MARCH 15, 2023 - The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory is set to launch the Space Wireless Energy Laser Link (SWELL) to demonstrate laser power beaming in space as part of the scheduled U.S. Department of Defense Space Test Program (STP) H9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) March 15. SWELL is one of several experiments that will launch aboard the SpaceX Dragon … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2023
Russian Fighter Strikes U.S. Unmanned Aircraft
A Russian Federation air force Su-27 fighter (Photo by Mary Kavanagh, Canadian Forces Artist Program/Released) MARCH 15, 2023 - A Russian Su-27 aircraft struck a U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle's propeller, causing U.S. forces to bring it down into international waters of the Black Sea early this morning, according … [Read more...]
Plan Looks to Shore up Deterrence, Promote Stability
President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Surnak and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speak at the AUKUS bilateral meeting in San Diego, Calif, March 13, 2023. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley) MARCH 14, 2023 - The leaders of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States announced a pathway that will increase the ability of the nations to deter … [Read more...]
2024 Defense Budget Request Released
MARCH 14, 2023 - The fiscal 2024 defense budget request is driven by the requirements of the National Defense Strategy and fully enmeshed with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's move to take care of the people of the department. President Joe Biden's national defense budget request comes in at $886.3 billion, with $842 billion to DOD alone. This is a $26 billion … [Read more...]
Marine Barracks Washington Tours Pacific Northwest
MARCH 14, 2023 - For the first time in over two decades, Marine Barracks Washington is touring the Pacific Northwest. The barracks’ two-week tour included performances in Alaska, Oregon and Washington. This unit consists of The Silent Drill Platoon, The Commandant’s Own Drum & Bugle Corps and the official Marine Corps Color Guard. Marines of The Silent Drill … [Read more...]