Tony Capaccio

Just in: At least 12,000 North Korean combat forces have been employed to assist Russia in its war with Ukraine, with more than 4,000 casualties since Dec. 31, Indo-Pacom Commander Adm Sam Paparo tells HASC in statement

From Sea-Air-Space: The Replicator initiative, aimed at producing thousands of armed drones to blunt China’s military power in the Western Pacific is “alive and well” under the Pentagon’s new leadership, according to a senior Navy admiral https://t.co/yrLzdIxnpJ via @technology

We break on CVN-79: The planned July delivery of the US Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the John F. Kennedy, is likely to be missed, according to new congressional testimony https://t.co/kNcn9ByjYI via @bpolitics

We break on Navy carrier news: CVN-79's contracted July delivery w HII in real doubt as ``we assess significant pressure to that date'' because of lingering weapons elevator/launch recovery challenges, PEO carriers tells SASC in prepared statement

RT @PeteHegseth: Thank you Mr. President! COMING SOON: the first TRILLION dollar @DeptofDefense budget. President @realDonaldTrump is reb…

kudos to the Geat 8 for his goal today! And Lucky FBI Director Patel was there to see it in the box with Wayne Gretzky..2nd game in a row. .lucky him..maybe the WP/NYT can explain how he got there + whether he paid anything for him and his security detail ? https://t.co/uDm7TYTTzF

kudos to the Geat 8 for his goal today! And Lucky FBI Director Patel was there to see it in the box with Wayne Gretzky..2nd game in a row. .lucky him..maybe the WP/NYT can explain how he got there + whether he paid anything for him and his security detail ? https://t.co/0IO0Hvm93E

Just in: DoD IG informs SecDef it's launching an "evaluation" of Signal-Snafu.

Just in: US Space Force Boss warns today: Beijing’s ambitions in space pose “an incredible threat,” targeting satellites as first to be shot down in any conflict between the US and China, the head of the US Space Force warned https://t.co/K3x10piUtZ via @technology

DoD told us/trade press in Feb: ``The Army will field the LRHW by the end of Fiscal Year 2025''or 9/30. It would be the US first hypersonic weapon -- China and Russia have them. But now this: US Army aiming for next hypersonic missile test in December https://t.co/CDXoB1goeJ

The Dan Caine-MAGA `hat tale' was debunked at SASC hearing today. This transcript is useful: Roll Call https://t.co/dot3mdIoV5 - Speech: Donald Trump Delivers a Speech at the 2024 CPAC Convention in Maryland - February 24, 2024 The Trump-MAGA-hat reference begins at 59:38

President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the nation’s highest-ranking military officer said military force alone might not be enough to deter Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon https://t.co/G1ShOtFxgh via @bpolitics

We break with tech colleague: The US Department of Defense said it will terminate a plan to use Oracle software to manage its civilian workforce as part of the Pentagon’s cost-cutting efforts https://t.co/3Zug4Hduqq via @technology

Just In: SASC Chairs request DoD IG review into `Signal-Gate' -- They sent a letter to the Acting Inspector General ``regarding their bipartisan concern and interest about the Signal group chat involving senior members of the Trump Administration.''

The US Air Force is considering plans that would extend the life of 1970s-era intercontinental ballistic missiles by 11 more years to 2050 if delays continue to plague their replacements https://t.co/OpGPel3HGg via @business