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Pune-based defence technology company NIBE Limited has reached a significant milestone with the successful free trial demonstrations of its indigenous loitering munition system, Vayu Astra-1, for the Indian Army, reported Girish Linganna of Mathrubhumi.These trials were conducted in April at two demanding locations — the Pokhran firing range in Rajasthan and the high-altitude terrain of Joshimath (Malari) in Uttarakhand. What makes this achievement particularly noteworthy is that the demonstrations were carried out without any financial commitment from the Army, reflecting the company’s confidence in its creation.A loitering munition is essentially a smart drone capable of circling patiently in the sky…

James F. Tobin, RealClearDefense In the past year, Washington has begun to treat maritime power as what it truly is: national security infrastructure. On Maritime Day 2026 this is welcome… Source link

JERUSALEM — Israel Aerospace Industries has unveiled a new naval defense concept, based around placing networked, containerized systems on existing vessels.  Called Diamond, IAI in a May 20 announcement described the technology as a new “distributed warfare solution that expands the power of modern frigates” that will give the ships “greater firepower, operational flexibility and rapid response.”  In an announcement video, IAI showed off a series of what look like commercial shipping containers, which featured a variety of different systems, including missile interceptors, loitering munitions, or sensors on a small mast. Those containers are placed on the deck space of…

Home › Indian Defence News › Nibe Vayu Astra-1 Loitering Munition Completes 100 km Precision Strike and High-Altitude Trials Indian Defence News India’s Nibe Limited validates the Vayu Astra-1 loitering munition at Pokhran and Joshimath with a 100 km anti-personnel strike at sub-1 metre CEP, an IR-guided anti-armour night engagement, and 90-minute endurance at 14,000 feet — with recovery for reuse. Pune-based Nibe Limited has completed a series of technical trials for its indigenous Vayu Astra-1 loitering munition system against operational requirements issued by the Indian Army, with demonstrations conducted at Pokhran in Rajasthan and at high-altitude zones in Joshimath…

Europe has been rocked by incursions into its airspace by rogue Ukrainian loitering munitions and unattributed drones in recent weeks. Source link

Seoul is reportedly preparing to announce a roadmap for its nuclear-powered submarine program, turning what was once a long-running strategic aspiration into a more immediate policy question. Naval nuclear propulsion raises non-proliferation questions about fuel, safeguards, and nuclear latency. But treating Seoul’s pursuit only as a sign of hidden nuclear ambitions risks missing the larger issue: whether a U.S. ally facing a rapidly nuclearizing North Korea can remain non-nuclear while still believing that it has enough means to defend itself. That question has become more urgent as North Korea expands not only its nuclear arsenal, but also the ways it…

India has once again demonstrated its strategic capabilities with the successful test-firing of the Agni-1 ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha, on Friday, 22 May 2026.The launch was conducted under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command and validated all operational and technical parameters, according to the Ministry of Defence.This achievement reinforces India’s commitment to maintaining a credible deterrence posture.The Agni-1 is a short-range ballistic missile with a strike range between 700 and 1,200 kilometres. They are claimed to be a part of the “Minimum Credible Deterrence”.It is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads,…

P.W. Wellman, Stars and Stripes Democratic and Republican senators are renewing a bipartisan push to give U.S. troops broader authority to repair their own military equipment Source link

TAMPA, Fla. — Armed drones, loitering munitions and launched effects were all center stage at this year’s SOF Week expo here, with companies like Teledyne FLIR and AV showing off their latest systems. Teledyne FLIR displayed Block 2 of its electrically propelled, quadrotor Rogue 1 lethal unmanned aerial system, which also recently went under contract for the Army’s Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance (LASSO) program. Unveiled on the first day of SOF Week, Rogue 1 Block 2 has twice the range of the Block 1 variant at more than 20 kilometers (12.4 miles). It also has a new “shape…

Home › Indian Defence News › BDL Scales Astra Mk1 BVRAAM Production With Parallel Rocket Motor Tenders for Su-30MKI and Tejas Indian Defence News BDL issues dual tenders for over 1,000 Astra Mk1 rocket motor components across Hyderabad and Medak facilities, scaling serial production to 50–100 missiles per year as India replaces imported R-77 and MICA BVRAAMs on its Su-30MKI and Tejas Mk1A fleets. Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has issued dual tenders through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) to procure critical rocket motor components for the Astra Mk1 beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM), in a move to accelerate serial production for the…