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––The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has put the Gulf states under direct military attack for the first time in a generation. For Pakistan, the immediate consequences are being felt, given its 99% dependence on LNG imports from Qatar and the UAE, stranded tankers, grid instability, and an export sector warning of serious damage.However, the war’s impact on Pakistan’s strategic posture is more nuanced than the energy headlines suggest. The ‘Look West’ thesis, which this author has been developing over the past year, assumed a stable, investing Gulf.That assumption is now under strain. But the same crisis that destabilizes the Gulf…
An M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System. Credit: Faizinraz/Shutterstock.com. The US Department of State has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Sweden, involving the acquisition of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and related equipment. The projected value of the deal is $930m. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more According to the State Department, Sweden seeks to procure 20 M142 HIMARS launchers, along with various guided multiple launch rocket system (GMLRS) pods. These include 35 M31A2 GMLRS unitary pods with…
A Kerala-based firm, Axl Drone, has marked a notable achievement by delivering 30 indigenously developed ‘Axl Peregrine’ drones to the Indian Army, all manufactured within the state.These unmanned aerial vehicles, named after the world’s fastest bird, the peregrine falcon, are designed for critical military missions, highlighting Kerala’s emerging strength in defence technology.The handover occurred at the company’s Research and Development facility in KINFRA Park, Kalamassery, near Kochi, where senior consultant Abdul Noushad and director P J Joseph presented the drones alongside their control consoles to Army representatives.The Axl Peregrine drones demonstrate impressive capabilities tailored for demanding operations. They reach a…
B. Ramsey, RCD What are the successes of the Department of War (DOW) since President Trump began his second term? And what things are not going so well and why. Source link
WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd to be the next commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency. The 71-29 vote, means Rudd will pin on his fourth star and the two organizations will have a permanent leader after nearly a year with an acting commander. The Trump administration fired Gen. Timothy Haugh in early April just over a year into the job, still without public reasoning. Rudd comes into the job with virtually no direct experience in the signals intelligence and cyber world, having been a career special operations officer. However,…
The Pakistan Navy (PN) launched Operation Muhafiz-ul-Bahr on 9 March 2026 to escort Pakistani merchant vessels and protect the country’s sea lines of communication (SLOCs) amid the ongoing disruption to the Strait of Hormuz.According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the PN is conducting escort operations in close coordination with the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC). At the time of the announcement, PN warships were escorting two merchant vessels, one of which was scheduled to arrive in Karachi the same day.The operation comes in direct response to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the joint US-Israeli strikes…
R-L: OneArc president Rahul Thakkar and Danish Major Alex Voss, Branch Chief of Simulation Systems. Credit: © BAE Systems. The Danish Army has selected BAE Systems OneArc (OneArc) to provide the foundation for its new enterprise virtual training environment under a seven-year agreement. The contract will introduce a modernised simulation platform including VBS4, VBS Builder Edition, Blue IG, TerraTools Platinum, as well as software maintenance and on-site training services. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The transitioning from VBS3 to VBS4 is in…
The central question of why the Indian Army appears to be ignoring DRDO’s Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) despite repeated assurances of imminent orders is rooted in a mix of technical, procedural and strategic factors, rather than a simple lack of interest.On paper, QRSAM has completed multiple successful development and user-assistance trials, demonstrated core capabilities like “search on the move”, “track on the move” and “fire on short halts”, and has a defined production agency in Bharat Electronics Limited, yet firm orders continue to be pushed into the future.This disconnect between technological readiness and contractual closure is what fuels the…
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WASHINGTON — The Navy and the Marine Corps are zeroing in on amphibious warship readiness as a new board that aims to expedite progress and eliminate obstacles gets underway, according to the director of the Marine Corps’ operation division. “We’re going to be identifying barriers to readiness, figuring out what levers we can pull to improve that readiness and make sure that we are managing and keeping an eye on the right metrics to make sure that we are increasing amphibious readiness,” Maj. Gen. Jason Morris said in an interview with Breaking Defense. While amphibious warships and their readiness have…