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Vandiver, Stars & Stripes The Army will cut thousands of permanent change of station relocations this year in a move aimed at providing more stability to military families and unit… Source link

U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national energy emergency on his first day back in office framed fossil fuel production as a geopolitical weapon. According to Trump, “energy dominance” – flooding global markets with American oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) – would reassert American power, undercut China’s clean technology leverage and discipline allies into dependence. Eighteen months on, the doctrine is revealing some of its contradictions, and nowhere more acutely than in Taiwan. The numbers behind assertions of U.S. dominance are real. Boosted by the shale revolution initiated in 2005, oil and gas production has reached record highs,…

America’s F-35 program is facing a crisis: a new government report shows that only 25% of jets are fully mission capable, with readiness rates falling sharply despite $1.6 trillion in lifetime costs, as stated in a a report by Hindustan Times.The Pentagon has launched a $13.7 billion recovery plan, but risks remain high as China’s J-20 fleet expands rapidly.The F-35 Lightning-II, hailed as the world’s most advanced fighter jet, is struggling to meet operational demands. According to the Government Accountability Office, the fleet’s mission capable rate has dropped from 67% in 2021 to just 44% in 2025, while the full…

Global Defense N. The U.S. Army’s 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, has demonstrated a major shift in combat capability during Exercise Red Flag-Alaska 26-2 Source link

SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS, Brazil — Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer expects to increase its final assembly workshare for Saab’s JAS 39 Gripen, in a bid to help meet climbing demand for the fighter jet, according to a company executive. “Saab is a great partner of ours” and “we stand ready to support” the Swedish manufacturer, Marcio Monteiro, the chief marketing officer of Embraer’s defense division, told Breaking Defense in a June 11 interview.  “We are actually expecting that” more Gripen production will “be offloaded to us,” Monteiro added. “We hope that happens soon.” Assembled by Embraer in Gavião Peixoto, the…

Situated at the headwaters of major river systems feeding Iran, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, Afghanistan is the mountainous hydro-hub of Central and South Asia. Yet for decades, conflict froze the country’s development. Unable to build dams, canals, or modern irrigation networks, Afghanistan has historically consumed far less than its legitimate water share. Its downstream neighbors, in turn, grew structurally dependent on the unrestricted, natural flow of Afghan waters — a pattern they came to treat as permanent. Today, this historical imbalance has hardened into a hydro-political trap, squeezing Afghanistan between two opposing structural pressures. On one side lies downstream dependency.…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held delegation-level talks with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in Bratislava on Monday, marking the first-ever visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Slovakia.The discussions took place during Modi’s three-day state visit, which is part of his wider European tour.The Indian delegation included External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (West) Sibi George, and Additional Secretary Puja Kapur. Their presence underscored the importance India attaches to strengthening ties with Slovakia and the broader European Union.Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi received a ceremonial…

Stephen Losey, A&SF Software shortcomings, spare parts shortages, and corrosion problems mean only about one in four

BELFAST — The UK says a sixth-generation fighter contract is to be signed in a matter of weeks, in line with bilateral talks held over the weekend between Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Japanese premier Sanae Takaichi. The flagship project of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) between Italy, Japan and the UK has faced uncertainty amid infighting between the British Ministry of Defence and the Treasury (UK budget office), which has, in collaboration with Starmer, struggled to address a budget shortfall. The inking of the fighter contract could help relieve GCAP partner concerns however. “During the meeting [in London],…

The Trump administration’s use of military lawyers for civilian roles would be probed by Congress’ watchdog agency under language added to the 2027 defense policy bill.The provision was added to the Senate Armed Service Committee’s version of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. It orders the Government Accountability Office to review the Pentagon’s use of judge advocate generals to support the Justice Department’s operations, “including their use as immigration judges and special prosecutors, and its impact on morale and readiness,” Warren’s office said. “Pete Hegseth is treating our independent military lawyers like pawns in Trump’s cruel…