Defence News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 3, 2025.
MIL-OSI USA: Booker Hosts Veterans Town Hall Alongside Passaic County Board of County Commissioners, Spotlights Trump Administration’s Cuts to Vital Veteran Services
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for New Jersey Cory Booker WAYNE, N.J. – This afternoon, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) hosted a town hall with over 150 veterans in partnership with the Passaic County Board of County Commissioners. Veterans spoke to Booker about the impacts the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans are having on vital […]
MIL-OSI: StealthCores Launches StealthMACsec: Advanced IEEE 802.1AE Engine with Side-Channel Protection
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Gainesville, July 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — StealthCores today announced the launch of StealthMACsec, a comprehensive IEEE 802.1AE compliant MACsec engine that brings advanced side-channel countermeasures to Ethernet network security. Building on the proven security foundation of StealthAES, StealthMACsec delivers line-rate processing up to 10 Gbps on FPGA and even faster on […]
MIL-OSI Canada: Exercise TRIDENT FURY 2025 concludes off coast of Vancouver Island
Source: Government of Canada News (2) July 2, 2025 – Ottawa – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces Exercise TRIDENT FURY 2025 (Ex TF25) concluded yesterday following two weeks of multinational training activities conducted across southern Vancouver Island. The exercise brought together over 1,000 military personnel, including five Royal Canadian Navy vessels, Royal Canadian Air […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Ukraine has not received official messages from the US about suspension of ammunition supplies – Defense Ministry
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, July 2 (Xinhua) — Ukraine has not received any official notifications from the United States about the suspension or revision of the delivery schedules of previously […]
MIL-OSI USA: Ellzey Supports FY26 MilCon-VA Bill to Strengthen Military and Support Veterans
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Jake Ellzey (Texas, 6) Washington, D.C. — Congressman Jake Ellzey (TX-06) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Fiscal Year 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: “This bill keeps faith with our veterans and military families. It fully funds veterans’ […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: King’s Birthday Party 2025: His Majesty’s Ambassador Alyson King’s speech
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Speech King’s Birthday Party 2025: His Majesty’s Ambassador Alyson King’s speech His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo Alyson King’s speech on the King’s Birthday Party delivered on 19 June. Your Excellency the President of the Republic, represented here by his principal advisor in charge […]
MIL-OSI Security: Defense News in Brief: Continuing Promise 2025 Mission Update: Ecuador
Source: United States Navy The USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is now scheduled to conduct its Continuing Promise 2025 mission stop in Manta, Ecuador from July 4-10, instead of the previously planned July 12-19. Adjusting the mission dates allows the USNS Comfort to maintain readiness to support U.S. Navy global operations while delivering important humanitarian assistance. […]
MIL-OSI Africa: African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) Statement on Helicopter Crash at Mogadishu Airport
Download logo On Wednesday at around 7.30 a.m., an African Union helicopter operated by the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) contingent crash-landed just before touching down at the Aden Abdulle International Airport in Mogadishu, while enroute from the Baledogle military airbase. Three of the eight passengers on board were immediately rescued and rushed to the […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: expert reaction to wildfires in Scotland, including in the Highlands and Moray
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments July 2, 2025 Scientists comment on wildfires in Scotland. Prof Rory Hadden, Chair of Fire Science, University of Edinburgh, said: “It is widely expected that the number of wildfires will increase in Scotland (and the UK) as we see more periods of extreme weather driven by climate […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Graves of three soldiers killed in Normandy identified
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments News story Graves of three soldiers killed in Normandy identified Three soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice in 1944 now have named graves at Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery in Normandy. David Little, the nephew of Trooper Little stands at the graveside of his uncle with his wife, daughter […]
MIL-OSI USA: Governor Newsom challenges President Trump to adopt model executive order to help ‘Make America Rake Again’
Source: US State of California 2 Jul 1, 2025 What you need to know: California has invested billions of dollars to fight fires and treated millions of acres to reduce wildfire risk, while the Trump administration continues to cut resources and neglect its responsibility to manage the 57% of the state’s forestland under federal control. […]
MIL-OSI China: Two China’s Aircraft Carrier Task Forces Complete Training in Western Pacific
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Two China’s PLA Navy’s aircraft carrier task forces, Liaoning (Hull 16) and Shandong (Hull 17), completed combat-oriented training in the Western Pacific and returned to their home ports on June 30, 2025.
Source: People’s Republic of China – Ministry of National Defense BEIJING, July 2 — Two China’s PLA Navy’s aircraft carrier task forces, Liaoning (Hull 16) and Shandong (Hull 17), completed combat-oriented training in the Western Pacific and returned to their home ports on June 30, 2025. Their training subjects covered the reconnaissance and early warning, […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Latest news – Next SEDE meeting – Committee on Security and Defence
Source: European Parliament The next meeting of the Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 16 July2025 from 10.15-12.30 and 14.30-18.30 and Thursday, 17 July 2025 from 9.00-12.30 in Brussels (room ANTALL 4Q1).Further information about the SEDE meeting can be found here._______________________ SEDE missions 2025: Norway – 27 – […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Xi Jinping calls on youth and student federations to deepen reform, innovate for new achievements
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 BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on youth and student federations to adhere to the correct political orientation, deepen reform and innovation, […]
MIL-OSI Security: NATO and Ukraine agree to exchange Military Police training expertise
Source: NATO On 20 June 2025, NATO agreed to recognise the 25th Military Police Training Centre (MPTC) in Lviv, Ukraine as a NATO Partnership Training and Education Centre (PTEC). PTECs form a global network of institutions offering courses and academic seminars to civilian and military staff from NATO Allied and partner countries. Their goal is […]
MIL-OSI China: US halts military aid to Ukraine
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News The Trump administration has halted part of military aid to Ukraine following a review of U.S. own stockpiles, the White House and Pentagon confirmed on Tuesday. “This decision was made to put America’s interests first following a review of our nation’s military support and assistance to […]
MIL-OSI Security: Large Scale Global Exercise 24
Source: United States EUROPEAN COMMAND LSGE 24 logo Large Scale Global Exercise 2024, a series of all-domain military exercises executed alongside Allies and partners around the globe, begins this month and will run through June. LSGE 24 is a Department of Defense global exercise, coordinated this year by U.S. European Command in collaboration with participating […]
MIL-OSI Security: U.S., European leaders endorse collective defense tactics at strategy symposium
Source: United States EUROPEAN COMMAND U.S., European leaders endorse collective defense tactics at strategy symposium U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Basham, U.S. European Command deputy commander, speaks with members of the European Strategy Conference and Workshop at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Feb. 1, 2024. Nearly 750 military and civilian leaders from more than […]
MIL-OSI Security: USEUCOM Welcomes New Commander in Stuttgart Ceremony
Source: United States EUROPEAN COMMAND STUTTGART, Germany – July 1, 2025 —U.S. Air Force Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich assumed command of U.S. European Command from U.S. Army Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli during a formal Change of Command ceremony at Patch Barracks today. As one of the United States’ six geographic combatant commands, USEUCOM plays a […]
MIL-OSI China: Xi urges youth, students’ federations to deepen reform, innovation for new achievements
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Xi urges youth, students’ federations to deepen reform, innovation for new achievements BEIJING, July 2 — Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on youth and students’ federations to adhere to the right political orientation, deepen reform and innovation, and under the Party’s leadership, score new achievements […]