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Russia has expressed keen interest in inducting the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile into its own armed forces, according to BrahMos Aerospace Chief Jaiteerth Joshi.Discussions are currently under way to expand production capacity to meet future requirements, signalling a new phase in the joint Indo-Russian missile program.Speaking in Nagpur after the ceremonial flagging off of the 100th indigenous booster manufactured by Solar Industries India Ltd, Joshi confirmed that Moscow had conveyed its intent to acquire BrahMos despite already having established industrial partners associated with the program.He emphasised that Russia’s interest reflects the evolving security environment and the need to strengthen its…

F.P. Sempa, AMSpectator As critics demand escalation or retreat, Trump is attempting what Bismarck understood best. Source link

PARIS — The 2026 edition of the Eurosatory defense exposition outside Paris is wrapping up, presumably much to the relief of the overworked metro attendants who helped shepherd thousands of visitors to and from the show every day. To get a sense of what it was like to walk around the sprawling complex, filled to the gills with defense firms and their wares, here are a selection of photos from the show floor. And you can catch up with our news coverage from the show here. Snowmobile-maker Lynx advertises its Commander ride at Eurosatory 2026. (Breaking Defense) The futuristic i-X…

H135 helicopter for Canada’s FAcT programme. Credit: Airbus. The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has received the first of 19 H135 helicopter from Airbus Helicopters, as part of the Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) programme. Canada ordered the H135 helicopters for the RCAF under the FAcT programme in November 2024. The remaining H135 are planned to continue until 2028. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Designated as CT-153 Juno, the aircraft is intended to modernise pilot training. They will be deployed to train upcoming…

India has provided military stores worth 5.5 million US dollars to the Sri Lanka Army for its United Nations deployment, underscoring the deepening defence partnership between the two neighbours.The stores were mobilised swiftly from Indian Army operational stocks and transported to Colombo aboard INS Sharda, reflecting India’s commitment to regional security and its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy.The High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, formally handed over the consignment at a ceremony held at Army Headquarters in Sri Jayawardenepura, Kotte. The event was attended by Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), and the Commander of…

D. Vine, J. B. Foster & . Cernadas, POGO There are several ways to calculate the true cost of our military. All add up to at least $1.5 trillion — and that’s before the proposed… Source link

Naval historians have identified the 1980s as the only time since World War II when peacetime force-planning objectives successfully aligned with presidential and congressional support for those plans. Now, for the first time since President Ronald Reagan and Navy Secretary John Lehman introduced the 600-Ship Navy, there is a rare alignment shaping up: President Donald Trump and Congress want to give the Navy more money, and the Navy appears positioned to put it to effective use.  That alignment, however, is as perishable as it is unusual. The danger is that the Navy could squander it, reaching the goal line and…

US approves possible $1.5bn Black Hawk helicopter sale to Austria The US Department of State has granted approval for a possible Foreign Military Sale to Austria, involving the purchase of 12 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. The transaction, which is estimated to be worth $1.5bn, also covers equipment, support, and training services. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Austria’s government requested a range of hardware and systems as part of the deal, including 26 T700-GE-701D engines, as well as missile warning and countermeasure systems,…

by Nilesh KunwarThe FaçadeIslamabad wants the world to believe that the illegally occupied part of J&K under its control is the epitome of freedom and prosperity, and to keep up this façade, it refers to Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK) as ‘Azad (free) Kashmir’. Keeping up appearances is a costly affair, but Pakistan’s Kashmir obsession is so intense that despite being cash strapped it doesn’t think twice when it comes to paying to keep its ‘Azad Kashmir’ falsehood alive.In July 2011, Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, a US-based Pakistani-American who was running an organisation called Kashmiri American Council (KAC) was…

David Sobiloff, RealClearDefense The real question is not whether critics can list objections to this war. It is whether the alliances we have built are willing to confront the strategic… Source link