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Pompeo and NATO’s chief discussed COVID-19 and Russian, Chinese misinformation

Mike Pompeo and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed how to counteract the spread of the information on the coronavirus COVID-19, which the US and NATO consider false, to the Russian Federation and China

A US air support helps Kurds to pacify prison riot of ISIS fighters in Syria

An air support to the Kurdish militia for the liquidation of a riot in a prison in the Guweyran region of Hasaka city was provided by aircraft of the US-led international coalition against ISIS on March 30

The US prepares to attack pro-Iranian militants, Iran claims

According to Iranian Press TV channel, citing Iraqi sources, the Americans are increasing their military presence at the Ain al-Assad air base in the western province of Anbar, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

Russian hypersonic weapons will become the ‘killer’ of US aircraft carriers

In January of this year, the launch of the project 22350 frigate of the Admiral Gorshkov type was the first successful launch of the 3M22 Zircon hypersonic missile. The missile hit the ground target located at the military range of the Northern Urals

US troops in Syria were under fire from Turkish artillery, a US captain said

On March 5, a ceasefire agreement was signed between Syria, Turkey and Russia. This significantly reduced the hostilities between the hostile countries, but on the other hand allowed some data unknown to the general public to be released.

US takes advantage of coronavirus pandemic to supply Syrian militants

US authorities used the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to supply controlled militants in the Syrian Rukban camp, where refugees are massacre, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

Turkey deployed a missile systems in Syria, US sent a military convoy

Turkey sent a new convoy to the Syrian province of Idlib on Saturday, March 28. The convoy proceeded through the Kafr Lusin checkpoint on the Syrian-Turkish border and proceeded inland into Idlib

Trump allowed mobilization of the military reserve force because of COVID-19

The US President Donald Trump signed a decree on the mobilization of military reservists and coast guard reservists amid the spread of coronavirus, follows from a document distributed by the White House on Friday, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

The US invests $1 billion in long-term agreement to purchase missile products

Raytheon Company's Missile Systems business has reached a $1 billion, five-year strategic agreement to purchase propulsion systems from Aerojet Rocketdyne for Standard Missile products

The Pentagon will classify ‘some information’ about the coronavirus in the US Army

The US military leadership decided that from now on the Pentagon will stop providing some more detailed data on the distribution of a new type of coronavirus (Covid-19) in the US army, fearing that this information could be used by “intruders”

The American F-16 fighter jet has surpassed the Russian MiG-29

The American magazine The National Interest called the F-16 the most “successful” light multi-role fighter, which has long “stuck in the belt” of a competitor - the MiG-29, learned BulgarianMilitary.

The postponed war: the Pentagon is closing military bases

Mark Esper issued an order to cease the movement of the US military, suspending travel and travel abroad for up to 60 days in an attempt to limit the spread of coronavirus.

Coronavirus canceled the tests of the newest F-35 Lightning II fighter

In the United States, the tests of the newest F-35 Lightning II fighter were canceled. The cause of the failure was called the coronavirus pandemic, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Defense News.

The US belives the air superiority will protect their troops from a pandemic

Washington Examiner, an American weekly political magazine published in Washington, claims that achieving and maintaining US air superiority is the main tool for ensuring national security in a coronary virus epidemic.

The US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt is quarantined – three sailors with coronavirus

Three members of the US Navy on the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt fell ill with a new coronavirus. This was reported by Fox News, citing four of its sources in the US Department of Defense, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

US delivers a nuclear weapon to Turkey aboard a military aircraft, Russia says

The American strategic military transport aircraft Boeing S-17A Globemaster III flew off from Kirtland Air Base (Kirtland, New Mexico) on the night of March 23-24, heading for the military air base Inchirlik (Incirlik) in southern Turkey

The deployment of Patriot defense systems in Iraq may help the Turkish offensive in Syria

Iraqi Al-Ahad news agency reports that the United States missile defense systems are in a state of readiness for transfer to the border with Syria, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

The Pentagon: Coronavirus could have an impact on the combat readiness of the US

The Pentagon's chief Mark Esper said the coronavirus pandemic could have an impact on the combat readiness of the US Armed Forces, noting that the US Department of Defense is still “ready to defend the country"

An incident: Iran almost shot down a US F-18 Super Hornet (video)

The Iranian military nearly opened fire on a U.S. F-18 Super Hornet jet three days ago after the latter did not obey the warnings from Tehran, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing local sources and Iranian TV chamnel.

The entire US defense industry may find itself isolated

Large US economic centers, such as San Francisco and New York, impose significant restrictions on public events in connection with the spread of coronavirus and strengthen quarantine measures.

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