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On December 11, 2025, Chun Jae-soo arrived at Incheon International Airport. He had just returned from New York, having successfully bid for South Korea to host the 2028 United Nations Ocean Conference, the largest global talkfest on maritime sustainability. His gait was brisk. He was upbeat. So, it came as a surprise when he told the gaggle of journalists that he was resigning as minister of ocean and fisheries. An allegation recently surfaced that he received 40 million won (about $26,000) in cash plus two designer watches from a cult known for bribing politicians for its pet projects. He categorically…

India’s indigenous NETRA AEW&C system has officially received Final Operational Clearance (FOC), marking a historic leap in airborne surveillance and self-reliant defence capability.The milestone strengthens India’s position as the fifth nation globally to field such advanced technology, proven in operations like Balakot and Sindoor.The NETRA AEW&C program represents decades of perseverance, innovation, and collaboration between the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the Indian Air Force (IAF), and industry partners.Developed at DRDO’s Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS) in Bangalore, the system is mounted on the Embraer EMB-145I aircraft and integrates a sophisticated suite of mission equipment.These include an indigenous Active…

Paul F. Renda, RealClearDefense When AI Becomes a Self-Improving Strategic Asset Source link

As the Pentagon accelerates efforts to modernize its cyber enterprise, artificial intelligence is emerging as both a powerful advantage and a growing security challenge. Drawing on reporting from AFCEA TechNet Cyber 2026, this eBook explores how Defense Department leaders are approaching AI-enabled cyber operations, strengthening foundational cybersecurity, defending critical infrastructure, and advancing the CYBERCOM 2.0 initiative. Featuring reporting from Breaking Defense’s Mark Pomerleau this compilation of stories provides key insights into the policies, technologies, and operational priorities shaping the future of military cyber defense. Sign up below to receive your free copy. Source link

The Army’s proliferating drone use is exacerbating the modern problem of keeping everything charged. One combat team is testing ways to use its light Infantry Squad Vehicles as mobile charging stations.“As we field technology, power generation becomes increasingly problematic. The [Integrated Tactical Network], all the soldier-borne equipment, all require batteries that have to be recharged. [Enhanced Night Vision Goggles] require batteries, particularly to use thermals,” said Col. Ryan Bell, commander of the 3rd Mobile Brigade Combat Team in the 101st Airborne Division, of lessons from an April training rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana. Finding ways…

On June 17, U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian signed an interim deal to end the war, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting the oil sanctions that had crippled Iran’s economy. As the Iran war moves into the final stages of negotiation, the episode has surfaced the strategic calculations of every actor drawn into it. Those calculations carry consequences well beyond the Middle East, reshaping diplomatic relationships and the terms on which governments choose to align.  For China, its Middle East strategy has now narrowed to keeping the Gulf states, and above all Saudi Arabia and…

India’s absence from the foundational stages of the main Western sixth-generation fighter efforts was not accidental, but the result of timing, strategic choices, industrial politics, and security mistrust, analysed by Luke Diaz of Simple Flying.By the time India reconsidered its options, the Global Combat Air Program and the Future Combat Air System had already moved into tightly managed consortium structures that are far harder to enter as a latecomer.The core argument is that India once had a theoretical opening to participate more deeply in advanced next-generation combat aviation, but it prioritised its long-running Indo-Russian fifth-generation fighter partnership instead.That joint effort,…

SWJ The Russo-Ukrainian war betrays an approach that overinvests in things rather than people Source link

The Dong people in China are an Indigenous ethnic group who are known to have lived in the mountainous regions of southwestern China for about 600 years. They don’t have a written language – instead their cultural knowledge is shared by word of mouth. This means that the outside world doesn’t know much about them. But an ambitious university-led research project to document the Dong people’s distinctive architecture is revealing a great deal about this marginalized Indigenous group’s way of life. There are an estimated 3 million Dong people living in the provinces of Guizhou, Hunan, and Guangxi. They are…

A cutaway version of the Kaveri Dry Engine (Kaveri Derivative Engine/KDE)India’s aerospace sector would benefit from launching four parallel jet engine programs across thrust categories, each aligned to specific fighter aircraft needs and supported by international collaboration, this perspective was analysed by the Admin of Alpha Defense on X handle. This approach would reduce dependence on foreign suppliers, accelerate indigenous capability, and ensure long-term strategic autonomy.India’s first program should focus on an 85–90 kN class engine in the F404 size category, intended for future light fighters and advanced trainers. This would serve as a re‑engine option for the TEJAS MK-1A, replacing…