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The Defense Department today announced an additional security assistance package for Ukraine containing more air defense and ammunition capabilities to arm against Russia's unprovoked war of aggression.

The United States has announced that it will provide an additional $2.1 billion in weapons aid for Ukraine, deepening its involvement in the war in defiance of repeated warnings by Russia.

Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced a new security assistance package, underscoring the unwavering U.S. support for Ukraine. This package, which totals up to $2.1 billion and includes critical air defense and ammunition capabilities, is being provided under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI).

Russia has said that Ukraine has waged an unsuccessful attack against Europe's largest nuclear power plant, which is under Moscow's control.

The dam breach, coupled with the collapse of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, will lead to devastating economic and ecological consequences, a Ukrainian expert has said.

On Friday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with Bärbel Bas, the President of the German Bundestag. The meeting focused on Russia's war in Ukraine, the security situation in the region, preparations for the NATO Summit in Vilnius, and bilateral defense cooperation.

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According to court documents, Alexey Bilyuchenko, 43, and Aleksandr Verner, 29, both Russian nationals, are charged with conspiring to launder approximately 647,000 bitcoins from their hack of Mt. Gox. Bilyuchenko is also charged with conspiring with Alexander Vinnik to operate BTC-e from 2011 to 2017.

The Army successfully operated an autonomous truck convoy on a public road in Australia for the first time on June 6.

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The next generation of national security leaders will be called to navigate the U.S. and its allies through a quickly changing global, geopolitical landscape, Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said yesterday.

U.S. Fleet Forces Command and U.S. Marine Forces Command will conduct Fleet Battle Problem 2023 (FBP 23-1) June 9-13 on land and off the coast of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and the Virginia Capes to further develop integrated maritime capabilities with the II Marine Expeditionary Force and U.S. 2nd Fleet.

The United States Navy joined 20 navies from around the globe in the return of the Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo (MNEK) in and around Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia June 4-8.

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Iran's adversaries are working to undermine the Islamic establishment by waging a hybrid war, says the commander of the Army's Air Defense Force.

The US has been hacking iPhones since at least 2013, and this can be carried out either directly through Apple's mobile information receiving service or through the deployment of the "Quantum" system during the web browsing process on Apple's mobile browser, according to a new report by Chinese cybersecurity company Antiy Labs.

Maritime forces from Iraq, Kuwait and the United States completed a joint patrol in the Arabian Gulf, June 6, marking the third time in less than a year the three nations sailed together to promote regional maritime security.

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Critical radars that protect the Royal Navy's warships against hostile airborne and seaborne attacks will be upgraded and maintained under a £270 million deal.

The ability to use common software has implications in the ability to field new capabilities quickly and efficiently across the 5th generation fighter fleet. The U.S. Air Force successfully tested on the F-35 Lightning II [...]

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