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The following is an excerpt from War Plan Taiwan: OPLAN 5077 and the U.S. Struggle for the Pacific, published by the Naval Institute Press. The standard talking points on the imminent threat China poses to Taiwan and the associated risk of a conflict between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) hardly need reciting. Headlines warning of the PRC preparing to invade the Republic of China (ROC) in the near future have become almost clichés. Even the US Navy’s 2024 Navigation Plan from the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) has 2027 set as the deadline to be…
Just a day before the United States and Indonesia were set to sign a major defence deal on 13 April, a classified document outlining a secret plan to grant American military jets blanket access to Indonesian airspace was leaked by an Indian media outlet.This access would have allowed Washington to monitor the Malacca Strait, a vital trade chokepoint, especially significant given Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz that has disrupted global oil supplies.The leak caused uproar in Indonesia, and while the defence deal itself was signed, the overflight access was excluded.The report was published on 12 April by The…
Parth Satam, The Aviationist The new Armed Black Hawk kit allows UH-60s to be quickly reconfigured for new mission sets, allowing greater flexibility and eliminating the need for dedicated… Source link
COLORADO SPRINGS — The Department of the Air Force is seeking lawmakers’ blessing to award multi-year deals for aircraft and satellites, according to Secretary Troy Meink, expanding the Pentagon’s push to ramp up production for key weapons systems. Speaking Wednesday during a briefing with reporters at the Space Symposium conference here, Meink said Pentagon officials are “working with the Hill to help get that authority [for multi-year procurement] across the board, not only with munitions, but actually with the production of aircraft, with the production of spacecraft. And I think we’ve gotten really good support from the Hill on this.” …
L&T Technology Services has announced a strategic partnership with a leading global energy major to establish a new Digital Expertise Centre in India.The collaboration positions the company as a key engineering services and technology partner, with the centre expected to expand its workforce by approximately 500 engineers.The disclosure, underscores the strategic importance of this initiative in strengthening digital engineering capabilities within the energy sector.The partnership is likely to enhance L&T Technology Services’ revenue growth and market share in the energy domain over the next two to three years. By embedding itself deeper into the digital transformation journey of a global…
Breaking Defense “If you look at the [fight] in Ukraine on either side, it’s really hard to move out and get fires ready to go…. The Paladin is just incapable of it at speed,” Army… Source link
Breaking Defense is heading to scenic National Harbor, Maryland for this year’s Sea Air Space conference. Naval warfare reporter Diana Stancy joins Aaron Mehta to discuss what she’s expecting from Adm. Daryl Caudle’s first Sea Air Space as Chief of Naval Operations. Some of the major themes of this year’s show are expected to be the military-wide acquisition reform, along with the Navy’s role in the ongoing conflict in Iran. We’ll be tracking it all, so check back often to see our coverage from the show floor. Source link
The Atlantic alliance can no longer be managed through reassurance, communiqués, or the fiction that its internal tensions are political noise. They are structural. Mark Rutte’s recent visit to Washington made that clear. NATO requires rebalancing: a more credible distribution of responsibility, capability, and strategic weight across the alliance.Beneath this lies a growing crisis of trust. Europeans no longer simply ask whether the United States will stay engaged; they worry that ambiguity or sudden shifts in Washington could hollow out deterrence and tempt adversaries to test what was once an ironclad commitment. Unequal burden‑sharing has shifted from a long‑running grievance…
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is expanding its network of facilities to track space objects in Earth’s orbit, with plans to establish a phased array radar in the north-eastern region of India and an optical telescope at Hanle in Ladakh.These developments are part of a broader effort to enhance India’s Space Situational Awareness (SSA) capabilities at a time when Low Earth Orbit (LEO), ranging between 500 and 1,000 kilometres above Earth, is becoming increasingly congested with satellites and debris, raising the risk of accidental collisions.Currently, ISRO operates the Multi-Object Tracking Radar (MOTR) at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in…
Greg Hadley, A&SF The Air Force is emphasizing operations and maintenance and research and development. The Army and Navy plan buying sprees … Source link