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UK Defence Secretary John Healey (left), walking with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in February 2026. Credit: UK MoD/Crown copyright Healey backs Starmer amid Labour revolt, urging stability UK convenes 40 ministers to push a Hormuz maritime security mission Possible Type 45 deployment, but Royal Navy capacity is stretched The UK Secretary of State for Defence, John Healey, has thrown his support behind embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is fighting for his political future after a rebellion by Labour MPs threatens to derail the UK Government less than two years after coming to power. In a social media post…

The Philippines’ House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte, making her the first politician in the country’s history to be impeached twice. In a vote yesterday, 257 lawmakers in the 318-seat House voted to indict Duterte, Rappler reported, exceeding the 215 House members who approved her first impeachment last year. Twenty-five House members opposed Duterte’s impeachment, while nine abstained. The impeachment will now move to the Senate for a trial that will determine the 47-year-old’s political fate. If successfully impeached – this requires a two-thirds vote – she will be removed from office and banned…

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri co-chaired the second round of the India–Japan Economic Security Dialogue in New Delhi on Monday, alongside Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Takehiro Funakoshi and Vice Minister for International Affairs at Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Takehiko Matsuo.The meeting underscored the growing importance of economic security as a central pillar of the India–Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership.Both sides agreed to deepen collaboration in strategic industrial sectors with the aim of enhancing supply chain resilience, a priority shaped by the current geopolitical environment and global disruptions.The Economic Security Dialogue serves as the institutional mechanism to…

Pavlo Kuliuk, RealClearDefense The Ukrainian people have cut the war’s duration in half. But we still have to wait for Operation Epic Fury to conclude! Source link

WASHINGTON — US Cyber Command is requesting a 2,660 percent increase over last year’s budget, in funding for artificial intelligence for cyber operations. The plus-up comes amidst both a department-wide push to use AI, as well as Congressional direction that dates back to FY23, when the National Defense Authorization Act required CYBERCOM to develop a five-year AI roadmap. As a result, CYBERCOM established an AI task force within its elite Cyber National Mission Force in 2024. In FY26, CYBERCOM requested only $5 million for its “AI for Cyber Operations” program, which is the first dedicated spend on AI from the…

UK Defence Secretary John Healey (left), walking with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in February 2026. Credit: UK MoD/Crown copyright Healey backs Starmer amid Labour revolt, urging stability UK convenes 40 ministers to push a Hormuz maritime security mission Possible Type 45 deployment, but Royal Navy capacity is stretched The UK Secretary of State for Defence, John Healey, has thrown his support behind embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is fighting for his political future after a rebellion by Labour MPs threatens to derail the UK Government less than two years after coming to power. In a social media post…

The chief enforcer of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly “war on drugs” campaign has taken refuge in the country’s parliament after the International Criminal Court (ICC) unsealed a warrant for his arrest on suspicion of crimes against humanity. In a statement yesterday, The Hague-based court confirmed that it had issued a warrant for the arrest of Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on November 6, which has since been held under seal. The ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I “found reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Dela Rosa is allegedly criminally responsible as an indirect co-perpetrator… for the crime against humanity of murder,”…

The sudden operational appearance of Pakistan Army’s radar-equipped Z-10ME attack helicopter in May 2026 has triggered intense strategic scrutiny across South Asia. Rare footage circulating online showed the dark-camouflaged helicopter flying low over rugged terrain, with its mast-mounted millimetre-wave fire-control radar clearly visible.This marks the first public confirmation that Pakistan has integrated advanced radar technology into its Chinese-built Z-10ME fleet, a capability previously absent from its rotary-wing arsenal.The development significantly alters the regional air war balance, introducing a survivable low-altitude precision-strike platform directly relevant to India-Pakistan escalation scenarios.The Yu Huo mast-mounted radar provides 360-degree target acquisition and detection ranges of…

Nawaz, Global Security R. With the New START’s expiration on February 5, 2026, the world… Source link

Pictured is a Ukrainian “Khyzhak” remote controlled weapon station. The Ministry of Defence has begun to make the system autonomous. Credit: Ukraine Ministry of Defence. Ukraine has integrated artificial intelligence (AI) to a point defence turret It marks the beginning of what seems to bethe deployment of autonomous weapons systems at scale The turret will be deployed with more than ten units along frontline areas More than ten Ukrainian military units are deploying an autonomous point defence turret placed along frontline areas. According to a recent press release, the Ministry of Defence emphasised that these weapons will help to protect…