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Shortly before Pakistan’s Joint Services Press Conference on May 7th, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) released a video outlining the major defence procurements, inductions, and organizational changes undertaken by the tri-services in the one year following the brief but intense conflict with India. While framed as discrete, individual programs, there is a unifying theme underpinning them all, from the new satellite launches to the missile tests to the drone factories. That theme is that since the May 2025 conflict, Pakistan has reworked its conventional deterrence efforts to strike at scale – irrespective of India’s capabilities. In other words, rather than…

From April 20 to 23, President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa paid a state visit to Kazakhstan, the first by a Mongolian head of state in two decades. He signed over a dozen intergovernmental agreements with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, addressed the Regional Ecological Summit in Astana alongside leaders from the Central Asian and Caucasus republics, and returned home with Kazakhstan’s highest civilian honor, the Altyn Qyran Order.  As a former Mongolian ambassador and a member of the accompanying delegation, I saw something larger taking shape over those four days. Mongolia’s foreign policy is no longer organized around two neighbors and a handful of…

Mumbai-based Manastu Space has achieved a significant milestone by successfully clearing thermovac testing of its micro-propulsion system ‘Sharanga’ at the IN-SPACe facility in Ahmedabad, marking a breakthrough for India’s private space sector in CubeSat and small satellite mobility.This test validates the system’s readiness for real-world orbital conditions and positions Manastu Space as a leader in green propulsion technologies.Manastu Space, headquartered in Mumbai, has been steadily building its reputation as a pioneer in sustainable propulsion systems for satellites. The company’s latest achievement centres on its micro-propulsion system named Sharanga, which has now cleared thermovac testing at the Indian National Space Promotion…

Daniel S. Hogestyn, Military Review Current doctrine on amphibious operations almost exclusively discusses conducting amphibious landings, with little detailed treatment of defending against… Source link

The European left has never had one China. It has had several: China as the last great revolution still standing; China as a developmental state that appears to have escaped neoliberal decline; China as authoritarian capitalism; China as a climate and trade partner; China as a strategic counterweight to American primacy; and China as the negative image of what socialism becomes when the party-state devours society. These Chinas coexist, compete, and often appear in the same speech. The result is not a single left-wing China policy, but a field of interpretations in which empire, capitalism, sovereignty, class, development, and democracy…

Pakistan’s Bholari base struck by Indian armed forcesSatellite imagery taken in May 2026 confirms that Pakistan has not yet fully repaired the extensive damage inflicted on its airbases and military infrastructure during India’s Operation Sindoor in May 2025.The imagery reveals ongoing construction at key sites such as PAF Bholari and Nur Khan, where damaged hangars and runways remain under repair. This highlights the lingering impact on Pakistan’s air defence capabilities and underscores the scale of the precision strikes carried out by India.Persistent damage is evident at major facilities including Nur Khan in Rawalpindi, Jacobabad’s Shahbaz Air Base, and Bholari.The imagery…

WarZone The USAF plans to keep its B-52s until they are nearly a century old, but they cannot fly forever, and costs are already skyrocketing on key upgrades Source link

Pakistan is quietly picking up the pace in its spacefaring ambitions. On April 22, two Pakistani men – Muhammad Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud, both pilots with the Pakistan Air Force – were selected to undergo training in Beijing in a milestone in their country’s scientific history. Both aspiring astronauts are in deep training at China’s Astronaut Center; one of them will be the first Pakistani astronaut in space on an official mission, and the first foreign national to board China’s Tiangong Space Station. The Tiangong is China’s answer to the International Space Station after the United States blocked China…

Ahmedabad-based Bajrang UAV Private Limited has successfully tested its PX4P2300 heavy-lift cargo drone at Shinkula Top in Ladakh, carrying a 30‑kg payload under extreme high‑altitude conditions.This achievement underscores India’s growing confidence in indigenous UAV design and signals a major step forward in strategic logistics and defence capabilities.The successful trial of Bajrang UAV’s PX4P2300 drone at an altitude of approximately 16,400 feet is a remarkable milestone. Operating in such conditions is notoriously difficult due to thin air, freezing temperatures, and strong winds, all of which compromise rotor efficiency and flight stability.Despite these challenges, the drone managed to deliver a 30‑kg payload…

MWI The battle for twenty-first-century global supremacy will be decided across the volatile expanse of the Indo-Pacific Source link