Brandi Vincent

BLACKROCK CAMP, Fiji — The Pentagon is set to supply the Fiji Military Forces with new maritime assets and (pending Congress' approval) $4.9 million in security assistance to help modernize and professionalize the island nation's battalions, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters on Nov. 23.

U.S. and U.K. military personnel have been actively monitoring installations around and airspace over Royal Air Force Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall, RAF Feltwell and RAF Fairford for mysterious small drones that have been repeatedly spotted near those bases since Nov. 20 and are yet to be attributed to any adversarial or other sources.

The Pentagon's Chief Information Office achieved a major milestone last week via a joint pilot project with its Canadian counterpart that's meant to pave the way for a first-of-its-kind technology solution that federates identity, credential, and access management (ICAM).

The Pentagon is adapting to the expanding integration of information systems with operational technologies that control physical assets.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter. Subscribe Lawmakers are getting ready for closed-door discussions with the Pentagon's new AARO director on Dec. 6.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter. Subscribe The Pentagon is moving to adapt as uncrewed adversarial systems are disrupting operations on and off the battlefield.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter. Subscribe The visit came a day after Austin issued a new classified strategy laying out the

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Docked in Japan, the USS George Washington is currently the only forward-deployed U.S. aircraft carrier anywhere in the world.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter. Subscribe The military partners are puzzling out new procedures and other operational measures for enhanced bilateral cooperation.