
據華盛頓郵報報導,美國國防部長赫格塞斯擱置了向烏克蘭運輸愛國者飛彈系統的簽署程序。儘管未正式拒絕,但此舉導致部分友烏國家的轉移請求卡關,五角大廈則對此聲明政策未變。
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烏克蘭正處於俄羅斯密集空襲的艱困時期,急需防空系統支援。美國國產愛國者飛彈的海外轉移需經美方同意。
華盛頓郵報19日引述政府消息人士說法,烏克蘭面對俄羅斯密集空襲的艱困時刻,美國戰爭(國防)部長赫格塞斯(Pete Hegseth)擱置簽署向烏國運輸先進「愛國者飛彈」系統命令。
報導指出,赫格塞斯雖然沒有完成核准運輸的必要程序,但也沒有正式拒絕向烏國輸送愛國者飛彈,且持續准許供應其它美國援助項目。
美國對伊朗的大規模軍事行動對愛國者庫存帶來極大壓力,連帶衝擊烏國持有數量,迫使基輔與盟友在世界各地尋求供應,設法推動有餘裕的國家出手相助。然而,依照協議,接收美國國產愛國者的海外國家,在轉移至他國前必須獲得美方同意,使得至少部分友烏國家的輸送要求在赫格塞斯手上卡關。
對此,五角大廈高階官員聲明,「在情報共享和美方准許歐洲向烏克蘭供應的任何支援上,戰爭部的政策沒有改變」;美官員表示,在協調烏俄雙方合作終結戰爭的目標上,華府持續扮演具建設性角色,PURL機制的運行亦維持不變。

The UK government announced the deployment of RAF Typhoon fighter jets to Saudi Arabia to conduct defensive counter-air missions, aiming to protect Saudi cities and critical infrastructure from increasing aerial attacks by Houthi rebels.

Three Chinese military aircraft, including two drones, flew through international airspace between Japanese islands, prompting Japan to scramble fighter jets during the start of the joint US-Japan 'Keen Sword' military exercise.

The United States and Japan launched the large-scale "Sharp Sword" joint exercise on Monday, gathering about 57,000 soldiers to conduct defense drills on Japan's southwestern islands and northern waters. The exercise attracted the participation of many countries for the first time and came at a time when regional tensions were intensifying.

An image published by the PLA Daily shows a Y-20B aircraft with refuelling pods during loading training, with state media and military commentators confirming its service entry.

Taiwan's Legislative Yuan held a "Seminar on New Types of Challenges Facing Taiwan's National Security and Democratic Resilience" today. Scholars warned that the CCP is attempting to turn the Taiwan Strait into an inland sea through legal warfare, cognitive operations and coast guard law enforcement, and called on Taiwan to establish preventive legal claims and cross-domain integration to counter hybrid threats.

For the first time, the U.S. Navy remotely controlled the MQ-25A "Stingray" unmanned tanker located in Illinois via a low-orbit satellite network from the sailing USS Ronald Reagan over a distance of more than 2,100 miles, successfully verifying the cross-sea connection and ship-borne unmanned aircraft control capabilities.