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In a decisive move to safeguard national security and enhance strategic awareness, the Indian Navy has deployed its premier missile-tracking and ocean-surveillance vessel, INS Dhruv, to the Arabian Sea, drawing from a report by a Malaysia based publication. Pakistan’s closure of a large swath of the northern Arabian Sea for a suspected missile test marks one of the starkest signs so far of the India-Pakistan strategic rivalry shifting swiftly from overt military drills to live intelligence showdowns.This deployment comes as India proactively monitors a declared missile test window by Pakistan, scheduled between 14 and 15 April 2026. By positioning this high-tech…
Seligman & Holliday, WSJ The blockade on the Strait of Hormuz is now officially in effect. Here’s what we know so far. Source link
Dorato Capital Management acquired a new stake in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 3,061 shares of the software giant’s stock, valued at approximately $1,406,000. Microsoft accounts for about 1.1% of Dorato Capital Management’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position. Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Earned Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Earned Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 24,973 shares…
US President Donald Trump spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday evening, marking their first phone call since the outbreak of the US–Israel war on Iran, as reported by NDTV.According to US Ambassador Sergio Gor, the two leaders discussed the ongoing situation in the Middle East, emphasising the importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open.Following the conversation, Prime Minister Modi stated that India supports de-escalation and the restoration of peace at the earliest opportunity.He underlined that ensuring the Strait of Hormuz remains open, secure, and accessible is essential for global stability. Both leaders agreed to remain in contact…
E.R. Miller, Defence Blog Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force are accelerating development of the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile Source link
Deterrence today is enabled by advanced capabilities, operational reach, and the capacity to adapt faster than adversaries. Rolls-Royce enables this objective through its work on the MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program, among many others. The MV-75 will provide groundbreaking maneuver capability for the U.S. Army that will transform the geometry of the battlefield, a strategic imperative for modern conflict particularly in geographically expansive theaters such as the Indo-Pacific. Rolls-Royce is proud to be a member of team FLRAA, with AE 1107 engines powering the MV-75, providing the Army with twice the speed and range of the current fleet. This capability…
India possesses world-class quantum talent, yet the country’s quantum future is being slowed by structural and cultural barriers. In a recent episode of Front Page of AIM Network (a specialised publication that covers artificial intelligence, technology, and analytics, focusing on innovations, research, and data science in India), Aditya Singh, Founding Member and Head of Business Development at BOSONQ PSI (BQP), argued that the real race in quantum computing is not about hardware, but mathematics.Singh introduced BOSONQ PSI and its flagship BQ5 simulation platform, which already delivers tenfold speed improvements over classical systems.With the maturation of quantum hardware, the company projects…
Stefano D’urso, The Aviationist The 357th Fighter Squadron graduated its last A-10C Thunderbolt II student pilots at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, marking the end of an era for the sole… Source link
The following is an excerpt from Katrina Manson’s PROJECT MAVEN: A Marine Colonel, His Team, and the Dawn of AI Warfare. The books is available at all major retailers. When I first meet Drew Cukor he has little in the way of easy smiles. It is mid-2024, and I have already spent almost a year trying to convince him to speak with me. I wait for him after work in the lobby of the towering New York office of J.P. Morgan, the bank where the retired Marine Corps colonel is now leading the transformation of artificial intelligence for chief executive Jamie…
Thirty-eight years ago today, an Iranian mine tore a hole in the hull of the USS Samuel B. Roberts, a guided missile frigate that had been helping to escort reflagged Kuwaiti tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. The blast broke the frigate’s keel, flooded its engineroom, and lit fires on several decks. Only its well-trained crew saved the Roberts from sinking.The story has become a touchstone of Navy schoolhouses, where instructors exhort officers and enlisted sailors alike to take seriously the grueling business of damage control. But a strangely amnesiac effect seems to surround the threat of mines.The attack on…