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Uzbekistan’s transition from the Cyrillic to the Latin alphabet is not merely a technical change; rather, it has a far-reaching dimension tied to the nation-building process. Since declaring its independence in 1991, Tashkent has revised its alphabet policies numerous times, yet the simultaneous use of both the Cyrillic and Latin alphabets has continued for over 30 years. Visitors to Uzbekistan will still see both alphabets — alongside the Russian language, which uses a Cyrillic alphabet – in many parts of daily life.  While conducting field research at Samarkand State University between 2022 and 2023, to collect data for my master’s…

Air & Space Forces The Pentagon’s top research lab is interested in developing a hypersonic cruise missile prototype that provides “a revolutionary leap in operational performance” Source link

The annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium’s second day unfolded today, and included remarks from Space Command chief Gen. Stephen Whiting and Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s Lt. Gen. John Rafferty. As the Breaking Defense team roams the expo floor to report the latest news, here are a few images from day two of the event. And be sure to check out all our coverage of the event here. Boeing’s Small Diameter Bomb on display at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., Aug. 12, 2026. (Breaking Defense) AV shows off its SB400 (front) and SB600 (back)…

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Space weapons and refuelable satellites are among the items needed to preserve the U.S. military’s orbital edge over China, the head of U.S. Space Command said. America’s adversaries are targeting U.S. space assets and rapidly developing their own, Gen. Stephen Whiting told attendees at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium on Wednesday. China, for example, has direct-ascent ASAT missiles, ground-based lasers, jammers, and maneuverable, dual-use satellites, he said.“These developments intend to degrade our current space superiority and would potentially giveChina a maneuver and logistics advantage in space – something we would not accept on the land, at sea,…

August has been a solemn month in Japan for more than 80 years. Although Japan formally signed the Instrument of Surrender on September 2, 1945, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, respectively, and Emperor Hirohito’s radio announcement on August 15 accepting the terms of surrender have made August a month from which the Japanese psyche cannot escape. Every year since the Pacific War ended in Japan’s defeat, during August the nation has mourned its war dead and reflected on the horrors of a conflict that inflicted immense suffering and destruction upon the country. The…

Global Security Review From Brittle Walls to Dynamic Resilience Source link

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. ― Gen. Stephen Whiting, head of US Space Command (SPACECOM) today said that along with non-kinetic weapons such as jammers, the joint force also needs the capability for destructive attacks on adversary space systems to win tomorrow’s space wars. Whiting told the annual Army Space and Missile Defense Symposium here that SPACECOM’s top two priorities for fiscal 2029 through 2033 are “integrated space fires” and capabilities to counter large constellations of satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) in order to establish space superiority. “We’re a combatant command and we fight to win wars. To win, we need credible,…

On August 7, the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, committing themselves to consider an attack on one as an attack on all. The Turkish Foreign Minister has indicated that the alliance could expand. This stands out as one of the most consequential shifts in the region’s ever-shifting power dynamics. That promise may well reshape the security dynamics of the entire region. For New Delhi, the emergence of this framework warrants scrutiny. The agreement is not directed against India, but it alters the strategic environment in which India-Pakistan relations play out. Its implications for India, however, cannot…

RespStatecraft In an era of cheap drones, the new battleship is overly reliant on expensive and highly vulnerable technology Source link

WASHINGTON — In a bid to evade increasingly sophisticated adversary air defenses, the Pentagon’s secretive research agency is seeking “radical” industry ideas that could pave the way for a new generation of hypersonic weapons, according to a government notice. Through a request for information published Aug. 7, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) identified a need for a “revolutionary leap” in performance for traits like range, speed and altitude. The notice says DARPA’s goal is to eventually build and test a full-up demonstrator for what the agency calls the Next Generation Hypersonic Cruise Missile.  “This capability must maintain technological…