Defence News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 4, 2025.
MIL-OSI Security: Secretary of Defense Visits Sembawang Naval Installation, May 30, 2025 [Image 3 of 3]
Source: United States Navy (Logistics Group Western Pacific) Issued by: on SINGAPORE (May 30, 2025) Yeoman 2nd Class Ayana Blake, center, assigned to Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73, shakes hands with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth after physical fitness training aboard the foc’sle of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG […]
MIL-OSI USA: Governor Polis Signs Bills into Law Supporting Service Members, Veterans, and Military Connected Coloradans and Families
Source: US State of Colorado DENVER – Today, Governor Polis bills into law to support members of the military, veterans, and military connected families. Governor Polis signed the following bills into law: SB25-279 – Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates, sponsored by Senators Matt Ball Byron Pelton, and Representatives Monica Duran and Andrew Hartsook SB25-282 […]
MIL-OSI Global: Ukraine’s drone attacks on Russian airfields could derail Russia’s war efforts
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By James Horncastle, Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University The drone attacks by Ukrainian Operation Spider’s Web forces on Russian airfields have called into question Russia’s supposed military strength. Russian authorities have acknowledged damage from the June 1 attacks — an […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Tenfold increase in UK drone deliveries for Ukraine at 50-nation Ukraine summit
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Press release Tenfold increase in UK drone deliveries for Ukraine at 50-nation Ukraine summit The UK is investing a record £350m this year to increase the supply of drones to Ukraine from a target of 10,000 in 2024 to 100,000 in 2025 The UK is ramping up […]
MIL-OSI USA: Pfluger Applauds Senate Passage of the ACES Act
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Senate unanimously passed Congressman August Pfluger’s (TX-11) bipartisan, bicameral Aviator Cancer Examination Study (ACES) Act, seeking to lower military aviation cancer rates after it passed through the U.S. House of Representatives last month. “I am thrilled that the Senate acted with […]
MIL-OSI USA: Pelosi Statement on the Reported Navy Decision to Rename USNS Harvey Milk
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi Representing the 12th District of California Washington, D.C. – Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the reported decision by the Trump Administration to rename the USNS Harvey Milk and other Navy ships in the John Lewis-class: “Harvey Milk proudly served as a Lieutenant […]
MIL-OSI USA: Carbajal-Backed Bipartisan Bill to Expand Aerial Firefighting Fleet Passes House
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Salud Carbajal (CA-24) U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) released the statement below following House passage of the Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act. Earlier this year, Carbajal joined Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA-04), Jake Ellzey (R-TX-06), and Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-02) in introducing this legislation to improve our nation’s aerial firefighting […]
MIL-OSI USA: VETERANS, EXPERTS SHARE HOW HARMFUL REPUBLICAN POLICIES ARE TO VETERANS CARE
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) “As Ranking Member on the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, I hear heartbreaking stories of our veterans being fired or denied and delayed from receiving their hard-earned benefits and services,” said Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL). “Trump and Republicans are breaking […]
MIL-OSI USA: Duckworth, Ricketts Lead Bipartisan Senate Delegation to Shangri-La Dialogue to Reaffirm U.S. Iron-Clad Commitment to Indo-Pacific Partners & Allies
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Illinois Tammy Duckworth May 29, 2025 [SINGAPORE] – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—who served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years and is a member of both the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC)—and U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) […]
MIL-OSI Global: Even if Putin and Zelenskyy do go face-to-face, don’t expect wonders − their one meeting in 2019 ended in failure
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Anna Batta, Associate Professor of International Security Studies, Air University Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrive at the Elysee Palace in Paris in 2019. Ian Langsdon/Pool Photo via AP Delegations from Ukraine and Russia met for a second time in Istanbul in a […]
Heinrich, Luján Statement on President Trump’s 2026 Budget
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for New Mexico Martin Heinrich Heinrich and Luján: “Trump’s budget is an attack on New Mexicans” WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, released the following […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Sherrill Announces 2025 NJ-11 Appointments to U.S. Service Academies
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) Livingston, N.J. – Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced the 24 students from New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District appointed to the U.S. Service Academies and attending the Service Academy Preparatory Schools and Preparatory Programs. These students will begin their education and service careers this year at […]
MIL-OSI Video: All American Week 2025 at Fort Bragg!
Source: United States Department of Defense (video statements) ————— Check out paratroopers from across the 82nd Airborne Division as they showcase their strength and skills in an exciting combative tournament. This annual event pays tribute to our brave veterans and their remarkable legacy. For more on the Department of Defense, visit: http://www.defense.gov ————— Keep up […]
MIL-OSI USA: Newhouse Applauds Passage of Aerial Firefighter Legislation
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Dan Newhouse (4th District of Washington) Headline: Newhouse Applauds Passage of Aerial Firefighter Legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement upon unanimous passage of S.160, the Aerial Firefighter Enhancement Act of 2025 that strengthens aerial wildfire suppression efforts by utilizing excess military aircraft […]
MIL-OSI USA: Dutch Harbor Remembrance Day
Source: US State of Alaska Governor WHEREAS, on June 3, 1942, six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, World War II arrived in Alaska when Dutch Harbor on Amaknak Island was bombed by Japanese aircraft – the first aerial attack by an enemy on the continental United States; and WHEREAS, the Japanese pilots expected […]
MIL-OSI USA: IAM Western Territory Marches for Veterans on Memorial Day
Source: US GOIAM Union The IAM Western Territory, including General Vice President Robert “Bobby” Martinez, the IAM Veterans Services Department, IAM District W24, Local 1005, Local 203, Local 2006, Local 63, and Local W130 participated in a “ruck march” to support local veterans on Memorial Day. The march was organized by Do Good Multnomah, a […]
MIL-OSI USA: Military Times: Warren presses Hegseth about fluoridation’s impact on readiness
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Massachusetts – Elizabeth Warren May 23, 2025 Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has sent a letter pressing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for answers about how potentially ending fluoride use in drinking water, as recently championed by the Trump administration’s health care chief, could undermine military readiness. Warren’s Thursday […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Exemption of defence spending from EU fiscal rules – E-000034/2025(ASW)
Source: European Parliament EU integration was built on a shared aspiration for lasting peace in Europe. Given the deterioration of the security situation, the determination to maintain peace has prompted the Commission, together with the High Representative/Vice-President, to elaborate the White Paper for European Defence Readiness 2030[1], which aims to deter any temptation of military […]
MIL-OSI USA: Congressman David Scott Files Legislation Transforming Abandoned Sites into U.S. Space-Industry Manufacturing Hubs
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman David Scott (GA-13) WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Congressman David Scott (GA-13), a senior member of the House Financial Services and House Agriculture Committees, filed legislation to stimulate the creation of jobs in the domestic U.S. space manufacturing sector. The Rural American Vitalization in Extraterrestrial Space (RAVES) Reporting […]
MIL-OSI: LIS Technologies Inc. Bolsters its Technical Team with the addition of Prominent Researcher and Engineer Lukasz Urbanski, Ph.D., to Lead its Stable Isotope Laser Program
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Oak Ridge, Tennessee, June 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LIS Technologies Inc. (“LIST” or “the Company”), a proprietary developer of advanced laser technology and the only USA-origin and patented laser uranium enrichment company, today announced that it has engaged Lukasz Urbanski as the Director of its Stable Isotope Laser Program. Dr. Lukasz Urbanski […]