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The Aviationist The RQ-4Bs operated by the 4th Reconnaissance Squadron permanently relocated to Yokota AB, where they already deployed every year during the typhoon season Source link

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G-7 meeting in France on June 17 was supposed to stabilize relations that have been troubled over the past year. Trump was effusive in his praise of Modi. He told reporters that the two leaders share “a great relationship” and that India had “a great friend in the White House” as long as he was president. However, there is little reason for India to believe that India-U.S. relations will go back to the strong partnership that existed before Trump returned for his second term. Trump…

Reliance Jio is preparing to enter the satellite communications sector in a major way by planning its own low Earth orbit constellation of between 1,600 and 1,650 satellites, according to a report by ET Infra.These satellites are expected to be deployed at an altitude of around 650 kilometres within the next two to three years. The aim is to provide broadband and direct‑to‑device connectivity services across India and potentially beyond.The Mukesh Ambani‑led company has already submitted a proposal to the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre, which is currently evaluating the technical architecture and configuration of the constellation.This marks…

Matthew Adams, Stars & Stripes Two Marines from the Vietnam War and a soldier from the war in Afghanistan received the nation’s highest award for courage under fire Thursday at the White… Source link

Last year, as part of China’s 15th Arctic expedition, two of China’s manned submersibles, the Fendouzhe and Jiaolong, conducted what Chinese news agency Xinhua described as “joint underwater operations” or manned dives under the Arctic ice. This was the first time that China had done anything like this. For the purposes of these dives, China brought to the region two of its deep-sea research vessels, which acted as motherships for the submersibles. These submersibles then conducted more than 40 dives over a 56-day period in the Central Arctic Ocean, some together and some separately. As we discussed in a longer…

Jeh Aerospace, in partnership with North America’s Solestra Group, has inaugurated a Global Manufacturing Centre (GMC) at its Hyderabad facility under a multi-year, multi-million-dollar agreement.The centre is designed to expand precision manufacturing capacity for aerospace and defence programmes, strengthen supply-chain resilience, and provide customers with dedicated capacity aligned to global standards.The GMC was formally launched during a visit by Solestra’s Chief Executive Officer Joe DeMartino and Vice President Rocky Barnhart. The facility will function as an extension of Solestra’s North American operations, with dedicated shop-floor machines, space, and workforce aligned exclusively to Solestra’s programmes and quality systems.This model ensures that…

Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering Autonomous wingmen, software-defined upgrades, and multi-aircraft teaming. Here’s what Shield AI’s latest Air Force contract means. Source link

Bangladesh’s Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has announced plans to fence parts of the country’s 270-kilometer border with Myanmar. To understand why Dhaka has arrived at this point, one must look back to December 8, 2024, when the Arakan Army (AA) completed its capture of Maungdaw and assumed full control of northern Rakhine State’s border with Bangladesh. For most international observers, the fall of Maungdaw marked a milestone in Myanmar’s civil war – another indication of the military junta’s shrinking territorial control. For Dhaka, however, it meant the disappearance of effective Myanmar state authority along much of its southeastern frontier. Today,…

French President Emmanuel Macron surprised many by departing from standard diplomatic protocol and addressing Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Hindi during a farewell message at the conclusion of Modi’s visit to France.The gesture was captured in a special video message, where Macron began with the words, “Priya mitra Narendra, mujhe bahut khushi hai, daure ke liye swagat karte, France Bharat ki dosti amar rahe.”He then smiled and added, “I hope it was correct,” acknowledging his attempt at Hindi. The lines translated to, “Dear friend Narendra, I am very happy, welcome for the visit, may the friendship between France and India…

Mallory Shelbourne, USNI News Senate authorizers want the Navy to continue pursuing the next-generation destroyer, in addition to the new Trump-class battleship Source link