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DefenseNews: DRDO Seeks Private Sector Partnership to Build Mobile Launchers for Project Kusha's Long-Range M2 and M3 Interceptors
DefenseNews: In a significant move to enhance India's air defense and promote indigenous manufacturing, the Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has invited private Indian companies to participate in the development of a Mobile Launcher System for its advanced long-range interceptor missiles. The tender is specifically for the M2 and M3 missiles, which are key components of the ambitious 'Project Kusha'. This initiative is a crucial step under the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' policy, aiming to build a self-reliant a…
US Air Force to retire all A-10s, cancel E-7 under 2026 spending plan
DefenseNews: The Air Force wants to retire its final 162 A-10 Warthog attack jets in fiscal 2026, as part of a plan to divest 340 total aircraft. The Pentagon also plans to cancel the E-7 Wedgetail program over what an official said were “significant delays” and cost increases. The service released its list of planned aircraft retirements as the Pentagon released its belated 2026 budget plan, which calls for a $211 billion discretionary budget for the Department of the Air Force. That includes a $184.9 billion discretionary budget for the U.S.…
DefenseNews: Space Force rethinking plans for proliferated satellite communications
DefenseNews: The Space Force’s fiscal 2026 budget request proposes stalling plans to buy a third batch of communication satellites through the Space Development Agency as it weighs whether an existing constellation, largely dominated by SpaceX, is better suited for the mission. Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman confirmed the pause in a congressional hearing Thursday, telling senate appropriators the service is studying “other avenues” to use small, commercial satellites flying in low orbits to provide low-latency communications to…
India's Response To Pakistan's 'Nuclear Leakage' Claims During Operation Sindoor
DefenseNews: India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has firmly addressed and dismissed Pakistan's allegations of a "nuclear leakage" following Indian military strikes during Operation Sindoor. The operation, conducted on May 7, 2025, was a coordinated response by the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force to the Pahalgam terror attack, targeting terrorist infrastructure within Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Randhir Jaiswal, the MEA spokesperson, clarified in a press conference that all Indian military actions during Op…
Steel Guardians: Inside The Nerve Centre of India's Operation Sindoor Air Defence Triumph
DefenseNews : On May 7, 2025, India demonstrated its advanced military capabilities through the strategic execution of Operation Sindoor, a response to the devastating Pahalgam terror attack that had occurred just weeks earlier. At the heart of this operation was the Integrated Air Command and Control System (IACCS), which served as the critical nerve centre coordinating India's formidable air defence network, as per a report by Republic World web portal. When Pakistan launched retaliatory strikes involving drones and missiles, India's…
DefenseNews: Defense firms closely watching tariffs, but split on potential sting
DefenseNews : Major defense contractors appear to be split on the potential impact of the Trump administration’s tariffs, with one major firm bracing for hundreds of millions in potential lost profits, while others predict minimal effects. In an April 22 earnings call with investors, executives from RTX Corp. — formerly known as Raytheon — predicted $850 million in losses if tariffs stay in effect for the rest of 2025. Executives from Boeing and Lockheed Martin, on the other hand, expressed more confidence that they will be able to blunt the w…
Pak Foreign Minister Dar Projects Degradation of Pakistan’s Military Capabilities As Achievement
DefenseNews : The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India, through its spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, has asserted that Operation Sindoor resulted in the successful targeting and destruction of key terrorist centres located in Bahawalpur, Muridke, Muzaffarabad, and other locations within Pakistan. These actions, according to the MEA, significantly degraded Pakistan’s military capabilities, including putting several key air bases out of action. Jaiswal addressed the Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar’s recent statements, noting that if th…
KC-46 vision system upgrade slips to 2027, 3 years behind schedule
DefenseNews : The KC-46 Pegasus refueling tanker’s troubled remote vision system is now unlikely to see a replacement upgrade until summer 2027, the Air Force said, putting the Boeing program more than three years behind schedule. An Air Force spokesperson confirmed in an email Wednesday that the current projection for fielding the system, known as RVS 2.0, is roughly two years away, but did not say what is causing the latest schedule slip. Boeing referred questions to the Air Force. “The Air Force and Boeing are exploring opportunities to pre…
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