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The Defence Acquisition Council has cleared military procurement proposals worth ₹52,000 crore, marking a significant step in India’s ongoing defence modernisation drive.This session was notable as it was the first DAC meeting attended by the new Chief of Defence Staff General N S Raja Subramani, Chief of the Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth, and Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, underscoring the importance of the decisions taken.Several of the approved proposals focus on enhancing the armed forces’ ability to deploy unmanned aerial systems and counter-drone measures.This emphasis follows lessons from Operation Sindoor conducted a year ago in South East Asia, which witnessed extensive…

MV Golden Arsenal, a bulk carrier flagged under St Vincent and the Grenadines, reported an attempted pirate attack on the afternoon of 1 July while en route from Aden, Yemen.The incident occurred approximately 300 nautical miles east-northeast of Djibouti, with 21 crew members onboard, including one Indian national. The Indian Navy confirmed the event in a statement released on Facebook on 3 July.Mission deployed INS Trikand, a stealth frigate operating in the Gulf of Aden, responded swiftly to the piracy alert. The warship arrived in the vicinity of the vessel early on 2 July, ensuring immediate naval presence in the…

Russia’s most advanced fighter, the Su-57, has now been observed in a new air-to-air combat configuration, marking a notable development in its operational deployment.The aircraft was delivered to the Russian Aerospace Forces in February 2025 and has since been seen carrying two R-73/74 short-range infrared-guided air-to-air missiles mounted beneath its wings, along with what appears to be a previously unseen targeting pod beneath the left engine nacelle.This is a departure from its standard configuration, as the Su-57 was designed to carry such weapons internally to maintain stealth characteristics. The external carriage may represent a test configuration or weapons evaluation, but…

Mikayla Easley, DefScoop The Multi-Decision Advantage Sprint for Human-Machine Teaming wargame demonstrated that AI tools can significantly improve the Air Force’s command-and-control… Source link

India and Japan have issued a sharp and unequivocal condemnation of cross-border terrorism originating from Pakistan, marking a major diplomatic confrontation against regional terror networks. The joint statement was released following bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, underscoring a firm and unified stand against the rising threat of terrorism in South Asia.The two nations condemned in the strongest terms the horrific terrorist attack on 22 April 2025 in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which targeted tourists and claimed numerous lives.They took note of the United Nations Security Council Monitoring Team Report that implicated The Resistance…

Guy Norris & Vivienne Machi, Aviation W. Driven by an urgent U.S. government mandate to develop space nuclear power and propulsion, NASA is leading a whole-of-government charge to accelerate… Source link

The Indian Navy’s P‑8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance and Anti‑Submarine Warfare aircraft has arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor‑Hickam in Hawaii to join RIMPAC 2026, the world’s largest multinational maritime exercise.This deployment underscores India’s commitment to a free, open, inclusive, and rules‑based Indo‑Pacific while strengthening operational cooperation with partner navies.The Indian Navy confirmed that the P‑8I Poseidon touched down at Honolulu’s Joint Base Pearl Harbor‑Hickam on 3 July 2026. The base, located on the island of Oahu, is a major US military installation and serves as the hub for the Rim of the Pacific exercise.The Navy spokesperson, Captain Vivek Madhwal,…

M. Cox, A&SF The Air Force is quietly wrapping up a round of market research on arming its tanker fleet with weapons capable of shooting down incoming enemy threats Source link

Japan has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting India’s ambitious Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail project, with commercial operations on priority sections targeted for 2027.This assurance was formalised in a joint statement following bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in New Delhi.The two leaders highlighted the milestone goal of introducing E10 trains to the network, anchoring the flagship bullet train project as a cornerstone of their cooperation.Prime Minister Modi extended an invitation to Japanese companies to participate in future high-speed rail corridors, aligning with India’s sweeping vision of a 7,000-kilometre national high-speed rail network.This vision was…

Mark W. Castillon, RealClearDefense The Long Shadow of War on Military Children Source link