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India’s ship repair sector is becoming increasingly important as the country expands its maritime trade, defence readiness, and industrial shipbuilding capacity. The top players are not only large in size, but also strategically positioned to handle commercial, offshore, and defence-related vessels. Among them, Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited stands out as a rising heavyweight because of its scale, infrastructure, and recent repair momentum.1. Swan Defence And Heavy Industries LimitedSwan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited is one of the most exciting names in India’s ship repair landscape. Located on the west coast, the yard benefits from direct access to major…

Mark Yost, WSJ The U-2 stopped flying over Russia after one was shot down in 1960. But the plane remained an asset for U.S. intelligence Source link

TAMPA., Fla — The Pentagon is focused on being more straightforward with vendors, especially smaller ones, about the kind of technology it wants and when it wants it, Emil Michael, the Defense Department’s Chief Technology Officer said today.  “The way I’ve approached this — knowing how smaller companies work — is fast yeses and fast nos. The worst thing for a small company is to be dragged through a multi-year process,” Michael, who previously served as a top executive for Uber and a small software company called Klout, told the audience at the annual SOF Week exposition today.  “They knock…

F-15 Eagles and F-35 Lightning II fighters may take on future combat search and rescue missions, as the Air Force aims to retire the last A-10 Thunderbolt IIs by 2030, service officials told lawmakers Wednesday. The A-10 “Warthog” has been the cornerstone close air support aircraft of the military’s combat search and rescue formations, or “sandy package,” for decades. Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, the Air Force’s top uniformed leader, faced questions from several lawmakers during a House Armed Services Committee hearing about how the service will maintain that capability.“The reason why the A-10 is really good at that is because it’s a…

The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) “zero tolerance” policy on reprisals against activists and communities is an important step forward to strengthen the protection of those who monitor and report on rights violations related to international development projects. But at the ADB’s annual meeting in Samarkand earlier this month, that commitment collided head-on with the political realities of modern Uzbekistan. From May 3-6, the ADB held its Annual Meeting in Samarkand, attended by government officials, bankers, investors, and civil society representatives. I was invited, in my capacity as founder and director of the Uzbek Forum for Human Rights (Uzbek Forum), to…

Wipro Aerospace has commenced the expansion of its Devanahalli aerospace facility near Bengaluru, marking a significant step in strengthening India’s role in global aerospace manufacturing.The new unit will focus on producing actuators and landing gear components, enhancing precision machining and assembly capabilities to meet the growing demand from international OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers.The ground breaking ceremony at Devanahalli represents a proud milestone for Wipro Aerospace, which has steadily built its reputation as a trusted partner in the aerospace sector.The expansion is designed to bolster the company’s ability to deliver high-quality, complex components that are critical to aircraft performance and safety.…

Mark W. Castillon, RealClearDefense The DoW is already paying for mental health. It is simply paying at the point of failure. Source link

WASHINGTON ― A new Department of the Air Force study shows that the Space Force likely will require a new launch facility to get beyond the current crunch at at Vandenberg SFB in California and Cape Canaveral in Florida, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said today. “We’ve just finished up a study, and that’s working its way through the process to come down to the Hill. At a high level, what it says is we probably need another site that’s capable of heavy and super heavy launch capability,” he told the House Armed Services Committee (HASC). “It still shocks me…

This is Part III of a four-part series on “The First Airtight Empire” – analyzing the historically unprecedented closure that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is constructing in 2026, and how that closure has rendered American policy assumptions obsolete. Part I documented the two slogan substitutions through which Beijing rewrote its history and prewrote its future. Part II described the three lockdowns that conditioned the population to accept the airtight seal that followed. This installment turns to the mechanical architecture of the seal itself. The concluding installment (Part IV) will place the configuration in its long historical frame and develop…

by Adithya M NairChina has a long history of using disputed borders to expand influence and alter the status quo with its neighbours. Very few of them have been able to call its bluff and stand strong against Chinese aggression and expansion.I present two cases where India not only recognised Chinese grey-zone tactics but effectively countered them through pre-emptive action, strategic infrastructure development and resolute on-ground posture.Doklam StandoffChumbi Valley (located in the Yadong county of Chinese controlled Tibet) acts as a key strategic area, which can be used by China to cut off India’s vulnerable 22km wide Siliguri Corridor (Chicken’s…