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India’s negotiations over the Rafale deal have reached a critical juncture, with New Delhi warning that the $43 billion agreement could collapse if France does not grant full software and system control, reported Zee News.At the heart of the dispute lies India’s demand for access to the Rafale’s Interface Control Document, which governs how onboard systems such as radar, weapons and electronic warfare suites interact. Without this access, India fears that every upgrade or integration of indigenous systems would require French approval, undermining its push for technological sovereignty. The Defence Ministry has made clear that without this level of control, the…

Gary Anderson, The American Spectator The Iran war revives debate over maritime bottlenecks, deterrence strategy, and the structure of the US Marine Corps. Source link

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On 25 April 2026, a Long March 6 (CZ-6) rocket launched the PRSC-EO3 – Pakistan’s third and final electro-optical remote sensing satellite – from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in China’s Shanxi province. The PRSC-EO3 satellite entered its planned sun-synchronous orbit, marking the 640th mission of China’s Long March rocket series. The PRSC-EO3 was developed by the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), Pakistan’s national space agency, as the final satellite in the Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite Electro-Optical System (PRSC-EOS) program. According to SUPARCO, the PRSC-EO3 will support disaster management, environmental protection, agricultural assessment, and natural resource surveying. Pakistan’s…

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday held a high-level meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Admiral Dong Jun, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Defence Ministers’ gathering in Bishkek.Singh described the interaction as a pleasure, sharing the update on social media, though there has been no official word yet on the substance of the talks. Alongside this engagement, Singh also met Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, noting that it was a great interaction during the SCO Defence Ministers’ Meet in Bishkek.The meeting with Admiral Dong Jun formed part of a wider series of strategic engagements Singh is conducting with…

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WASHINGTON — The Air Force anticipates buying thousands of new, low-cost cruise missiles annually, and is planning to spend over $12 billion to stockpile the nascent munitions, according to new budget documents. Nearly 27,000 copies of the Family of Affordable Mass Missile (FAMM) could be purchased in the coming years, the first program of record publicly revealed for the emerging weapon, fiscal 2027 budget documents reveal. The FAMM platform, which comes in different variants, stands out even among a Pentagon-wide push to ramp up missile production.  After kicking off procurement in FY26, in FY27 the Air Force is requesting $300…

On 28 April 2026, Pakistan’s Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced that the Army Rocket Force Command (ARFC) conducted a successful training launch of the Fatah-II (Fatah 2) surface-to-surface missile, a 400 km-range guided ballistic missile developed by the National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM) and marketed internationally by Global Industrial and Defence Solutions (GIDS). According to the ISPR, the Fatah-II launch “aimed at training of troops, validating various technical parameters and performance evaluation of different sub-systems incorporated for improved accuracy and enhanced survivability.” The Fatah-II missile is equipped with advanced avionics, a modern navigation system, and what the ISPR…

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