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Replenishing munitions stockpiles doesn’t end with simply producing more of them. There are persistent challenges with mixing, manufacturing, integrating and discovering new energetic materials—the chemical compounds that make up explosives, propellants, and munitions. On Thursday, the Navy broke ground on a new facility to help. The Maryland Energetics Innovation Hub is meant to furnish lab space where companies can test new tech, such as high-performance computers to run simulations. It is under construction an hour or so from the Pentagon by the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head, Md., and the American Center for Manufacturing & Innovation, or ACMI. “This initiative…

For decades, China maintained double-digit GDP growth, yet this period was accompanied by numerous structural problems. When growth slowed, these contradictions became even more severe, manifesting as immense pressure in the fiscal and debt sectors.  While Western nations might view a 2 percent or 4 percent growth rate as a spectacular success, China faces a shock even with a slight dip in its much higher figures. To understand this issue surrounding Chinese growth, one must look beyond conventional statistics and examine the operational mechanisms of its industries (the meso level of its economy) and enterprises (the micro level). China’s dependence…

The Centre has initiated a major project to establish modern air-raid warning systems across India’s vulnerable districts under the Air Raid Warning System (ARWS) programme.This effort is aimed at ensuring that all 244 districts identified as vulnerable, mostly those near the borders, will be equipped with a standardised, modern, and fully functional warning network to alert civilians in the event of aerial threats such as drones, missiles, and aircraft.The project is being led by the Directorate General (Fire Service, Civil Defence & Home Guards), a federal agency under the Home Ministry, which is also responsible for recruiting experts from the…

MilStrategy The Battle of Trafalgar, fought on October 21, 1805, stands as a seminal event in military history, not merely for its decisive outcome but for the strategic genius that enabled… Source link

WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman today announced a partnership with commercial firm Apex Space to demonstrate space-based interceptors (SBIs) for the Trump administration’s Golden Dome missile defense initiative in 2027. “We have already completed key ground tests this year and are uniquely positioned with Apex to rapidly accelerate and scale affordable production to defend the homeland,” Ryan Tintner, vice president and general manager for Northrop’s space superiority systems division, said in news release. The company is self-funding the planned demonstration under the Space Force’s novel prize competition first reported by Breaking Defense last September. The service in April announced that it…

Pentagon leaders cut their department’s workforce by more than 10 percent with little regard for the effects—and still has no plans to assess them, according to a congressional watchdog report released on Friday. The department shed 78,000 civilian employees in 2025 through a mix of voluntary resignations, involuntary layoffs, and a hiring freeze that resulted in nearly 60,000 fewer new hires than in recent years, the report found.“But we found that DOD didn’t consistently analyze the impacts of these reductions, either in 2025 or in prior years,” according to the report. “DOD also doesn’t have a plan to assess lessons learned…

On May 8, Pakistan’s interior minister and chairman of its Cricket Board, Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi, arrived in Dhaka for a two-day visit. His visit coincided with the Bangladesh-Pakistan cricket series, but it was not merely sports-centric. It also carried distinct political and strategic messages. In the landscape of South Asian politics, the relationship between Bangladesh and Pakistan has historically been both complex and emotionally charged. A political betrayal — Pakistan’s refusal to transfer power, ignoring the mass mandate of the Bengalis in the 1970 election, and the memories of the genocide during the 1971 Liberation War — lingered and…

India’s defence capabilities are undergoing a profound transformation, propelled by a suite of advanced technologies developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), analysed India TV News.These innovations span next-generation missile propulsion systems, precision-guided weapons, military logistics platforms, and critical technologies supporting the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission. DRDO is steadily enhancing India’s strategic strength across multiple domains, improving the operational capabilities of the armed forces while reinforcing the nation’s vision of self-reliance in critical defence technologies .The Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) is now operational and serves as a cornerstone for DRDO’s high-speed defence trials. This testing system uses rocket…

David A. Deptula, RealClearDefense The Straw Man of “Airpower Alone” and the False Claim of Ground Force Primacy Source link

WASHINGTON — The Navy has named the seven defense firms who submitted their designs for the new medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV) marketplace in April that will advance to the prototype testing phase.  The following companies will complete at-sea testing starting next month:  Leidos Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Sea Machines Saronic Technologies Galliano Marine Services PacMar Technologies Birdon Companies who successfully complete the at-sea testing, which is expected to wrap up in October, will receive $15 million and qualify for follow-on production, the Navy said in a news release on Friday.  Leidos has several MUSV designs, including the Seahawk that…