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Aviationist An F-35 Lightning II pilot sent tactical autonomy commands via a tablet to the MQ-20 Avenger as part of a recent Manned-Unmanned Teaming demonstration. Source link

JERUSALEM — With the recent deliveries of two Leopard 2A8 tanks integrated with the Trophy Active Protection System (APS) to Norway, EuroTrophy — the joint venture between Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, KNDS and General Dynamics European Land Systems — is looking to expand further across Europe.   “This procurement of Leopard tanks to Norway came at the right timing with the rebuilding of German armed forces and their tank fleet and we could join with KNDS and [the] German and Norwegian government[s] to create the new baseline of the Leopard,” Managing Director Dan Kalfus told Breaking Defense. The Leopard 28A…

A U.S. warship used aerial and maritime drones to help sink a decommissioned frigate last fall, Fourth Fleet officials have confirmed, adding that the experience is now shaping how the Navy will go into future battles.On or about Sept. 28, somewhere in the Fourth Fleet’s slice of the Atlantic Ocean, the littoral combat ship Cooperstown launched four unmanned aerial vehicles and one unmanned surface vessel against the former USS Simpson, a Perry-class guided missile frigate that was until recently the last modern U.S. Navy vessel to have sunk an enemy warship. The robot formation executed three kinetic strikes against the Simpson…

Reports emerging from Turkish defence circles have highlighted growing unease over the possibility of Greece acquiring advanced Indian missile systems, either directly or indirectly through Cyprus, reported News18 web portal. Analysts in Ankara have voiced concern that such a development could significantly alter the military balance in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean, regions already marked by longstanding tensions between Greece and Turkey.According to Turkish defence publication TurDef, discussions about Greece potentially procuring India’s BrahMos supersonic cruise missile have gained traction. The BrahMos, jointly developed by India and Russia, is widely regarded as one of the fastest operational supersonic cruise missiles in…

Eve Sampson, Army Times The Lightweight Command Launch Unit, LWCLU, will replace the older, heavier command units and offer improved target detection range Source link

WASHINGTON — Austal USA has tapped Gene Miller to serve as the company’s president, after serving as interim president since February.  “Gene’s selection reflects our confidence in the leadership team we have built and the direction Austal is moving toward,” Austal USA Chairman of the Board of Managers Chris Chadwick said in a news release Wednesday. “Since stepping into the interim role in February, he has demonstrated the qualities we have been looking for: operational discipline, a commitment to the workforce and the ability to deliver results. He has the relationships and strategic clarity to carry Austal USA’s momentum forward…

Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal paid solemn tribute to the victims of the Air India Flight 182 bombing at Toronto’s Kanishka Memorial, meeting families and reaffirming India and Canada’s shared resolve to prevent such tragedies.His three-day visit also advanced negotiations on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), with high-level talks on trade, investment, and strategic cooperation.Piyush Goyal visited the Kanishka Memorial in Toronto, where he laid a wreath in remembrance of the victims of the Air India Flight 182 bombing. The attack, carried out on 23 June 1985 by Canada-based Khalistani extremists, remains one of the deadliest acts of aviation…

Sal. So, half a decade after we started the program to design our next oiler, all we have is this circa-1998 MS Paint graphic. Source link

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has arrived in Cyprus to participate in the Informal Meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Ministers (Gymnich), co-chaired by EU High Representative Kaja Kallas and Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos.His visit includes key diplomatic engagements with Germany, Ukraine, and Saudi Arabia, underscoring India’s growing role in European and global strategic discussions.EAM Jaishankar reached Cyprus on Wednesday at the invitation of Kaja Kallas, Vice-President of the European Commission, to attend the Gymnich meeting hosted in Limassol. In a post on X, he expressed gratitude to both Kallas and Kombos for the invitation, noting the importance of…

Fariba Parsa, RealClearDefense Why Constitutional Monarchy Is Gaining Support in Iran Source link