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The JF-17 Thunder is the Pakistan Air Force’s most numerous fighter aircraft. Over 170 units have been produced. Export interest is surging, with countries from the Middle East to Southeast Asia lining up after the Thunder’s combat-proven performance in 2025. And with Air Vice Marshal Ghazi signalling additional procurement, the programme is far from over. But none of that answers the harder question — the one that determines whether Pakistan is still buying fighters 20 years from now, or building them. In this episode of Pulse Check, Bilal Khan and aerospace engineer Aseem sit down to examine whether the JF-17…

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India is actively weighing the acquisition of Australia’s Boeing-developed MQ-28 Ghost Bat UCAVs as a counterbalance to Pakistan’s potential induction of Turkey’s Bayraktar Kızılelma drones.The Ghost Bat, already tested in autonomous combat by the Royal Australian Air Force, is being positioned as a force multiplier for the Indian Air Force in future Indo-Pacific operations.India’s interest in the MQ-28 Ghost Bat comes amid reports that Turkey may proceed with the sale of its advanced Kızılelma unmanned fighter aircraft to Pakistan. The Kızılelma is a stealth-capable, AI-driven multirole UCAV, and its induction into the Pakistan Air Force would significantly alter the regional…

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Tulsi Gabbard has resigned as Director of National Intelligence in Donald Trump’s Cabinet, citing her husband’s rare bone cancer diagnosis, but her departure also reflects deepening tensions with the President over Iran policy.Her resignation, effective 30 June, marks the fourth Cabinet exit in Trump’s second term and comes amid a turbulent reshuffle in Washington’s national security team.Tulsi Gabbard personally informed President Trump of her decision during a meeting in the Oval Office. In her resignation letter, she expressed gratitude for the trust placed in her and emphasised the need to step away from public service to support her husband through…

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Armenia has intensified its defence partnership with India by sending a high-level military delegation to the School of Artillery in Deolali, Maharashtra, where discussions and demonstrations focused on deepening cooperation in artillery training, capability development, and operational readiness.This visit underscores Armenia’s growing reliance on Indian defence systems amid its search for diversified military suppliers.A three-member Armenian military delegation led by Colonel Aram Khachatryan, Combat Cross First Class and Deputy Chief of the Artillery Department, visited the School of Artillery between 21 and 22 May 2026.The delegation was given comprehensive exposure to the institution’s state-of-the-art training facilities, modern methodologies, and operational…

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In July 2024, heavy rainfall triggered landslides that struck the southern Indian state of Kerala’s Wayanad district, killing 392 people, with at least 273 injured and 150 missing. Many of the victims were tea and cardamom estate workers and their families, communities descended largely from Dalit and Adivasi workers brought from the neighboring state of Tamil Nadu during British colonial rule. Dalit and Adivasi communities, officially classified as Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), are among India’s most marginalized groups. For decades, experts have warned that the Western Ghats, the mountain range where Wayanad is located, are ecologically fragile.…

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A significant step has been taken towards the development of efficient semi-cryogenic rocket engines through a collaborative project between the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT-Bombay and the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) of ISRO, Trivandrum, announced IIT-Bombay X handle.Cryogenic engines are widely used in the upper stages of launch vehicles due to their higher specific impulse, but they face challenges associated with liquid-vapour two-phase flows under extreme temperature conditions.Understanding how vapour and liquid interact during rapid heat transfer processes is critical for ensuring reliable engine performance.One of the key issues in semi-cryogenic engines arises when high-temperature gaseous oxygen comes…

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