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Soon after the United States and Israel launched air and missile strikes on Iran on February 28, Iran hit back by not only targeting Israel and U.S. allies in the Gulf with missiles and drones but also by blockading the Strait of Hormuz through unconventional means. In recent weeks, the U.S. has blocked ships from entering or leaving Iranian ports through a conventional blockade. As a result, the center of gravity of Gulf War 3.0 appears to have shifted from Iran to the Strait of Hormuz. The Hormuz crisis has hit Asian economies the hardest. While some tankers have been…
US President Donald Trump’s upcoming state visit to China from 13 to 15 May 2026 is being framed by Chinese media as a pivotal opportunity to stabilise and refine bilateral ties, with the China Daily editorial emphasising head‑of‑state diplomacy as the key to navigating global uncertainty.The visit will focus on trade, Iran, Taiwan, artificial intelligence, and broader economic coordination, while also underscoring the Taiwan issue as Beijing’s most sensitive red line.The China Daily editorial described Trump’s visit as a “cherished opportunity” to stabilise relations between the world’s two largest economies at a time of sluggish global growth, geopolitical tensions, and…
SLDinfo The book Lessons in Military Transformation: From the RMA to the Drone Wars analyzes military transformation as it is actually experienced by operational forces rather than… Source link
The SAHA 2026 International Defence and Aerospace Exhibition — Türkiye’s flagship defence expo — ran from 5–9 May at the Istanbul Expo Center, drawing 1,700 companies – 263 of them international – from over 120 countries across 400,000 square metres of exhibition space.[1] More than 30,000 industry professionals, 140 official delegations, and 200 trade procurement representatives attended the Istanbul defence show, making SAHA 2026 one of Europe’s largest defence exhibitions by floor space and exhibitor count.[2] SAHA Istanbul was founded in 2015 with 27 member firms. Its first exhibition in 2018 hosted 170 companies and roughly 10,000 visitors.[3] Eight years…
When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the world turned against Vladimir Putin. Leaders lined up to condemn Moscow. Sanctions piled up. And public opinion soured. In 24 countries surveyed by Pew Research, spanning Europe, the Asia-Pacific, Africa, and Latin America, an average of 82 percent of people had an unfavorable view of Russia. There was just one outlier: India, where 57 percent viewed Russia favorably – a record high. A majority of Indians said they trusted Putin to “do the right thing” in world affairs. India was the only country surveyed where that was true. When the invasion began, the…
IIT-Hyderabad has launched a landmark initiative to establish India’s largest indigenous clean metal and alloy powder manufacturing facility through gas atomisation, with a capacity of 100 kg, announced IIT-Hyd on its X Handle.Backed by DRDO’s Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), industry partner Innomet Advanced Materials Ltd., and funded by the Defence Technology Development Fund (DFTM), this project is set to transform India’s additive manufacturing and aerospace ecosystem.The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad is embarking on this ambitious project to create a premium metal powder manufacturing facility dedicated to additive manufacturing and aerospace applications.The facility will employ advanced gas atomisation technology,…
Airforce Tech. L3Harris plans to utilise advanced data processing and networking methods in building the ABMS digital infrastructure Source link
On May 11, Beijing announced that U.S. President Donald Trump would visit China from May 13 to 15 – just two days before his summit with President Xi Jinping was due to begin. Trump had publicly confirmed his visit dates back in March. For months, Beijing’s public response remained deliberately noncommittal: “China and the United States are in communication regarding U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed visit.” Preparatory diplomacy continued in the background, including a bipartisan congressional visit to Beijing that raised issues likely to feature in Trump’s agenda: market access for U.S. firms, Boeing aircraft sales, tariff relief and agricultural…
The Indian Army has inducted two new indigenous combat systems under Emergency Procurement (EP-6), marking a significant step in its modernisation drive. The systems include the UAV-Launched Precision Guided Munition (ULPGM) and the AGNIKAA VTOL-1 First-Person View (FPV) Kamikaze Drone.Defence sources confirmed that the handover took place in Hyderabad in the presence of officials from the Army’s Western Command, following successful trials in high-altitude conditions, electronic warfare scenarios and precision-guided munition firing exercises.Both systems have been designed, developed and manufactured indigenously, reflecting India’s growing emphasis on self-reliance in defence technology. The ULPGM, co-developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation…
GD U.S. Army airborne troops tested robotic assault tactics and combat vehicles during African Lion 26 in Morocco Source link