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A question. Is this the first time a U.S. fighter jet has brought down an aircraft over the continental United States?
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1 missile fired from one F-22 flying at 58,000 feet hit the balloon that was flying between 60,000-65,000 feet says sr. Defense official
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NEW Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesman: “We are seeing reports of a balloon transiting Latin America. We now assess it is another Chinese surveillance balloon.”
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Bradley fighting vehicles will be part of large unit combined arms training that will begin soon in Germany confirms to reporters. They'll be part of training before they are sent to Ukraine.
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Declassified US intelligence says 1000 convicts recruited by Wagner Group have been killed in fighting in Bakhmut in recent fighting -- per John Kirby
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New downgraded U.S. intelligence: the Wagner Group has 50,000 personnel inside Ukraine -- 10,000 contractors and 40,000 convicts recruited from prisons. -- per John Kirby
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New downgraded U.S. intelligence: the Wagner Group has 50,000 personnel inside Ukraine -- 10,000 contractors and 40,000 convicts recruited from prisons.
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Air Force successfully tested a full prototype of the AGM-183A hypersonic missile off the Southern California coast on Dec. 9. Separated from a B-52H it reached hypersonic speeds greater than 5x speed of sound "completed its flight path and detonated in the terminal area."
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Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter has died from a sudden cardiac event according to a statement from his family. The 68 yr old Carter had served as Defense Secretary under the Obama administration.
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Milley's office confirms call with Gerasimov. "The military leaders discussed several security-related issues of concern and agreed to keep the lines of communication open. In accordance with past practice, the specific details of their conversation will be kept private."
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Pentagon confirms Austin spoke with UK's Defense Minister today. You have to imagine their talks with Shoygu were a main topic of discussion, though not listed in the official DOD readout.
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Key words in the Pentagon statement "pretext for Russian escalation" in Ukraine. Recall Russia's mention of nuclear "dirty bomb" in its readout of calls with UK, FR, and Turkey
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Pentagon on Shoygu call : “Secretary Austin rejected any pretext for Russian escalation and reaffirmed the value of continued communication amid Russia’s unlawful and unjustified war against Ukraine.”
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But Russia's readout of Shoygu's call with Austin today had only this to say "They discussed situation in Ukraine."
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Russia says in calls with UK, French, & Turkish defense ministers Shoygu conveyed "his concerns about possible provocations by Ukraine with the use of a ‘dirty bomb’.”
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