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A silent interstellar object races toward the inner Solar System, defying natural laws as world governments secretly mobilize—fearing 3I/ATLAS may be far more than a comet, and far more dangerous than anyone expects. 3I/ATLAS: The Interstellar Puzzle Triggering Worldwide Alarm DefenseNews: When astronomers first logged the faint, rapidly moving object now called 3I/ATLAS , there was no immediate indication that it would become the most closely monitored celestial body in modern history. Initial reports classified it as the third interstellar o…
Ukraine gets more Patriot air defenses to counter Russian attacks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP): Ukraine has received more American-made Patriot air defense systems to help it counter Russia ’s daily barrages, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Russian drones killed a man and injured five of his family members, including two children, in the latest nighttime attack. Russia’s relentless pounding of urban areas behind the front line following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly four years ago has killed thousands of civilians. It has also targeted the energy supply to deny civilians heat and running water in w…
Ukraine gets in line for Swedish Gripen-E fighter jets
DefenseNews: Ukraine is inching closer to obtaining Swedish Gripen fighter jets as part of its year-long quest to acquire the fourth-generation aircraft type, which is designed to operate from austere airstrips. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the export of about 100-150 Gripen-E jets to Ukraine. Ukrainian and Swedish officials announced Oct. 22 the signing of a letter of intent for the export of up to 150 aircraft jets to Kyiv, which could provide the war-t…
Turkey’s C-130J military cargo haulers undergo upgrade work in the UK
ISTANBUL — Cambridge, U.K.-based Marshall Aerospace has confirmed that 12 C-130J Hercules transport aircraft acquired by Turkey from the United Kingdom have been delivered to its facilities for maintenance and modernization under a new multiyear contract signed with the Turkish Air Force. The Turkish Ministry of National Defence announced during its weekly press briefing last week that preparations for the process had begun. Under the agreement, Marshall Aerospace will carry out scheduled maintenance, provide spare parts and tooling, and deliv…
Royal Navy Pursues Jet-Powered Carrier-Launched Drone to Fly Alongside F-35
DefenseNews : The UK Ministry of Defence has called for industry input on a short-takeoff-and-landing Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP) designed to operate from the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers . Part of Project VANQUISH , the jet-powered drone will fly alongside the F-35B and perform a range of kinetic and non-kinetic missions , including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance , strike , and air-to-air refuelling . The fixed-wing aircraft must be capable of launching and recovering from carriers without…
New autonomous aircraft in development for Marines
DefenseNews : New versions of the Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie drone will be manufactured for the U.S. Marine Corps after the service made the drone a new program of record, Kratos CEO Eric DeMarco told investors during a phone call last week. A U.S. Marine Corps XQ-58A Valkyrie, front, conducts a test flight with two Air Force F-35A Lightning II. The Valkyrie drone, an unmanned aircraft known for its versatility and many warfighting capabilities, has been flying since 2019 and until this point has been used by the U.S. Air Force and Marines for test…
Pak Army Chief Asim Munir in US: ‘We’ll Take Half the World Down’: Nuclear Threat Shocks Global Audience
DefenseNews: Pakistan's Field Martial also threatened to destroy any infrastructure that India builds on the Indus water channels, saying his country has no dearth of missiles. Washington : Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir has openly warned of a "nuclear war" from American soil. Addressing an event in Tampa, Florida, Pakistan's de facto military ruler threatened to take down "half the world" if his country faced an existential threat in a future war with India. "We are a nuclear nation. If we think we a…
UK, France to Enable ‘Coordinated’ Nuclear Deterrent
DefenseNews: The UK and France will declare that the two nations’ nuclear deterrents, while independent, can be co-ordinated and that they will jointly respond to any “extreme threat to Europe,” both countries said Wednesday. The declaration, to be signed Thursday, will state that the respective deterrents of both countries remain under national control “but can be co-ordinated, and that there is no extreme threat to Europe that would not prompt a response by both nations,” the UK’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) and the French presidency said in a…
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