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When Pakistan stepped up to mediate between the United States and Iran in early 2026, the Islamabad talks were positioned as a serious diplomatic opening. They came on the heels of a fragile two-week ceasefire and gave Islamabad a rare seat at a table normally reserved for Oman, Qatar, or Switzerland. They produced no agreement. The standard explanation is that Iran was not ready to negotiate. The actual explanation is that the people who could have negotiated were no longer in the room — or in many cases, no longer alive. The Islamabad talks failed because the United States misread…

ISRO has confirmed in its Annual Report that the Preliminary Design Review of the Venus Orbiter Mission has been successfully completed.This marks a significant milestone in India’s first mission to Venus, which has been steadily progressing since formal approvals were secured in April 2025 to advance international collaborations.Among these collaborations is an arrangement with the Russian space agency ROSCOSMOS for the Venus InfraRed Atmospheric gases Linker payload, developed by the Russian Space Institute, and the Venusian Neutrals Analyzer payload from the Swedish Institute of Space Physics.A science working group has been established to maximise the mission’s scientific output, and a…

GDN U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopters have demonstrated a new maritime air assault role in the northern Philippines Source link

WASHINGTON — US Space Command (SPACECOM) will not ask for additional funds in fiscal 2027, citing the massive investment in space capabilities planned under the Trump administration’s $1.5 trillion defense budget request. “U.S. Space Command is not submitting an Unfunded Priority List for FY27 as our highest priority requirements are addressed within the President’s Budget request,” a SPACECOM spokesperson told Breaking Defense today. “The generational investment in space capabilities in the FY27 request is the result of extensive collaboration with the Department of War and the services and will provide USSPACECOM with the war-winning capability required to assure U.S. interests…

Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Eshwar B Khandre has stated that the Yelahanka Air Force Station land, where the Aero India show is held, is part of the Gantiganahalli reserve forest, reported New Indian Express.He explained that over 444 acres of land had been granted to the Indian Air Force in Jarakabande Kaval, but this grant was cancelled by the local deputy commissioner in 2017.Since then, the forest department has been attempting to recover the land, as once a parcel is notified as forest, it must remain so under the rules. The minister confirmed that the IAF has been asked…

Mallory Shelbourne, USNI News The Navy issued HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding a $282.9 million contract award Tuesday to do lead yard work for the new frigate based on the Coast Guard’s National… Source link

WASHINGTON — The Marines plan to officially start fielding their new launched effects capabilities, dubbed Organic Precision Fires- Light (OPF-L), to operational units in the “June timeframe,” one senior official said today.  Currently, systems from three manufacturers are being tested by units at Dugway Proving Grounds outside of Salt Lake City. But beginning in June, operational units will begin to receive them, Col. Bradley Sams, program manager of Ground Weapons Systems for the Marine Corps said today. “The ones that we have given to those units have been inerts [referring to systems without live warheads] to get after training and…

Flight operations at Jodhpur Airport resumed after nearly a month-long suspension as resurfacing work on the main runway was completed.The reopening was marked by the landing of an Indian Air Force Dornier aircraft in the early hours of Tuesday, symbolising the successful completion of the upgrade. Officials confirmed that the resurfacing was finished on schedule due to coordinated efforts and meticulous planning, allowing civil flights to recommence without delay.The South Western Air Command highlighted the seamless teamwork and relentless work output at Air Force Station Jodhpur, which ensured timely completion of the critical phase of resurfacing. Civil aviation authorities also…

Finnerty, Flight Global Three jets, one in each F-35 variant, will be delivered in a flight test configuration to support upgrade efforts Source link

On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and acting comptroller Jules Hurst visited the House Armed Services Committee for the trio’s first public hearing since the start of the Iran war. In this new edition of Pentagon Buzz, Breaking Defense Pentagon reporter Ashley Roque breaks down her key takeaways from the hearing. Subscribe to our Pentagon newsletter to get the latest information from the building delivered directly to you. Source link