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Home › Turkey › Turkish Defence News › Trump Says the US Will Lift CAATSA Sanctions on Türkiye Turkish Defence News Trump says the US will lift CAATSA sanctions on Türkiye, a shift that could free GE F110 engines for the KAAN, reopen the F-35, and ease re-export permits. US President Donald Trump has said Washington intends to lift the CAATSA sanctions imposed on Türkiye over its purchase of the Russian S-400 air defence system. Speaking alongside President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the NATO summit in Ankara on 7 July 2026, Trump said the United States would take the sanctions…

Keith B. Payne, NIPP The bipartisan endorsement of adapting, or “tailoring,” deterrence to the potentially unique characteristics of particular opponents and contexts is a milestone in the… Source link

Rocket engine startup Venus Aerospace only has one major test flight under its belt, but the company just raised $91 million from investors ready to bet on future production demands.The Series B funding round was led by the venture capital firm Mercury Fund and with participation from other investors, including Lockheed Martin Ventures, which noted  the company’s rapid development of its rotating detonation rocket engine—which uses continuous supersonic detonation waves to generate thrust—calling it a welcomed addition to the defense ecosystem. “Since our initial investment, Venus has progressed very quickly in its technology development. Our reinvestment in Venus recognizes Venus’ accomplishments…

Titan-MS detects, identifies, tracks, defeats, and reports uncrewed-system threats. Credit: © AeroVironment, Inc. AeroVironment (AV) has been awarded an $80.5m contract by the US Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401) to supply its Titan MS (Multi-Sensor) system. The order is part of the Department of War’s (DoW) Domestic Shield programme, aimed at enhancing counter-uncrewed aircraft system (C-UAS) capabilities for defence critical infrastructure and homeland defence. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The acquisition of Titan MS systems is expected to strengthen the US…

For the Indigenous communities of Indonesian Papua, Awon Atatbon is no routine ceremonial gathering. The ritual, which involves dancing, singing, and other communal performances, is only held every decade or so, and symbolizes these communities’ resilience in protecting their ancestral lands. The central focus of Awon Atatbon is the pesta babi (pig feast), the traditional cooking of specially-hunted pigs, which are then shared among members of the community and any visitors who may be in attendance. These feasts, and the sufferings and injustices that prompted such ceremonies among Indigenous Papuans, form the symbolic core of Dandhy Laksono and Cypri Dale’s…

Daniel Michaels, WSJ A group of allied countries wants to use the same kind of financing that helped rebuild after communism to face down Russia and China Source link

India’s decision to grant a two-year exemption to four China-linked power equipment manufacturers, allowing them to bid for critical government projects, has once again exposed an uncomfortable reality. Despite years of political tensions, calls for self-reliance, and campaigns to boycott Chinese goods, the Indian economy remains deeply dependent on China. The move is significant because it comes after New Delhi tightened scrutiny of Chinese investments and suppliers following the Galwan clashes in 2020. Yet, when it comes to sectors crucial for India’s economic growth and energy transition, the government has been compelled to acknowledge a simple fact: there are areas…

Jay Rogers, RealClearDefense Organizations that measure themselves against a mission outperform organizations that measure themselves against a demographic target . . . Source link

The Trump administration last week proposed new regulations that would nullify a decades-old legal framework agencies use to mete out and justify federal employee discipline in favor of what critics say will be a vaguer and less fair standard.In a proposed rule published in the Federal Register, the Office of Personnel Management and Merit Systems Protection Board jointly called for “retiring” the Douglas factors, a list of 12 criteria agencies are expected to employ when they consider disciplinary measures, developed in a 1981 MSPB case shortly after the implementation of the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act. They include, among other…

Eight civilians were killed and over 20 others were injured by two airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar military in Sagaing Region’s Talaing village on June 30. Such airstrikes by the Myanmar military have grown in frequency, especially in resistance strongholds that are under the control of the opposition National Unity Government’s People’s Defense Forces. The secret behind the Myanmar military’s increasing airstrikes is its unhindered access to jet fuel through an intricate and opaque network of intermediaries, offshore entities, and regional trading partners across several countries. For several months after the coup of February 2021, the bulk of aviation…