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The Indian Air Force (IAF) has a 5G problem, not the telecom one, but an aerospace problem. At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered India joint production of the SU-57 fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) without any “issues or limitations.” Russia’s latest reiteration of the SU-57 offer is significant beyond the crisis in the IAF, which is grappling with falling fighter squadron strength and continued delays in inducting new jets. It comes at a time when the development of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), India’s own fifth-generation fighter, has taken some definitive steps. Cost-benefit Analysis On the face of it, Putin’s offer is quite…

Indian defence manufacturer SMPP has entered into a teaming agreement with European defence major KNDS to produce advanced loitering munitions in India.The announcement was made at the Eurosatory defence exhibition in Paris, underscoring India’s determination to strengthen indigenous defence production and meet the armed forces’ growing demand for precision strike systems.The agreement will be executed through SMPP’s subsidiary, SMPP Ammunition, which will undertake manufacturing in India under the government’s flagship Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat initiatives.This partnership represents a significant step in reducing reliance on foreign imports and building a robust domestic ecosystem for advanced battlefield technologies.The collaboration will…

Karotam, Strategist When then secretary of defense Jim Mattis changed the name of U.S. Pacific Command to ‘Indo-Pacific Command’ in 2018, he said the command boundaries stretched from… Source link

The Senate Intelligence Committee postponed a nomination hearing for Jay Clayton to serve as director of national intelligence hours after President Donald Trump declared the session would not go forward, the panel’s chairman said.Early Wednesday morning, Trump said the hearing would be “canceled” until the Senate could confirm the new U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, who would be Clayton’s replacement. In a post, the president said he was derailing the process to press senators to pass his voter-restricting SAVE AMERICA Act.“It’s regrettable that the president has directed Jay Clayton not to appear at his confirmation hearing…

Following a prolonged period of strain in bilateral ties through much of last year, India-Bangladesh relations appeared to be looking up when the two sides vowed in April to reset ties. However, the recent mistreatment of Zahed Ur Rahman, an adviser to Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, by Indian officials in New Delhi, which led to the Bangladeshi government summoning the Indian Deputy High Commissioner to formally lodge a protest, reveals how lingering mistrust continues to derail bilateral relations between the two neighbors. This is the second time that the Bangladesh foreign ministry has called in the Indian mission in…

British High Commissioner to India Lindy Cameron has hailed the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement as historic, describing it as the fastest trade deal ever put into force between the two nations.The agreement, signed less than a year ago at Chequers in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, will come into effect on 15 July 2026. Cameron emphasised that this rapid implementation underscores the importance of the bilateral relationship and provides a significant opportunity for both countries to reap economic benefits at a complicated time globally.The deal was announced after a breakthrough…

R. Burgess, National Review The data reflect a troubling trend: The families of America’s service members are exhausted Source link

WASHINGTON — US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth today announced a sixth-month review of America’s force posture and basing in Europe, a move likely to make allies nervous about the future of American military support for the alliance. “This review will be conducted with the benefit of input from the United States military, European command, it will involve consultations with the US Congress and with our allies,” Hegseth said at a meeting of the NATO defense ministers in Brussels. “But make no mistake about it, this will be a real review.” Hegseth said the review will be “designed to ensure…

On 10 June 2026, a Pakistan Army Aviation Corps (PAA) Mi-17 helicopter crashed near Muzaffarabad in Azad Kashmir during take-off. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Pakistan Army’s (PA) press wing, stated that the crash was caused by a “technical fault.” All onboard personnel died. There is no point in speculating about the cause of this specific crash, especially since the details are not available and were not disclosed. The more useful question is broader: what, exactly, has General Headquarters (GHQ) planned for the PAA? In contrast to Aviation, the Army’s other arms – from artillery to armour to drones to…

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was met with sweeping sanctions from the G7 and the EU. Those sanctions have been in place for nearly four years already, with surprisingly little impact on Russian seaborne crude exports. New buyers from China and Africa have largely absorbed rerouted exports. Initially, oil revenues to Moscow declined after the implementation of the embargo. Exports to Price Cap Coalition countries, the group of countries that aligned to restrict Russian oil on global markets, dropped by 59.5 million tons. Yet, despite this, exports to non-Price Cap Coalition countries rose by an astounding 65 million tons. The outcome…