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Lauren C. Williams, Defense One Lessons from the SINKEX are shaping the service’s plans to buy and fight. Source link

A pragmatic alternative to a fifth-generation fighter is taking shape — and a 2021 Quwa analysis predicted much of it. A new Pulse Check episode revisits the argument with the benefit of hindsight. For more than a decade, Pakistan’s ambition to field a homegrown stealth fighter under Project Azm has run up against an uncomfortable reality: the country’s aerospace base is not yet built for it. Now, a growing body of analysis suggests the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) may reach its next leap in air power not through a crewed fifth-generation jet, but through a family of stealthy unmanned combat…

[U]nhappily, we must take responsibility for our own failures. The Chinese have developed a nation of producers; we are a nation of consumers. China is a nation of engineers, the United States a nation of lawyers. The Chinese willingly sacrifice today for tomorrow; we sacrifice tomorrow for today. There are disturbing signs that the Chinese have deliberately engaged in the economic conquest of America. I cannot prove this, it cannot be documented. I can only cite scraps of evidence- a whispered word here, a secret CIA account there, knowing looks on the faces of Chinese leaders who I have questioned. …

India’s expanding defence partnerships across Eurasia and the Mediterranean are beginning to reshape the strategic landscape, particularly in relation to Turkey. Observers note that Ankara is increasingly unsettled by New Delhi’s growing footprint in regions traditionally sensitive to Turkish interests.The phrase “you reap what you sow” has been invoked by commentators to describe how Turkey’s own geopolitical manoeuvres, including its close alignment with Pakistan, are now being counterbalanced by India’s outreach to Turkey’s rivals.Cyprus has emerged as a key player in this dynamic, expressing interest in acquiring Indian defence platforms such as the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, Kamikaze drones, and…

Stefano D’urso, The Aviationist Boeing confirmed that the MQ-28 Ghost Bat has conducted three flights at the Point Mugu Sea Range after initially flying only in Australia. Source link

WASHINGTON ― The Space Force announced today that it has awarded SpaceX a contract worth $4.16 billion to “accelerate” the service’s “Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator (SB-AMTI)” program. “We are beginning development and integration efforts immediately to meet the program’s rapid deployment milestones and address emerging national security requirements,” Col. Ryan Frazier, acting Space Force portfolio acquisition executive for Space Based Sensing & Targeting, said in a statement. Space-based AMTI sensors are being designed to “compliment” the Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail, which is turn was developed to replace the aging E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft. The move…

Adversaries have used commercially available location data to target U.S. servicemembers in war zones, a bipartisan group of lawmakers revealed Thursday. In a letter to Pentagon CIO Kirsten Davies, 14 members of Congress — led by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C. — warned that the department “has not taken basic steps to protect U.S. military personnel from the serious counterintelligence and force protection threat posed by the collection and sale of personal information, including cell phone location data, by data brokers.”Reuters first reported the news. Last month, U.S. Central Command revealed to lawmakers that it “has received multiple threat reports…

During their meeting at New Delhi on May 26, the Quad foreign ministers announced a major new maritime security initiative: the Indo-Pacific Maritime Surveillance Collaboration (IPMSC). The initiative, proposed by India, will initially focus on the Indian Ocean. It will use the latest tracking technologies and satellite data to provide real-time information on the kind of vessels operating in the region. In the words of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the initiative seeks to leverage each of the Quad countries’ maritime surveillance capabilities to enhance information sharing. IPMSC complements the existing Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) initiative,…

India is advancing its indigenous Zorawar light tank program with the integration of an Adaptive Thermal Camouflage System, a technology that only a handful of countries have operationalised.This system is designed to make the tank harder to detect by drones, helicopters, and missile seekers equipped with thermal cameras, a capability that has become indispensable on modern battlefields.The innovation directly addresses the challenges posed by high-altitude warfare in Ladakh, where China has deployed its Type 15 light tanks.The camouflage system works by actively adjusting the tank’s surface temperature to match its surroundings in real time. Each panel can regulate its temperature…

WSJ GEN Christopher LaNeve, who is close to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, could get the nomination as early as this week Source link