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As Space Force leaders push for more orbital warfighting capabilities and even potential moon operations, senators want to make sure they have enough space-focused military lawyers for future conflicts.The Defense Department would be required to assess its “space law requirements” to face rising threats and examine “options for establishing a dedicated legal organization within the Air Force, Space Force, or Space Command,” under the  Senate Armed Service Committee’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act, released last month.“The committee recognizes that operational demands in the space domain have grown, including reliance on commercial integration, allied and partner cooperation, and dual-usetechnologies,”…

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DOK-ING is a provider of land-based uncrewed mine clearance and high-risk operations solutions. Credit: Rheinmetall via LinkedIn. Germany’s Rheinmetall has completed the acquisition of a 51% stake in Croatian company DOK-ING, in a move to strengthen its presence in the uncrewed vehicles sector. DOK-ING, headquartered in Zagreb, will now operate under the name Rheinmetall Unmanned Vehicles. Its founder, Vjekoslav Majetić, will keep the remaining 49% share. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The terms of the purchase were agreed in March this year…

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South Korea is preparing a “Second Wave” of investment in India, with shipbuilding, defence manufacturing, and industrial collaboration at the forefront.This marks a strategic shift from earlier Korean investments in automobiles and electronics, positioning India as a central partner in Seoul’s diversification strategy amid global instability.South Korea’s Ambassador to India, Lee Seong-ho, emphasised that the next phase of cooperation would be led by shipbuilding and industrial collaboration. He explained that such initiatives would naturally expand bilateral trade, moving beyond the first wave of Korean investments in the 1990s that focused on consumer industries like automobiles and electronics.On the strategic front,…

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Nestled inside the four months since the United States launched attacks on Iran was six weeks of the most intensive air campaign since the “shock and awe” opening of the Iraq invasion. Yet the deal it produced, while still in final negotiations, seems to be a draw at best and, in many ways, favors Iran. Threatening to resume the bombing, as President Donald Trump has done several times, misunderstands why.  The US was engaged in two air wars simultaneously — one of destruction, and one of disruption. It lost the one that mattered most.  The first — the air war…

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The test series assessed Iron Dome against various advanced threats. Credit: Israel Ministry of Defense. Israel’s Iron Dome has received additional upgrade with the defence system completing a series of comprehensive tests against various advance threats, according to the country’s Ministry of Defence. The trials were conducted by the Israel Missile Defence Organization (IMDO) at the Directorate of Defence Research & Development (DDR&D) in collaboration with Rafael Advanced Defence Systems. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more During these tests, upgrades to the Iron…

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The current energy crisis has revealed a paradox at the heart of China’s rise. Over the past two decades, China has built the world’s largest energy system. It has become the leading producer of electricity, the dominant manufacturer of renewable energy technologies, the world’s largest electric vehicle market, the largest consumer of oil and importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), and one of the principal drivers of global energy investment. Yet despite this extraordinary transformation, China has become more vulnerable to external energy shocks.  More than 70 percent of its oil consumption depends on imports. Significant portions of its natural…

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India has issued a strong condemnation of the reported demolition of the historic 125‑year‑old Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sahib in Farooqabad, Pakistan. The Ministry of External Affairs described the incident as a highly deplorable and targeted act of vandalism against a revered Sikh shrine.MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said New Delhi was deeply disturbed by the reports and highlighted the alleged inaction of Pakistani authorities. He noted that no meaningful steps appeared to have been taken by local officials or the Evacuee Trust Property Board, which is responsible for managing minority religious properties in Pakistan.The ministry stressed that this was…

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