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Mikayla Easley, DefenseScoop The new Eagle Passive/Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) Speedline will be located at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex in Georgia Source link

In mid-May an old debate with deep roots surfaced during a meeting of the Russian-Kyrgyz Expert-Advisory Council on History. The Russian scholars present, after having examined Kyrgyz history textbooks for 8th, 9th, and 10th-grade students, complained about the portrayal of the Soviet Union and the use of the term “colonialism” in reference to both the Russian Empire and the USSR that followed it. “Using the term ‘colonialism’ is a fashion statement,” Andrei Bykov, a researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences said, as reported by Azattyk. “The younger generation perceives this term emotionally, as…

Pakistan’s military establishment is once again resorting to diversionary tactics as Field Marshal Asim Munir attempts to deflect attention from mounting crises at home, reported News18.Following a deadly bombing targeting the Zaffar Express in Balochistan, Munir rushed to the western frontier and accused India of actively promoting and sponsoring terrorism inside Pakistan.His remarks came during an Eid-ul-Azha visit with frontline troops in Zhob and Quetta, where he vowed to pursue “terror facilitators with full force” and insisted that external orchestration could not weaken the nation’s resolve.Top intelligence sources, however, revealed that this aggressive rhetoric is a smokescreen designed to mask…

Kris Osborn, Warrior Maven Facing an eroding maritime advantage and China’s rapid 6th-gen fighter development, the Navy is accelerating its carrier-launched stealth platform Source link

India is negotiating with Russia to acquire five additional S-400 Triumf air defence regiments after the system’s decisive role in Operation Sindoor against Pakistan announced RT India.Deliveries of the original five units are back on track, with the fourth expected this month and the fifth by November, while talks for new batches are already underway.India is in advanced discussions with Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) to expand its S-400 inventory. Moscow confirmed that negotiations are ongoing following the system’s combat success during Operation Sindoor, where it was deployed to neutralise hostile aerial threats and safeguard critical Indian air…

USNI N. House authorizers want additional funding for the Navy to buy a second guided-missile destroyer in the next fiscal year, according to new legislation. Source link

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon awarded Dell Federal Systems a $9.7 billion Core Enterprise Technology Agreement (CETA) to consolidate Microsoft software, services and licenses across the Department of Defense, top officials told reporters today. The five-year blanket purchase agreement, which is part of the second iteration of the Enterprise Software Agreement, aims to streamline the services provided to all the department, Intelligence Community and Coast Guard. “By providing enterprise access to Microsoft 365 advanced cloud subscriptions and critical on premises licensing, this CETA acts as part of the digital connective tissue essential for Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control, CJADC2,” Kirsten…

The Office of Personnel Management is set to propose requiring all federal employees to sign a nondisclosure agreement barring them from divulging “confidential” information in most cases, a move that experts warn violate workers’ First Amendment rights and statutes aimed at protecting whistleblowers from retaliation.OPM announced its plan in a filing set for publication in the Federal Register Wednesday. In justifying the requirement, officials cited reporting in Government Executive and other news outlets disclosing controversial proposals to overhaul federal layoff and performance management rules—and internal warnings against their implementation—prior to their formal publication.“Unauthorized disclosures of confidential government information disrupt agency…

Nepal aspires to become the “hydropower battery of South Asia,” targeting an installed capacity of 28.5 gigawatts (GW) by 2035, with 13.5 GW planned for domestic use and 15 GW for export to India and Bangladesh. Besides the geo-hydrological obstacles and financial constraints, this vision must navigate a complex co-riparian hydro-political context with India. Nepal faces a vulnerability paradox stemming from the heavy dependency of its hydropower vision on India as both the primary buyer and the exclusive transit route for hydropower exports to Bangladesh, thereby subjecting it to India’s hydro-hegemonic maneuvers. India’s hydro-politics, meanwhile, extends beyond merely hydropower purchases…

India is accelerating its indigenous counter-drone capabilities as low-cost unmanned aerial vehicles, swarm drones and first-person-view attack platforms increasingly reshape the battlefield from Ukraine to West Asia.At the North Tech Symposium 2026 in Prayagraj, Hyderabad-based Zen Technologies unveiled a new integrated Counter Unmanned Aerial System designed to tackle evolving drone warfare threats through artificial intelligence-enabled tracking, layered jamming and kinetic interception.The system is being projected as a major step under the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative, particularly as security agencies face mounting concerns over drone-based surveillance, border infiltration, smuggling operations and swarm attacks targeting military infrastructure.The growing use of inexpensive drones in conflicts…