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In this episode of The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast, hosts Ankit Panda and Katie Putz mark the fifth anniversary of the AUKUS partnership with a discussion of the trilateral security agreement between Australia, the U.K., and the U.S., breaking down its significance, concerns regarding its sustainability amid a changing political landscape, the challenges faced by the U.S. submarine industrial base, and the implications of the partnership in the context of rising tensions with China.  For more, check out our recent video explainer, featuring Dr. Euan Graham, further exploring the AUKUS partnership. You can subscribe to The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast…

Indra Lanza 3D radar. Credit: Indra. Indra has secured a contract to supply a Lanza 3D long-range radar and associated command-and-control capabilities for Phuket Air Base, expanding Thailand’s air surveillance and control network.  The system will be the third Lanza 3D radar ordered by the Royal Thai Air Force from the Spanish defence technology company.   Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The Lanza 3D operates in the L-band frequency range, which Indra said is intended to support operation in high-humidity and adverse atmospheric…

The most lethal personnel on the modern battlefield are drone operators. Credit: Melnikov Dmitriy via Shutterstock Fedorov: drones now deliver 95%+ of combat strikes in Ukraine Ukraine launching “Army of Robots”, building on “Army of Drones” programme Kyiv prioritises air defence as Russia ramps up drone attacks and spending Ukraine’s ousted former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has said drones are accounting for more than 95% of combat strikes in the country’s war against Russia, as he outlined a new approach to furthering the use of robotics in warfare. It had previously been reported by Army Technology in 2025 that four…

Amprius will retrofit an existing domestic production line from EV batteries to high-energy density cells for UAS. Credit: ANDRANIK HAKOBYAN/Shutterstock.com. Amprius Technologies has received a US Department of War (DoW) grant worth up to $75m to support domestic production of batteries for uncrewed aerial systems (UAS).  The funding will be used to convert an existing US electric-vehicle battery production line into a facility making high-energy-density cells for Group 1, 2 and 3 drones.   Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Amprius expects the upgraded…

English (Original) Spanish – Español French – Français German – Deutsch Arabic – العربية Chinese – 中文 Japanese – 日本語 Russian – Русский Portuguese – Português Italian – Italiano Korean – 한국어 Dutch – Nederlands Turkish – Türkçe Polish – Polski Hindi – हिन्दी 🤖 Hi! I’m here to help you understand this article. Ask me anything about the content! Send Five British men arrested over a suspected plot to attack RAF Fairford have been released on police bail as counter-terrorism officers investigate whether a foreign state was involved. The men, aged between 23 and 25 and all from London,…

BELFAST — The UK says it will convene secretive meetings with CEOs from the defense and critical infrastructure industries to address “threats posed by Russia.” In a joint statement on Friday, Britain’s Ministry of Defence and Cabinet Office said that armed forces minister Louise Sandher-Jones will chair one “threat briefing” with local defense companies and security minister Dan Jarvis is to lead another for critical infrastructure groups. The briefings will “draw on world class intelligence capabilities” and take place in government buildings in Whitehall, London, though the statement does not include any specific timeframe. “Russia poses an enduring and significant threat…

Modern CASEVAC operations in Ukraine are hampered by new types of battlefield lethality, particularly massed use of drones. Source link

For most of modern American economic history, Washington avoided behaving like an investment fund. The government regulates companies, taxes them, buys from them, lends to them and subsidizes activities it considers strategically important, but owning pieces of individual companies has generally been reserved for development finance, financial crises and other exceptional circumstances.  That boundary is now eroding. Since January 2025, the US government has announced $27.7 billion across 39 transactions involving direct ownership or equity-like stakes, according to the Council on Foreign Relations’ US Government Deal Trackers. The investments span critical minerals, semiconductors, manufacturing, infrastructure and other strategic sectors.  The…

Apollo is designed to destroy or disable Group 1–3 UAS. Credit: Electro Optic Systems. The Netherlands Ministry of Defence has signed a letter of intent with Australian manufacturer Electro Optic Systems (EOS) to advance works on Apollo High Energy Laser Weapon system for counter-drone defence.  The agreement initiates joint efforts between the Ministry and EOS to further develop the Apollo system, aiming to achieve full operational capability for the Dutch armed forces.   Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more As part of the letter,…

English (Original) Spanish – Español French – Français German – Deutsch Arabic – العربية Chinese – 中文 Japanese – 日本語 Russian – Русский Portuguese – Português Italian – Italiano Korean – 한국어 Dutch – Nederlands Turkish – Türkçe Polish – Polski Hindi – हिन्दी 🤖 Hi! I’m here to help you understand this article. Ask me anything about the content! Send By Andre Pienaar How a principled conservative is building the relationship between the United States and South Africa by speaking truth to power. When Leo Brent Bozell III presented his letters of credence in Pretoria on 23 February 2026,…