News and reports from the Department of Defense, DOD.

Ahead of Ukrainian Independence Day, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to address Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This marks the Biden Administration's sixty-fourth tranche of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. The Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) package, valued at approximately $125 million, aims to provide Ukraine with essential capabilities including air defense systems, munitions for rocket systems and artillery, and anti-tank weapons.

Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:

Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:

The Honourable Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Australia; the Right Honourable John Healey MP, Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom; and the Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense, United States have announced the commencement of the Submarine Tendered Maintenance Period (STMP) at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia.

On August 22, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Ministry of Defence of the Government of India (IN MoD) entered into a bilateral, non-binding Security of Supply Arrangement (SOSA). The SOSA was signed by Dr. Vic Ramdass, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, on behalf of the United States, and Mr. Samir Kumar Sinha, Additional Secretary and Director General (Acquisitions), on behalf of the IN MoD.

Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Amanda Dory met with UAE Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Eisa Al Mazrouei at the Pentagon on August 22, 2024.

The Department of Defense has announced the selection of a team of American and Finnish academic researchers to investigate fundamental questions that could lead to significant advancements in future communication systems.

Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:

The Department of Defense announced today two awards to Oak Harbor Public Schools from the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation. This includes a $66,345,276 grant as the Federal share of a larger $80,411,292 project for Hand in Hand Learning Center and a $70,631,558 Federal award to Crescent Harbor Elementary School as part of a larger $84,300,054 project that replaces these two schools at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington.

Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:

The Department of Defense recently announced seven additional awards to bioindustrial firms via the Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program (DBIMP). This announcement brings the DBIMP to 13 awards to date, totaling $23 million.

The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced seven additional awards to bioindustrial firms through the Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program (DBIMP). This brings the total number of DBIMP awards to 13, amounting to $23 million.

On August 20, 2024, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs Jana Nelson chaired the 7th U.S.-Brazil Strategic Defense Talks with Rear Admiral Fernando De Luca Marques de Oliveira, Chief of the International Affairs Section at the Brazilian Ministry of Defense. The meeting took place at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:

The Department of Defense has announced the award of a $57,701,575 grant to North Chicago School District 187. This grant, provided by the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, forms part of a larger $72,126,969 project aimed at replacing Forrestal Elementary School located at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois.