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Chris Panella, Business Insider A recent drill saw dozens of drones targeting enemy weapons, sensors, and positions before soldiers attempted to approach. Source link

Romania will acquire Spyder air defense systems from Rafael, the company said Sunday, marking the initial phase of a strategic framework between the Israeli firm and Bucharest that’s estimated to be worth more than €2 billion ($2.3 billion). The deal — which includes the shipment of launchers, interceptors, radar systems, training arrays and logistical support — will position the system as a “European standard,” Rafael said in a statement. “Rafael is honored to sign the largest deal in the company’s history and to provide another NATO nation with an advanced air defense system,” said Yoav Tourgeman, Rafael’s CEO. “Romania’s selection…

China’s economic rise at home has expanded outward, with an influx of Chinese investment, aid, and loans overseas, particularly since the launch of the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013. Analysts abroad, especially in the United States, often see these financial levers as a channel for Chinese influence. The thesis behind “debt trap diplomacy,” for example, holds that China uses loans to ensnare recipient governments in debt, then pressures them for concessions in exchange for flexible repayment conditions. But has China’s growing economic engagement abroad actually translated into political influence?  That’s exactly the question Audrye Wong, a senior fellow at…

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today unveiled in New Delhi the revised framework known as the Delegation of Financial Powers to DRDO 2026, or DFP‑2026.This reform is designed to significantly enhance functional empowerment at multiple levels within the Department of Defence Research and Development under the Ministry of Defence. Officials described the framework as a major step forward in strengthening efficiency, accountability, and timely execution of strategic R&D projects.The government emphasised that the new framework will facilitate faster production and induction of defence systems, platforms, and technologies emerging from the research and development ecosystem. By streamlining financial powers, the Ministry of Defence…

Francis P. Sempa, AllOTSEGO Two hundred fifty years ago, this great nation was forged in war, boldly declaring its independence from the world’s greatest empire Source link

This is the latest in a series of semi-regular columns by Robbin Laird, where he will tackle current defense issues through the lens of more than 45 years of defense expertise in both the US and abroad. The goal of these columns: to look back at how questions and perspectives of the past should inform decisions being made today. Boeing’s decision this month to withdraw the T-7A Red Hawk from the US Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) competition could open up the question of whether the service should slow down or reboot its search for a T-45 Goshawk replacement.  The…

Work has reportedly resumed on a critical highway project linking Tajikistan with China, months after Chinese employees of the China Road and Bridge Corporation were killed in the area in an armed attack. The Dushanbe-Kulma highway connects the Tajik capital to China via Khorog, the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO), and the Kulma Pass border crossing. In 2022 – not long after the central Tajik government put down yet another round of unrest in GBAO –  the Tajik Transportation Ministry announced that China Road and Bridge Corporation would undertake a project to rehabilitate the road. In late November 2025,…

The Indian Army will operationalise its first Integrated Battle Groups (IBGs) from 1 July 2026, advancing its timeline to create agile, self-contained formations under the Panagarh-based XVII Corps, the mountain strike corps tasked with operations along the China border, reported CNN-News18.Four IBGs and a dedicated fire support group will be raised, each commanded by a Major General, marking a major structural overhaul in India’s combat doctrine.The Army’s restructuring plan envisages four IBGs emerging from the XVII Corps’ two divisions, the 59 Division and the 23 Division. Alongside these, a fire support group comprising artillery assets will function directly under the…

Zahra Fatima, BBC News The government says it will invest in modern drone-equipped vessels in the upcoming defence investment plan. Source link

WASHINGTON — The Navy has received scores of applications for a new effort to recruit commercial technology professionals into the Navy Reserve’s Navy Innovation Unit (NIU), following in the footsteps of similar initiatives from the Army and Marine Corps. The Navy announced a search to recruit commercial technology experts into the unit on June 12, and said it’s seeking those with experience in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, autonomous and unmanned systems, among other things. Specifically, the Navy said it wants senior engineers, software architects and other technical leaders for the new unit. “We’ve gotten over 200 applications for the direct commission officer program…