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Caledonia Investments PLC decreased its holdings in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT – Free Report) by 7.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 234,317 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 19,000 shares during the quarter. Microsoft accounts for about 12.6% of Caledonia Investments PLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Caledonia Investments PLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $113,316,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in…

A new, 400,000-acre testing and training facility aims to bring troops and defense firms together so they can innovate at the speed of modern warfare.On Friday, Georgia-based Second Bend Labs announced the public opening of the facility near Moody Air Force Base. It’s designed to appeal to two usually separate groups whose challenges can only be solved together. Soldiers need to test drones and counter-drone equipment against a competent adversary, and drone startups need to see if their stuff works. That requires a new approach to the military test range: a site that civilians can easily access, unlike a military base,…

India is preparing to induct its indigenously developed Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), designed by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), to replace the ageing Cheetah and Chetak fleet that has long served as a lifeline for troops deployed in the high-altitude Himalayan frontiers, including the Siachen Glacier.  The LUH has been tailored specifically for extreme high-altitude operations, where legacy helicopters have often been pushed beyond their original design limits. Its arrival is expected to significantly strengthen India’s operational capabilities in some of the most demanding terrains in the world. The LUH is engineered for operations in regions such as the Himalayas and…

MWI … while drones have undeniably transformed how engagements are fought, they have not changed the factors that ultimately determine who wins wars. Source link

WASHINGTON — As the US naval blockade of vessels in and out of Iranian ports enters day four, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine delivered a warning: Any vessel around the globe carrying supplies to or from Iran is a potential target.  “The joint force, through operations and activities in other areas of responsibility, like the Pacific area of responsibility, under the command of Adm. [Samuel] Paparo, will actively pursue any Iranian flagged vessel or any vessel attempting to provide material support to Iran,” the four-star general told reporters this morning. “This includes dark fleet vessels…

Pictured is HMAS Sydney firing Naval Strike Missile for the first time during RIMPAC 2024. The 2026 Integrated Investment Programme considers undersea capabilities, sea denial and long-range effects top investment priorities. Credit: Australia Defence Forces. Australia has released its 2026 National Defence Strategy (NDS) and Integrated Investment Programme (IIP) today, 16 April In the latter, the Government has pledged to spend A$425bn ($304bn) in defence over the next ten years In doing so, Canberra revealed its top spending priorities: sea denial, air mobility and long-range effects. It has been two years since Australia published its last defence strategy, and following…

Hyderabad-based Redon Systems has unveiled the Bheeshan Multi-Barrel Munition Launcher System (MBMLS), India’s first and only multi-barrel loitering munition platform. This innovation marks a significant leap in modern warfare capabilities, where speed, precision, and adaptability are paramount. Traditional artillery systems often struggle to counter evolving threats with agility, but the Bheeshan MBMLS has been engineered to bridge this gap.The system is designed to deploy up to 18 loitering munitions within two minutes, offering rapid-fire capability that enables simultaneous target engagement at ranges of up to 30 kilometres.This vehicle-mounted launcher provides military forces with the ability to neutralise threats swiftly and decisively,…

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NASHVILLE — The Army has made “significant headway” in its efforts to replace its Apache helicopters as part of the sweeping changes under the Army Transformation Initiative, one senior Army official said Wednesday.  The ATI, announced nearly a year ago, came with drastic cuts and reprioritizing the service’s aviation fleet — one of the most grandiose being replacing the Apache AH-64D models with the AH-64E models. “I’m pleased to report we’ve made significant headway,” Col. Tim Jaeger, director of Army aviation at the G3/5/7, said Wednesday at the AAAA conference. “To put this into perspective, we’ve already transferred two thirds.…

Pictured is HMAS Sydney firing Naval Strike Missile for the first time during RIMPAC 2024. The 2026 Integrated Investment Programme considers undersea capabilities, sea denial and long-range effects top investment priorities. Credit: Australia Defence Forces. Australia has released its 2026 National Defence Strategy (NDS) and Integrated Investment Programme (IIP) today, 16 April In the latter, the Government has pledged to spend A$425bn ($304bn) in defence over the next ten years In doing so, Canberra revealed its top spending priorities: sea denial, air mobility and long-range effects. It has been two years since Australia published its last defence strategy, and following…