The US Department of Defense (DoD) and the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) launched the India-US Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (Indus-X) on 21 June 2023.
The programme will expand the strategic technological partnership and defence industrial co-operation between the two governments, their businesses and academic institutions.
This initiative builds on a commitment by the US and Indian national security advisors in January 2023 to launch an “innovation bridge” to connect US and Indian defense start-ups as part of the US-India initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET).
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Ukrainian Soldiers
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A second massive accounting error, which occurred a month after a $3 billion accounting mistake, the Pentagon reported that it overstated the value of weapons supplied to Ukraine by some $6.2 billion.
BREAKING: ‘Accounting error’ provides extra $6.2 BILLION for Ukraine, Pentagon says pic.twitter.
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On Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reported that China is in talks with the Cuban government to establish a joint military training center on the island 90 miles from the U.S.
The two governments are in advanced negotiations regarding the training facility, which would reportedly be in northern Cuba, and is alarming U.S. officials as concerns rise that the facility could lead to the permanent presence of Chinese troops on the island.
A variant of the Spice 250 ER munition will provide a SEAD capability for the Luftwaffe. (Rafael)
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Diehl Defence, and Hensoldt Sensors have partnered to offer the German Luftwaffe a variant of Rafael’s Spice 250 ER extended-range precision strike weapon adapted for the suppression of enemy air defence (SEAD) role.
Embraer showcased a pair of KC-390s at the Paris Air Show 2023 for the first time as it looks to secure further international orders for the tanker-transport aircraft. (Janes/Gareth Jennings)
Embraer is eyeing NATO as a potential customer for its KC-390 Millennium as part of a wider push to promote the tanker-transport aircraft to the international market.
Russia has been using some extraordinary methods, including suicide tanks, to try and stop the Ukrainian counteroffensive.
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As the streaming war rages on, Netflix has dropped a bombshell, altering its stance on password sharing and demanding login via original IP addresses.
For military families, service members deployed, and everyone who uses VPNs to remain safe abroad, this new rule feels less like a policy update and more like friendly fire. Netflix’s new password-sharing policy feels less like a friendly “we’re saving you from identity theft” type update and more like walking into a surprise ambush on a Monday morning before you’ve had your coffee.
With American forces fully out of Afghanistan and the elected government ousted, the Taliban has to do the important and sometimes boring job of actually governing the country. This means it has to handle things like foreign relations and watershed management. It’s covering both jobs the only way the Taliban knows how: with violence.
The Helmand River is the longest river in Afghanistan, some 790 miles long, flowing from its source in the Hindu Kush, all the way across the country and into neighboring Iran.
Technology developed during WWII led to advancements in civilian engineering after the war. Pressurized cabins and improved aeronautical design allowed companies to build larger planes that could fly higher and further than before. Boeing, which developed iconic heavy bombers like the B-17 Flying Fortress and B-29 Superfortress, adapted its large aircraft technology to create the 377 Stratocruiser airliner.
The B-29 is the only aircraft to drop nuclear weapons in combat (U.S. Air Force)
In 1939, the U.S.
When you hear the phrase “Rolling Thunder,” you might picture a big, booming storm. Or maybe you think of the advocacy group that aims to bring accountability for POWs and those MIA. But in the context of the Vietnam Conflict, Operation Rolling Thunder means something entirely different. It’s a term from one of the most complicated and influential times in American history.
Even decades later, the Vietnam War remains a complex, multi-faceted conflict, affecting not only the course of global politics but the lives of millions.