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To President Trump and his defense secretary, the herculean rescue of two downed airmen in hostile territory was further proof that the U.S. military has full control of the skies over Iran. But the actual situation remains complicated and dangerous, according to former military officials and defense experts who said painting a simple picture overlooks the weapons that downed the F-15E—and that still hold vast swaths of airspace at risk. On Easter Sunday, Trump said in a social media post that the daring recovery underscored that U.S. forces had “achieved overwhelming Air Dominance and Superiority over the Iranian skies.” The next day,…

The Chinese satellite and missile tracking vessel, Yuan Wang 07, is currently advancing through Indonesian waters as it prepares to enter the Indian Ocean Region. Positioned near the Sunda Strait, the ship’s movement has drawn significant attention from regional security analysts and maritime observers, marking another high-profile deployment of China’s specialised “Yuan Wang” fleet into these sensitive waters. This sophisticated research vessel (“so-called”) is operated by the People’s Liberation Army Strategic Support Force and is specifically designed to support transoceanic aerospace observation. Equipped with multiple large-scale parabolic antennae and advanced electronic tracking systems, the ship serves as a mobile command…

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While the world’s attention has been elsewhere, Beijing appears to be quietly weaponizing critical infrastructure across the South Pacific. Under the guise of commercial development, Chinese state-owned enterprises reportedly have begun repurposing local airstrips and ports in ways that could accommodate Chinese military vessels and aircraft. The Luganville Wharf in Vanuatu, for instance, has undergone significant renovations and is now capable of docking large Chinese warships. A 2025 Sinopsis report, among the few comprehensive assessments of the issue, identifies close to 40 of what it calls dual-use facilities throughout the region. These projects, which include proposals to lengthen airport runways…

Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attends Rocketsan production facility opening ceremony, 7 April 2026. Credit: Directorate of Communications. Türkiye’s President Erdoğan attended the opening ceremony of a new munitions production facility in Ankara Erdoğan was quick to stress the strategic autonomy of Türkiye’s sovereign defence industry But recent the interception of Iranian ballistic missiles in Turkish airspace demonstrates the nation’s close coordination with Nato’s air defence architecture Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the opening ceremony of a new munitions production facility in Ankara on 7 April, where he extolled the state-run company Roketsan and accented the autonomy of the…

Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, the Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, recently conducted a high-level visit to the Peterson Space Force Base in the United States.During this visit, he held an extensive meeting with General Gregory M. Guillot, the Commander of the United States Northern Command (US-NORTHCOM) and the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD).The discussions centred on complex operational modalities, marking a significant step in reinforcing the burgeoning defence cooperation between India and the United States.The engagement between the two senior military leaders at Peterson Space Force Base, which serves as the critical nerve…

M. Makovsky & J. Ruhe, RCD As the United States and Israel continue to decimate Iran’s conventional capabilities, it becomes clearer that their campaign cannot stop until at least one of two… Source link

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request for defense spending was the first to hit the $1 trillion mark, and over one third of that sum — expected to be $1.5 trillion after reconciliation funding is added — is for research, development, testing and evaluation. Should Congress approve the budget, the Army will be allocated $18.75 billion to push forward some of its most high profile programs, a small increase from FY26’s $18.34 billion. The programs taking up the majority of the Army’s RDT&E funding include the Future Long Range Reconnaissance Aircraft (FLRAA), Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD),…

Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attends Rocketsan production facility opening ceremony, 7 April 2026. Credit: Directorate of Communications. Türkiye’s President Erdoğan attended the opening ceremony of a new munitions production facility in Ankara Erdoğan was quick to stress the strategic autonomy of Türkiye’s sovereign defence industry But recent the interception of Iranian ballistic missiles in Turkish airspace demonstrates the the nation’s close coordination with Nato’s air defence architecture Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the opening ceremony of a new munitions production facility in Ankara on 7 April, where he extolled the state-run company Roketsan and accented the autonomy of…

Skyroot Aerospace, the Hyderabad-based space technology pioneer, has successfully completed the final pre-flight separation test of the payload fairing for its Vikram-1 rocket.This milestone represents one of the last major technical hurdles before the vehicle’s highly anticipated maiden orbital launch. The test was designed to validate the mechanism that protects satellites during the intense atmospheric ascent and ensures their safe exposure to space once the rocket exits the Earth’s atmosphere.The payload fairing, often referred to as the “nose cone,” utilizes a sophisticated two-piece clamshell design. During the demonstration, the pneumatic separation system functioned flawlessly, discarding the protective shields in a…