Defence News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 29, 2025.
MIL-OSI China: Merz unveils plan to support Ukraine in developing weapons
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday unveiled a new plan to support Ukraine in developing long-range weapons at a joint press conference with visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin. The two countries’ defense ministers are expected to sign a letter of intent later on Wednesday, […]
MIL-OSI China: Senior military official calls for high-level training support system
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Senior Chinese military official Zhang Youxia has called for accelerated efforts to build a high-level military training support system. Zhang, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a two-day event held from Tuesday to Wednesday by the People’s Liberation Army for observing […]
MIL-OSI USA: Tillis Stands Up for Military Children with Disabilities
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for North Carolina Thom Tillis WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Thom Tillis recently introduced the Care for Military Kids Act, legislation that ensures servicemembers can maintain critical health care coverage and medical services for their children, regardless of where their service takes them. “Military families make immense sacrifices for our […]
MIL-OSI Global: Vladimir Putin’s bombing of Ukrainian civilians won’t end the war any faster. So, why is he doing it?
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Mark Edele, Hansen Professor in History and Deputy Dean, The University of Melbourne United States President Donald Trump was “not happy” with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, this week. For three consecutive nights, from Friday to Sunday, Russia launched about 900 drones and scores of missiles at […]
MIL-OSI USA: Cotton, Boozman, and Westerman to Driscoll: Army Must Analyze Pine Bluff’s Potential to Address our Munitions Shortage
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Arkansas Tom Cotton FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353May 28, 2025 Cotton, Boozman, and Westerman to Driscoll: Army Must Analyze Pine Bluff’s Potential to Address our Munitions Shortage Washington, D.C. — Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), John Boozman (R-Arkansas), and Congressman Bruce Westerman (Arkansas-04) today sent a letter to […]
MIL-OSI USA: Hoeven: Minerals Processing Facility in Beulah a Game-Changer, Helping Secure U.S. Domestic Battery Supply Chain
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for North Dakota John Hoeven 05.28.25 Senator Worked to Secure $115 Million Grant for Talon Metals Facility, Supporting 150 Jobs in Mercer County & Reducing U.S. Reliance on Foreign Critical Minerals BEULAH, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today joined leaders from Talon Metals in announcing a site has been […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: ‘We are women like you’: UN honours peacekeepers for work in gender empowerment
Source: United Nations – Peacekeeping In early summer 2024, Squadron Leader Sharon Mwinsote Syme of Ghana ventured into sector North of Abyei, a disputed region between Sudan and South Sudan where she was deployed as a military gender advocate with the UN Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA). There, alongside civilian gender units, Ms. Syme […]
MIL-OSI Video: Strong Today…Stronger Tomorrow
Source: United States Department of Defense (video statements) ————— @marines see if they have what it takes to become martial arts instructor trainers during a 3-week training course at the Martial Arts Center for Excellence on @MCBQuantico. For more on the Department of Defense, visit: http://www.defense.gov ————— Keep up with the Department of Defense on […]
MIL-OSI USA: Cramer, Talon Metals Celebrate Advanced Nickel, Copper Minerals Processing Facility in Beulah
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) Project to advance American mineral production BEULAH, N.D. – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Talon Metals leadership to celebrate securing a former Westmoreland Mining site where the company will develop its Beulah Minerals Processing Facility (BMPF). This facility is slated to be the world’s […]
MIL-OSI Russia: B. Netanyahu says Hamas leader in Gaza M. Sinwar killed in Israeli airstrike
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 JERUSALEM, May 28 (Xinhua) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday confirmed that Mohammed Sinwar, the leader of the Palestinian Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip […]
MIL-OSI USA: Warren Questions Hegseth on DoD AI Contracting, Pushes for Competition, Protection of Government Data
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Massachusetts – Elizabeth Warren May 28, 2025 Warren’s bipartisan bill on AI defense contracting overlaps with recent White House guidance, presents opportunity to protect national security Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth asking him to […]
MIL-OSI Canada: Canadian Forces Provost Marshal response to Military Police Complaints Commission Public Interest Hearing
Source: Government of Canada News May 28, 2025 – Ottawa, ON – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces The Military Police Complaints Commission (MPCC) plays a vital role in investigating Military Police (MP) interference complaints, reviewing closed and concluded public complaints led by the Military Police at the request of complainants, and leading public interest […]
MIL-OSI USA: “Where’s Joey?”: A sister’s promise echoes through a Wyoming military tribute
Source: US State of Wyoming Wyoming Veterans Commission By Joseph Coslett Jr. CHEYENNE, Wyo. – It was May 1968. The air was warm, and the laughter of children echoed through an alley in a quiet Wyoming neighborhood. That’s when two men in uniform appeared, walking toward a family’s future, carrying with them the unbearable weight of […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – SAFE: the European defence instrument’s wrongful use of Article 122 TFEU as a legal base and circumvention of the European Parliament and Member States – P-002088/2025
Source: European Parliament Priority question for written answer P-002088/2025to the CommissionRule 144Nikolaos Anadiotis (NI) In its proposal to the Council, COM(2025) 122 final, the European Commission proposed the SAFE mechanism to boost investment in the European defence industry. First of all, according to this proposal, the participation of non-EU countries that threaten or fail to […]
MIL-OSI USA: Hawaiʻi Congressional Delegation Calls For Answers From Navy On Proposal To Increase Training, Inert Bombings On Kaʻula Rock
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Hawaii Brian Schatz HONOLULU – U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai‘i) and U.S. Representatives Jill Tokuda (D-Hawai‘i) and Ed Case (D-Hawai‘i) pressed the U.S. Navy to publicly justify its ongoing training on Ka‘ula and the proposal to more than double the number of […]
MIL-OSI Russia: China’s Central Military Commission Vice Chairman Calls for Establishment of High-Level Military Training Support System
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, May 28 (Xinhua) — Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission (CMC), has called for accelerating efforts to build a high-level military training support […]
MIL-OSI Security: Amtrak Employees Admit Participating in $11 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Source: Office of United States Attorneys NEWARK, N.J. – Five Amtrak employees recently admitted participating in a health care fraud scheme to defraud Amtrak, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced. Kevin Frink, 53, of Willingboro, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in Newark federal court to an Indictment charging him with […]
MIL-OSI USA: Army’s 250th birthday week-long celebration from June 7-14, 2025
Source: United States Army Members of the media are invited to attend the Army’s 250th birthday week-long celebration from June 7-14, 2025. This year’s birthday theme, “This we’ll defend,” was first used as a battle cry by the Continental Army. Today, it reminds us that our Army’s purpose is clear: to fight and win the […]
MIL-OSI Security: Sussex County Woman and Texas Man Admit to Exploiting a Child and Producing Child Pornography
Source: Office of United States Attorneys NEWARK, N.J. – A Sussex County, New Jersey woman and a Texas man admitted to exploiting a child and producing child pornography, as well as to other child pornography offenses, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced. Dominique Saczawa, 34, of Sparta, New Jersey, and Russell Lynn Davis, Jr., 47, of […]
MIL-OSI Global: Trump’s West Point speech brought partisanship to the home of the US military − 2 essential reads
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Jeff Inglis, Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation US President Donald Trump delivers the commencement address at West Point on May 24, 2025. AP Photo/Adam Gray President Donald Trump’s speech at the graduation of the class of 2025 from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point included segments […]