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India is preparing to invite bids within the next three to six months for the Bharat Small Modular Reactor, designated BSMR-200, with a planned capacity of 220 megawatts.This marks a significant step in expanding nuclear capacity as part of the country’s clean energy transition.The initiative is designed to deploy scalable nuclear technology that will strengthen long-term energy security and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. The reactor will be built to a standardised design, enabling faster deployment and potential replication across multiple sites.The BSMR-200 is being jointly developed by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India…

Jui-hung Yen, RealClearDefense Taiwan’s recent “Special Act for the Procurement of Programs to Enhance Defense Resilience and Asymmetric Capabilities” is more than a budgetary maneuver Source link

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Northrop Grumman expects to begin delivering its surface electronic warfare capability to aircraft carriers in 2028, a company executive told Breaking Defense. “We are building the first configuration to support the aircraft carriers as well, and that’s slated for 2028,” Montá Harrell, senior director of programs for maritime electronic & information warfare at Northrop, said during an interview at the Sea Air Space exposition, referring to the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP). SEWIP is an upgrade to AN/SLQ-32 system, designed to provide electronic attack capabilities to the fleet as well as self-protection against anti-ship missiles…

Germany has expressed strong optimism about concluding a major submarine cooperation agreement with India in the near future. Defence Minister Boris Pistorius told reporters on Wednesday that he was “very, very confident” of signing the deal soon, adding that he expected the agreement to be finalised within the next three months. The planned collaboration, valued at approximately $8 billion, has been under discussion for several months. It is being spearheaded by German warship manufacturer Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) alongside India’s Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders. The project represents a significant step forward in bilateral defence cooperation, with both sides working to align…

Feehan, RCD On Saturday morning, Staff Sergeant Florian Montorio of the French Army’s 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment was killed in an ambush in the Deir Kifa region of southern… Source link

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — As the Navy looks at maritime warfare in the Gulf, the Black Sea, and potentially the West Pacific, its leaders are increasingly convinced the future fleet requires a wide range of unmanned systems, each specialized for a different region and mission. “What’s going on in Iran right now … is laying a lot of this stuff bare,” said Rear Adm. Douglas Sasse, director of the assessment division under the Chief of Naval Operations. It’s important to learn those lessons, Sasse told the Navy League’s annual Sea-Air-Space mega-conference here on Monday, without over-generalizing them. “Something that worked…

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) shipyard in Kiel, Germany, where he boarded a Type-212 class submarine, underscoring India’s interest in advanced German submarine technology and strengthening defence industrial collaboration.This visit highlighted India’s ongoing negotiations under Project-75I and its push for indigenous defence manufacturing with technology transfer.During his official trip to Germany, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh toured the TKMS shipyard, one of Europe’s leading centres for submarine construction. The visit included boarding a Type-212 class submarine, which is renowned for its advanced stealth features, air-independent propulsion (AIP) system, and operational efficiency in shallow and deep waters.His…

Marine Corps Compass Points The 38th and 39th Commandants circumvented the Marine Combat Development Command’s Concept-Based Requirements Process and used a very small… Source link

WASHINGTON — The Army has unveiled plans for the future of its ground vehicle fleet, as well as what it refers to as its biggest modernization priority: Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2).  The newly released budget documents reveal, among other plans, that the service is looking to procure over 100 XM30 vehicles in the coming years, provide hundreds of millions of dollars for the Mobile Tactical Cannon (MTC) program and invest almost $4 billion across consolidated NGC2 budget lines. “The Army is in the midst of its most significant modernization in over 40 years,” Maj. Gen. Rebecca McElwain, director of…

TATA Elxsi has delivered the centre fuselage assembly jig to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s Aircraft Research and Design Centre, marking a decisive step in the transition from demonstrator to flying prototypes of the CATS Warrior unmanned combat aerial vehicle.This milestone underscores the program’s progression from static validation to flight‑worthy integration, laying the groundwork for prototype production.The CATS Warrior, HAL’s flagship initiative within the Combat Air Teaming System, is designed as a loyal wingman to collaborate seamlessly with the LCA mothership.It is intended to undertake high‑risk missions including strike, surveillance, reconnaissance, electronic warfare, decoy operations, and swarm attacks. With advanced Autonomous Take‑off…