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Henry Foy, Financial Times Belgian officials say operations have not been compromised after a Canadian national of Chinese origin is detained Source link

Aviation Week Ukraine, the U.S. and other Western militaries have been clamoring for months for more missile defense interceptors at lower costs. Industry is starting to listen. Source link

Peter Navarro, Defense News The United States has the most lethal military on Earth. But even the most advanced weapons system is only as strong as the supply chains behind it. Source link

B. Ayaz, RCD . . does the Strait’s geopolitical importance to the U.S. necessarily make it an effective deterrent for Iran? More fundamentally, does the ability to impose costs… Source link

BDef A new executive order essentially gives companies until the start of 2027 to alter their supply of critical materials and minerals. Industry is worried that could be a difficult… Source link

Rhyu Si-min, a former minister of health and welfare, has spent the past few decades building a reputation as one of South Korea’s most influential liberal commentators. Over the past several weeks, however, he shockingly has aimed that influence at President Lee Jae-myung – the leader his commentary once helped elect. In a series of YouTube appearances since late June, Rhyu has argued that Lee is not merely tolerating the ruling Democratic Party’s drift toward the center but directing it. He compared the shift to the “reconstruction” of a building that displaced longtime residents without their consent and predicted that…

Miguel Ortiz, WATM It looks like the Army is ditching its latest service rifle. Source link

FARNBOROUGH, England—In the eight decades since Martin-Baker conducted its first in-flight test, its ejection seats have saved the lives of more than 7,800 aviators. But more recently, advancements in robotic and autonomous aircraft have Martin-Baker and fellow ejection-seat makers looking for ways to keep themselves alive and well.“Recognizing where drones are going, we have offered our services to support the drone manufacturers, both the small and the larger ones of the future,” Steve Roberts, Martin-Baker’s head of business development, told Defense One on the sidelines of the Farnborough International Airshow here. “It could be anything. How do they get launched?…

Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk’s 26-day fast, which he ended on Thursday night, has not yet achieved the protestors’ goal: the sacking of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. But it has created impact; it has put the Narendra Modi government on the back foot for the first time since the farmers’ protests in 2021. Wangchuk’s decision to end the hunger strike came after the government moved to address the NEET paper leak controversy and youth protests with a series of assurances. Thousands of students and youth protesters are still occupying the Jantar Mantar area in New Delhi. Following Wangchuk’s decision to end…

Peck, Navy T. Concerned by the lack of docks on the West Coast that can service large vessels such as aircraft carriers, the U.S. Navy is moving forward with plans to build a new dock at… Source link