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Secdef Austin’s Alert for House Appropriations: Instead of fully funding the government, from there Avoiding another shutdown At the end of the month, House Republicans’ latest planned short-term funding bill will roll back a wide range of important Pentagon initiatives, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a letter to House appropriators this week.
Background: “House GOP leadership released a plan Friday that includes linking the six-month stopgap… to legislation backed by former President Trump and hard-line conservatives that calls for stricter proof-of-citizenship requirements to register to vote,” Hill Monday evening report. But that plan, like several House GOP funding efforts in the spring, is unlikely to pass the Democrat-led Senate unless some sort of compromise is forged. And such a compromise appears unlikely in the House, where Republicans hold a slim majority that leaves Speaker Mike Johnson with some of the lower chamber’s more separatist, Rep. At the mercy of far-right lawmakers like Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Green.
AUSTIN: Some efforts related to US competition with China will be slowed or delayed by short-term bills, Known as a continuing resolution, the Pentagon chief outlined on page four of his 11-page letter. Other setbacks included delays in artillery production; the Department of Defense’s replica drone acquisition program; the Air Force’s B-21 program; and the Navy’s Columbia class (nuclear-armed) submarine replacement program. Other CRs will also prevent changes to station moves across services, delay the construction of six child development centers, 10 new family housing construction projects and more, Austin said.
“These actions subject service members and their families to unnecessary stress, empowering our adversaries, misappropriating billions of dollars, undermining our preparedness and hampering our ability to react to emerging events,” Austin warned in his letter. “We have already lost valuable time, nearly five years since 2011. operating under 48 CR until the year,” he reminded lawmakers. “A six-month CR puts us very close to the April 30, 2025 deadline for a permanent forfeiture order,” as required by law, Austin warned.
“I am fully aware of the political pressure that will challenge the Congress Doing his duty before our national elections are over,” Austin said. “The department stands ready to assist in any way possible to ensure Congress has the information and resources to pass this essential legislation,” he added. Read his letter in full (PDF), here.
RELATED: Trump urges shutdown until vote-ban bill passes In late August, GOP candidate Donald Trump requested His party will shut down the government until the Congress passes Bill To make it harder to register to vote. Defense oneNo Brad Penniston writes that Speaker Johnson appears pay attention Trump’s call, which, budget implications aside, is part of that Long-term efforts from Reshape the electorate to GOP gains under the guise of reducing approx Nonexistent vote fraud. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate, has called for a shutdown.Totally irresponsible” is scheduled for both Discussion tonight at 9pm ET.
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Welcome to this Tuesday’s edition of The D BriefBrought to you by Ben Watson along with Bradley Penniston. Share your newsletter tips, reading recommendations or feedback here. And if you haven’t subscribed already, you can here. On this day in 1813, US Navy Flotilla Defeated British force on Lake Erie, Chased the British out of the territory and secured Ohio and Michigan as US territories. More than a century later, the Navy will name a new class Stout, small frigates For Flotilla Commander Oliver Hazard Perry.
DEVELOPING: US officials are reportedly on the brink of authorizing Ukraine’s use of long-range missiles inside Russia, Juliegrace Brufke of Axios reported Monday, citing House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul. In those missiles, the US Includes Army Tactical Missile System munitions provided by, can travel up to 190 miles.
That authorization will be delivered by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Matt Miller of the State Department, who will join his British counterpart David Lammy on a trip to Ukraine on Wednesday announced Tuesday morning. The two will travel to Poland on Thursday for talks with NATO officials, Miller said.
Blinken also supported Ukraine’s allegations that Russia had received shipments of ballistic missiles from Iran. It arrived at a Russian port in the Caspian Sea last Wednesday with the ship. “Russia has now received a shipment with these ballistic missiles, and they are likely to be used within weeks in Ukraine against Ukraine,” Blinken said Tuesday in London. “These developments and the growing cooperation between Russia and Iran threaten European security and show how Iran’s destabilizing influence reaches far beyond the Middle East,” he added.
“We fully expect that Putin will use it inside Ukraine,” National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby said in a call with reporters Tuesday morning. Ballistic missiles like these are “incredibly fast,” Kirby said, making them significantly harder to intercept than Iranian-designed “Shaheed” drones.
Coming soon: US sanctions against Iran Air, The nation’s flag bearer will be announced later Tuesday, Kirby said. Other US allies may follow similar sanctions against the airline, he said.
Toll of War: “The worst thing is that we are all used to death,” lamented one Ukrainian official Oliver Carroll No Economist. “It is: the concept of human life, human loss, human blood. There are no more tragedies, only statistics,” he said.
Analysis: Why Russia Glide Bombs Has No Simple AnswerAccording to officials and analysts spoken to Defense oneNor Sam Skov, who has just returned from another trip to Eastern Europe.
Why it matters: Russia is dropping about 3,500 glide bombs every month. Weighing up to 6,000 pounds, some have enough explosive to level entire buildings with a single strike. Kiev’s troops have cited the weaponry as the main reason for Russian advances in eastern Ukraine.
Why are they difficult to deal with? In short, because few officials seem to agree exactly how to face them. “For one, Ukraine has a relatively limited number of long-range Western missiles,” one RAND researcher told Skov. “A better approach might be to send more advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, or AMRAAMs, to Ukraine,” he said. Continue reading, here.
Developing: Sweden is trying to facilitate the transfer of its Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine in the coming months. Officials there cleared some procedural hurdles Monday when they announced a new $440 million aid package for Ukraine. Reuters. “About half the value of the package consists of parts needed in the production of the latest model Gripen E fighters for Sweden’s own air force,” the wire service reported from Stockholm. That would free up older jets for potential transfers sooner rather than later. a little more, here.
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US, China renew military-to-military talks: The top US official in the Indo-Pacific region spoke with a Chinese general in a video teleconference this week, defense officials at the Indo-Pacific Command announced on Monday. herePhoto of conversation by US military.
Included: Adm. of Indo-Pecom. Samuel Paparo and General Wu Yanan, Commander of the Southern Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army.
“Paparo emphasized the importance of continuous lines of communication Between the US military and the PLA, noted that such discussions between senior leaders clarify objectives and reduce the risk of misunderstandings or miscalculations,” Paparo’s team said. Reading. They also said the paparazzi “reinforced the PLA’s obligation to comply with international laws and norms to ensure operational security” and urged China’s military to “reconsider the use of dangerous, coercive and potentially escalating tactics in the South China Sea and beyond.” done.”
FWIW: We are yet to detect a readout from the Chinese side.
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Duct fans fly again in drone form. Could a one-minute test of a half-century-old propulsion concept lead to the next big thing in flight logistics? On Tuesday, Piasecki Aircraft Corporation announced that the drone conducted a pair of hovering tests on September 6 at its facility in Essington, Pennsylvania, flying with the efficiency of a conventional jet using tilt-duct rotors designed to take off like a helicopter. . Defense onePatrick Tucker has more, here.
And finally today: we say goodbye Former Army Ranger James Earl Jones, who died on Monday at the age of 93. A highly decorated actor, Jones was perhaps most famous for voicing Darth Vader in the “Star Wars” film series. But yours D Abbreviation-Ers especially enjoyed his lower-profile work Lt. Lothar Zogg In “Dr. Strange Love,” and the like Adam. James Greer In the early 1990s several Tom Clancy novels were turned into films such as “Patriot Games” and “Clear and Present Danger”.
There will never be a sound like it. “Rangers lead the way.” Rest in peace, sir.
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