Senate Armed Services Committee
The Senate Armed Services Committee is a standing committee of the United States Senate with jurisdiction over defense policy and the armed forces, including military procurement, nuclear weapons policy, and the budget of the Department of Defense. It is chaired by a senator from the majority party in the Senate and ranks among the most powerful committees in Congress on national security matters. The committee oversees the nomination of senior military officers and reviews major weapons programs, foreign military aid, and the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which sets policy and funding levels for the U.S. military.
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Zelensky accuses Pentagon of blocking paid Patriot missile transfers to Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly accused the US Department of Defense of deliberately delaying transfers of Patriot interceptor missiles that Ukraine's allies have already paid for. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has not formally rejected the shipments but has also not completed the steps needed to approve them, while continuing to approve other forms of US assistance. Zelensky said Ukraine currently receives only about 12 Patriot missiles per month, roughly a quarter of the volume supplied under the Biden administration, and called on Ukrainian diplomats to urgently contact partners for air-defense support.