Headlines — June 7
News Major dam destroyed in southern Ukraine Ukraine accused Russian forces of blowing up the Kakhovka dam June 6, risking massive flooding that could threaten hundreds of thousands of residents as...
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Missile Defense Agency Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum amount of $621,400,000. Under this new contract, the contractor...
View ArticleHeadlines — June 9
News NATO prepares unprecedented air exercise in show of force to Russia Germany is preparing to host the biggest air deployment exercise in NATO’s history, a show of force intended to impress allies...
View ArticleHeadlines — June 12
News Zelenskyy says Ukraine ‘counteroffensive, defensive actions’ underway Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that counteroffensive and defensive actions are underway against Russian...
View Article22 US service members injured in helicopter incident in Syria
Twenty-two U.S. service members were injured June 11, 2023, in a helicopter mishap in northeastern Syria. The U.S. Central Command announced the incident in a press release issued June 12. The incident...
View ArticleHeadlines — June 14
News Lawmakers want US to provide Army tactical missiles to Ukraine Lawmakers are seeking to compel a resistant U.S. administration to provide Army Tactical Missile Systems to Ukraine as it fends off...
View ArticleHeadlines — June 16
News Details of Chinook crash that injured 22 troops corrected by Pentagon The Pentagon revised its narrative of what happened during a helicopter incident in northeastern Syria that left 22 service...
View ArticleHeadlines — June 21
News Both sides suffer heavy losses as Ukraine strikes back against Russia British officials say both sides are suffering high numbers of military casualties as Ukraine fights to dislodge the Kremlin’s...
View ArticleHeadlines — June 23
News Battling Russia, Ukrainian leaders also fight high expectations Seeking to bolster morale and Western support, President Volodymyr Zelensky said the slow progress of Ukraine’s counteroffensive was...
View ArticleHeadlines — June 26
News Russian troops withdraw from Moscow after mercenary revolt ends The extraordinary challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s two-decade hold on power could have long-term consequences for his rule...
View ArticleX-57 Maxwell creates paths toward electric aviation
NASA’s X-57 Maxwell all-electric aircraft project will end operational activities by the end of September, with documentation and close-out activities continuing for several months afterward. NASA’s...
View ArticleHeadlines — June 28
News After Wagner uprising, UK sees ‘cracks emerging’ in Russian support for Ukraine war “We and our allies are asking [questions] about what situations may evolve as a direct repercussion of this very...
View ArticleVirgin Galactic completes inaugural commercial spaceflight
Virgin Galactic completed its first commercial space flight June 29, 2023, from its launch facility – Spaceport America in New Mexico. Galactic 01 took four passengers, and two crew members to...
View ArticleHeadlines — June 30
News Pentagon uses Ukraine funds to split supply chains from Russia, China More than a year ago, Congress passed a $40 billion Ukraine aid package. Belarus says Prigozhin has arrived after weekend...
View ArticleHeadlines — July 3
News Service academies exempt from Supreme Court affirmative action ruling “The potentially distinct interests” of service academies was a reason Chief Justice John Roberts cited as to not yet address...
View ArticleHeadlines — July 5
News Top military court rules troops don’t have right to unanimous verdicts The U.S. military’s highest appeals court ruled June 29 that troops do not have the right to a unanimous verdict in criminal...
View ArticleHeadlines — July 7
News NATO again extends Stoltenberg’s mandate, happy with a safe pair of hands as the war drags on NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will stay in office for another year, the 31-nation military...
View ArticleHeadlines — July 10
News US to provide Ukraine cluster munitions in new military aid package U.S. officials said they expect the military aid to Ukraine will be announced on July 7. Court ruling could overturn federal...
View ArticleHeadlines — July 12
News NATO to offer Ukraine continuing support but not immediate membership NATO leaders will agree next week to help modernize Ukraine’s armed forces, create a new high-level forum for consultations...
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U.S. Navy Huntington Ingalls Inc., Newport News, Va., is awarded a $274,041,192 fixed-price incentive (firm target) and a $119,213,388 cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to...
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