, 2025

Defence News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 7, 2025.

MIL-OSI Canada: Minister McGuinty concludes productive first visit to Europe for Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting and NATO Defence Ministers’ Meeting
Source: Government of Canada News (2) June 6, 2025 – Brussels, Belgium – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces The Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, concluded a productive visit to Brussels, Belgium, where he participated in the 28th Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting and a meeting of North Atlantic Treaty Organization […]

MIL-OSI USA: MYTHBUSTER: There’s No “Pork” in the One Big Beautiful Bill — Only Wins
US Senate News: Source: US Whitehouse class=”wp-block-heading”>“I’ve heard there’s ‘pork’ in the One Big Beautiful Bill.” You heard wrong — and nobody puts it better than White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, who confronted that lie head-on during an interview with Charlie Kirk. “There’s no pork in the bill. The bill has been public for […]

MIL-OSI USA: Restoring American Airspace Sovereignty
US Senate News: Source: US Whitehouse By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose. Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), otherwise known as drones, offer the potential to enhance public safety as well as cement America’s leadership in […]

MIL-OSI USA: Unleashing American Drone Dominance
US Senate News: Source: US Whitehouse By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.  Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), otherwise known as drones, enhance United States productivity, create high-skilled jobs, and are reshaping the future of aviation. […]

MIL-OSI USA: Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity and Amending Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order 14144
US Senate News: Source: US Whitehouse By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of […]

MIL-OSI USA: Army Corps of Engineers Announces Nearly $24 Million for Garrison Dam Spillway Approach
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) BISMARCK, N.D. – The U.S. Army of Engineers (USACE) announced a contract of $23,816,251 for dredging and the placement of riprap protection in support of the spillway at Garrison Dam near Riverdale. This work advances the Garrison Dam Spillway Approach Rehabilitation Project and is expected […]

MIL-OSI Security: Western District of Texas Adds 410 New Immigration Cases Going into June
Source: United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) SAN ANTONIO –United States Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas announced today, that federal prosecutors in the district filed 410 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from May 30 through June 5. Among the new cases, Mexican national Albert Sanchez-Jaimes was […]

MIL-OSI USA: Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick and Congresswoman Hinson Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand PACT Act Benefits for Vietnam Veterans with Glioblastoma
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Florida 20th district)) Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) and Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA) introduced the Specialist Fourth Class Keith Smith Glioblastoma Parity Act, bipartisan legislation that would amend the Honoring our PACT Act to include glioblastoma as a presumptive condition for Agent […]

MIL-OSI: XOVR ETF Adds Anduril, Joining SpaceX to Offer Pre-IPO Access
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) NEW YORK, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ERShares, the first Crossover ETF that offers retail investors access to Private companies, with SpaceX as its top weight, is ushering in the next generation of investing with a new private equity position in Anduril Industries. Through the XOVR ETF, which primarily invests (85% […]

MIL-OSI USA: In Wake of DCA Tragedy, Warner, Kaine, Colleagues Introduce Safe Operation of Shared Airspace Act
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Virginia Tim Kaine WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation, Amy Klobuchar […]

MIL-OSI USA: “Get Outdoors & Get Together Day” Set for Saturday, June 14
Source: US State of New York overnor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York’s “Get Outdoors & Get Together Day” celebrations will be held on Saturday, June 14 this year with events happening at more than 20 locations across New York State as part of the Governor’s initiative to “Get Offline, Get Outside,” and to […]

MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Defence Secretary’s speech on D-Day 81 anniversary
Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements Speech Defence Secretary’s speech on D-Day 81 anniversary The Defence Secretary John Healey gave the following speech at the International Commemoration at Utah Beach to mark 81 years since the D-Day Landings. This year’s event focussed on the US contribution to the Normandy campaign, but paid tribute to all […]

MIL-OSI Security: Environmental Crimes Bulletin – May 2025
Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division View All Environmental Crimes Bulletins In This Issue: Cases by District/Circuit District/Circuit Case Name Conduct/Statute(s) District of Alaska United States v. Corey Potter, et al. Crab Harvesting; Lacey Act Southern District of California United States v. Ruben Montes, et al. Pesticide and Veterinary Drug Smuggling; Conspiracy United […]

MIL-OSI USA: Carbajal Introduces Bill to Assist Communities Impacted by Space Launch Noise
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Salud Carbajal (CA-24) U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) introduced the Space Launch Noise Mitigation Study Act to require the Department of the Air Force (DAF) to assess the impact of space launch activity on neighboring communities and make recommendations for noise mitigation. The emergence of frequent sonic […]

MIL-OSI Global: Trump’s attack on the BBC is part of an endless campaign to undermine public trust in information
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Colleen Murrell, Chair of the Editorial Board, and Full Professor in Journalism, Dublin City University The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, recently gave a press briefing about Palestinians killed close to an aid distribution centre in Gaza on June 1. A key question, she suggested, was whether […]

MIL-OSI USA: On the Eve of Memorial Day 2025, Kaptur and Bacon Introduce Bipartisan Gold Star Spouse Healthcare Enhancement Act to Extend Care For Spouses of Fallen Soldiers
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Toledo, Ohio – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), a senior member of House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, and Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation introduced the bipartisan Gold Star Spouse Healthcare Enhancement Act. Currently, […]

MIL-OSI Russia: Ukraine Attacks Two Russian Military Airfields
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Kyiv, June 6 /Xinhua/ – Ukraine attacked two airfields and other important military facilities in Russia on Friday night, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of […]

MIL-OSI USA: Miller-Meeks Introduces Legislation to Cut VA Red Tape and Put Military Families First
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ (IA-02) Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), a 24-year Army veteran and member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, has introduced the Fisher House Availability Act, a bill to reverse a Biden-era rule that blocks military families from staying in Department of Veterans Affairs […]

MIL-OSI Video: The GREATEST invasion in Army history
Source: US Army (video statements) About the U.S. Army: The Army Mission – our purpose – remains constant: To deploy, fight and win our nation’s wars by providing ready, prompt & sustained land dominance by Army forces across the full spectrum of conflict as part of the joint force. Interested in joining the U.S. Army? […]

MIL-OSI Global: The UK is gearing up for autonomous warfare – but missing the reality of war today
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Anthony King, Professor of War Studies, University of Exeter The UK is facing a security crisis. Great power competition has returned, and the threat of hostility from Russia, China, Iran and North Korea is increasing. The west can no longer assume military superiority, and the UK can no […]