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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has extended warm wishes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he reached the historic milestone of becoming India’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister.In her message, she congratulated him on completing twelve years in office and emphasised the importance of further strengthening bilateral relations. She recalled their recent meeting in Rome, where both leaders launched a Special Strategic Partnership aimed at creating new opportunities for their nations and peoples, underscoring the forward-looking nature of the relationship.Meloni’s message adds to the growing chorus of international leaders acknowledging Modi’s achievement. European Council Chief Antonio Costa also congratulated him, praising…

ND The Army’s new Transformation and Training Command is looking to industry to help it solve three critical problems Source link

General Upendra Dwivedi, the Chief of Army Staff, has undertaken a significant review of the Northern Command’s operational preparedness and modernisation initiatives during his visit to Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir.The visit underscored the Army’s focus on strengthening capability development and ensuring readiness across the full spectrum of military operations.According to the Army’s Additional Directorate General of Public Information, the Chief of Army Staff was briefed on the conduct of multi-domain operations, absorption of advanced technologies, infrastructure development, and integrated combat readiness.These elements form the backbone of the Northern Command’s approach to maintaining superiority in an increasingly complex security environment.During…

Marine Corps Compass Points Over the years, the Congressional Research Service has regularly reported on issues with the LSM Source link

The UK Government is rumoured to be looking to publish its defence plan when MP’s are out of office. Credit: pcruciatti via Shutterstock.com UK Parliament Speaker Lindsay Hoyle furious at rumours the DIP will be released when Parliament is not sitting He called it an “utter disgrace” and “kick in the face” after repeated delays The plan is expected to imply major cuts, putting several big programmes at risk Rumours that the UK Government will publish its long-delayed Defence Investment Plan (DIP) this Friday (12 June), a day when by tradition the UK Parliament does not sit, have been met…

India’s space regulator IN-SPACe has formally invited private industry to take over the end-to-end realisation, operation, and commercialisation of ISRO’s Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3), signalling a major shift in India’s space sector towards private participation.The move will allow Indian companies to manufacture and launch the country’s heaviest rocket, while ISRO focuses on advanced R&D and flagship missions.The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) has issued an Expression of Interest (EOI) to eligible Indian companies and industry consortia for the Transfer of Technology (ToT) of the LVM-3 rocket. Known as ISRO’s “Baahubali” rocket, the LVM-3 has been the backbone…

WSJ The missile takes more than two years to build and relies on more than 400 companies before it is sent to conflict zones Source link

When Denis Shtilerman, a co-founder of the Ukrainian missile and drone manufacturer Fire Point, set out the design of his company’s “Freya” project in the middle of May, he reframed an effort that had until then been understood largely as a deep-strike story around a problem that has troubled every air-defence operator drawn into the war against Russia, namely the difficulty of continuing to intercept incoming ballistic missiles when each engagement consumes an interceptor costing several times more than the weapon it is meant to destroy (Militarnyi; Ukrainska Pravda). The instrument that Fire Point has settled upon as its answer…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached a historic milestone by becoming India’s longest-serving elected prime minister, surpassing the record set by Jawaharlal Nehru. On Wednesday, Modi completed an uninterrupted tenure of 4,399 days in office, a feat that underscores his enduring political dominance and the trust reposed in him by the electorate across three consecutive mandates. This achievement has drawn widespread recognition both within India and internationally. Congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on becoming India’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister. This achievement is a powerful testament to his decades of dedicated public service and leadership! Wishing him all the best!—…

Mike Schuler, gCaptain A U.S. Navy-operated autonomous surface vessel (ASV) built by Saronic rescued two U.S. Army aviators after their AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed off the coast of… Source link