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P. Wellman, S&S The body of one of two U.S. soldiers who went missing during a training exercise in Morocco last week was recovered Saturday Source link

RIGA — Latvian Defense Minister Andris Sprūds resigned on Sunday following several criticized shortcomings in drone detection and lagging mobile alarms after drones entered the country’s airspace in the direction of Russia and hit an oil storage plant.  The official announced his resignation during a press conference yesterday evening, stating that the decision was made “in order to protect Latvia’s army from divisive political campaigning.”  The declaration came shortly after Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa convened an extraordinary meeting of the coalition partners on May 10 and called on him to step down while informing them of her decision, her…

Southeast Asian leaders have called for an immediate cessation of conflict in the Middle East and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, as well as the ratification of a joint oil-sharing pact within the 11-nation ASEAN bloc. In a statement issued on Friday, at the close of the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu, the region’s leaders “expressed serious concern over the rapidly evolving situation in the Middle East” and its impacts on “regional and global peace and stability.” “We urged all parties involved to maintain conducive conditions for the full and effective implementation of the ceasefire, by exercising utmost restraint,…

India’s Dhvani Hypersonic Glide Vehicle represents the country’s decisive leap into the rarefied domain of operational hypersonic weaponry. Developed entirely by the Defence Research and Development Organisation, Dhvani is the culmination of years of indigenous research and engineering, and it positions India alongside the United States, Russia and China in the most exclusive club of modern warfare.The system is not a prototype for display but a weapon designed for battlefield deployment, with its imminent test marking the next big step in India’s strategic arsenal.Dhvani first captured public attention in February 2025 when DRDO unveiled a full-scale model at the Vigyan…

On April 30, on the occasion of Vesak Day, Myanmar’s military junta – now recast as a civilian government under President Min Aung Hlaing, the general who led the 2021 coup – announced a partial sentence reduction for ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her transfer from prison to house arrest. Two weeks earlier, on New Year’s Day, ousted President Win Myint was released. These gestures followed a tightly controlled multi-phase election in December and January and a political reshuffle that installed Min Aung Hlaing as a “civilian” president after he shed his uniform. To some observers, this sequence…

US lobbying records expose Pakistan’s aggressive outreach in Washington during Operation Sindoor, undermining Asim Munir’s claim that India sought American mediation for a ceasefire.The disclosures reveal Islamabad’s extensive contacts with US lawmakers, defence officials and journalists, while India focused on condemning terrorism and avoided comparable lobbying activity.Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces Asim Munir recently asserted that India approached the United States for mediation during the May 2025 escalation, a claim now contradicted by filings under the US Foreign Agents Registration Act.The records show that between 6 and 9 May 2025, Pakistan mounted nearly sixty lobbying interactions in Washington, targeting congressional…

Ukrainian companies are attracting American private investment and Pentagon interest with award-winning drones, but U.S. export laws threaten to squelch efforts to develop technology, company execs said Friday.U.S. investors are pouring money into Ukrainian defense startups. For example, Swarmer, which makes AI software to control multiple drones simultaneously, saw its shares rise 700 percent on its first day of trading.Meanwhile, a joint effort of Ukraine’s SkyFall and UK’s SkyCutter won the initial competition of a series held by the Pentagon’s Drone Dominance effort, which would grow by several thousand percent to $54 billion under the White House’s 2027 budget plan.…

SSS Defence has successfully delivered 2,000 M72 5.56×45 mm carbines to the Uttar Pradesh Police earlier this week, marking a significant milestone in India’s drive for indigenous small arms production and modernisation of state police forces, according to a post by SSS Defence on X handle.This delivery strengthens the operational capabilities of the force while underscoring the growing role of private-sector defence manufacturers in India’s security ecosystem.The Bangalore-based SSS Defence, a subsidiary of Stumpp Schuele & Somappa Springs, has steadily emerged as one of India’s most prominent private-sector defence manufacturers. Founded in 2017, the company has focused on designing and…

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The Chinese research vessel Da Yang Hao was observed loitering near India’s declared missile test danger zone during the recent trial, raising strategic concerns despite the ship not being officially configured for missile tracking.Its presence highlights China’s pattern of deploying dual-use survey vessels in the Indian Ocean Region at sensitive times, amplifying India’s vigilance over foreign maritime activity.The Da Yang Hao, also referred to as Da Yang Yi Hao, is a geology and geophysics survey vessel that China presents as a scientific platform. However, India and several other countries have long flagged such ships as dual-purpose assets capable of surveillance.© Damien…