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…
DefenseNews: Lockheed Martin Faces Financial Struggles Due to F-35 Upgrade Contract Delays
DefenseNews : Lockheed Martin's F-35 program is facing significant financial losses due to delays in contract agreements and software integration issues, impacting its 2024 earnings. These setbacks, primarily tied to the new TR-3 upgrade, are straining the company’s financials, but recovery plans are in motion. Contract delays and software problems with the F-35 are costing Lockheed Martin hundreds of millions of dollars, and the company is trying to get the program back on track and start recouping its costs. The F-35 program, one of the …
50,000 Indian Troops Shifts to China Border
India has redirected at least 50,000 additional troops to its border with China in a historic shift toward an offensive military posture against the world’s second-biggest economy. Although the two countries battled in the Himalayas in 1962, India’s strategic focus has primarily been Pakistan since the British left the subcontinent, with the long-time rivals fighting three wars over the disputed region of Kashmir. Yet since the deadliest India-China fighting in decades last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration has sought to ea…
Defense News: UK confirms new Nuclear Warhead Weapon after US
LONDON — The British government has confirmed it is developing a new nuclear warhead for its missile submarines, days after the U.S. revealed the program was going ahead before Parliament had been informed. In a written statement to Parliament, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed Feb. 25 that Britain is working on a new warhead to equip it’s Trident missile-armed nuclear submarine fleet. “To ensure the Government maintains an effective deterrent throughout the commission of the Dreadnought Class ballistic missile submarine we are re…
Defense News: US Army wants $364million for Defender Pacific in FY 2021
New York: The U.S. Army is requesting $364 million to conduct a division-sized exercise in the Indo-Pacific region in fiscal 2021, the service confirmed to Defense News . Yet, the cost breakout details are classified, according to an Army spokeswoman. The exercise is fueled by a rising China , characterized in the National Defense Strategy as a long-term, strategic competitor of the United States. The NDS lays out a world where great power competition rather than counterterrorism will drive the Defense Department’s decision-making an…
Subhash Bhamre: Digitalisation of Indian Armed Forces is at Top Priority
Union Minister Subhash Bhamre on Thursday said digitization of forces is one of the top priorities of the government, an official said. The government intends to create high capacity information network for the Digital Army based on state-of-the-art technologies of the Indian armed forces , the minister said. Talking on the urgent need for a robust, secure, high capacity data networks for Operational Commanders, Bhamre said: "They are also a critical facet of the force modernisation plans of the Indian Army, which will further…
Indian Defence ministry proposes foreign collaboration for arms manufacture in India
The defence ministry has come out with a proposal for manufacturing top-of-the line fighters, warships and battle systems under the Make in India programme by facilitating collaboration between Indian and foreign arms manufacturers. The proposed “strategic partners” policy, which is awaiting approval, would invite long-term tie-ups and complete technology transfer, sources in the ministry said. “ India will offer its private sector defence majors for tie-up with global defence manufacturers and allow them to manufacture in India …
Philippines defence minister says China arms on islands worrying
"The actions of China in militarising those disputed features are very troubling," Delfin Lorenzana said in a statement. China ’s recent installation of weapons on artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea was “very troubling”, the Philippines ’ defence minister said on Tuesday, after Manila quietly protested against Beijing’s activities. The Philippine foreign ministry sent a note verbale to the Chinese embassy last month after confirming a report from the U.S.-based Center for Strategic and International Studies a…
India's Membership To Nuke Club NSG Can't Be Farewell Gift: China Tells US
China today said admission of non-NPT signatories in the Nuclear Suppliers Group or NSG cannot be a "farewell gift" for countries to give to each other, a day after the outgoing Obama administration asserted that Beijing was an "outlier" in the efforts to make India a member of the elite nuclear club. "Regarding India's application to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), regarding non-NPT countries admission to the NSG, we have made our position clear before so I will not repeat it," Chinese Foreign …
Bomb Kills 35 Soldiers At Yemen Military Camp: Security Sources
A suicide bomber killed 35 soldiers and wounded around 50 others Saturday at a military camp in Yemen's southern city of Aden, where terrorists are active, military and medical sources said. The attacker detonated his explosives belt as hundreds of troops gathered to receive their monthly pay at the barracks in Al-Sawlaban near the city's international airport, a military source said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Yemeni authorities have for months pressed a campaign against terrorists who remain active in…
Donald Trump has officially chosen Gen. James Mattis for defense secretary
Donald Trump on Thursday announced retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis as his pick for secretary of defense, tasking the popular military leader with carrying out the president-elect's planned overhaul of Pentagon operations and a shift in national security priorities. Speaking at a rally Thursday night in Cincinnati, Trump confirmed media reports published earlier in the day indicating the president-elect intended to nominate Mattis for the key Cabinet post. Neither Mattis nor Trump's transition team responded t…
Pakistan sending envoy to meet Donald Trump’s transition team
Trump is scheduled to take the oath on January 20 but he has already set up a provisional team, encouraging foreign leaders and officials to visit his headquarters in New York for familiarisation meetings. Pakistan has decided to send an envoy to the US to hold meetings with Donald Trump’s transition team, two days after a “productive” telephonic conversation between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the President-elect. Pakistani Prime Minister’s special assistant for foreign affairs Tariq Fatemi will visit the US this weekend to m…
India and Pakistan in diplomatic war as Shortage of dollars sparks
NEW DELHI: In demonetisation, Pakistan high commission is trying to stave off a cash crunch of an entirely different kind. The mission has written to MEA to protest against the policies of the bank where Pakistan officials' salaries are deposited. According to Pakistan : the bank has imposed additional conditions for withdrawal of the salaries which Pakistan mission officials receive in dollars. Several senior diplomats have refused to withdraw their salaries protesting against the new conditions. These conditions, which came …
Killed 1,000 ISIS Fighters In Mosul: Iraqi Forces
IRAQ: Iraqi special forces battling to clear ISIS from eastern Mosul have killed nearly 1,000 militants but fighting has slowed as troops face a mobile enemy hidden among thousands of civilians in the city, a top commander said. Six weeks into a major offensive, Iraqi forces have captured nearly half of eastern Mosul, moving from district to district against jihadist snipers, suicide attackers and car bombs. Elite Iraqi troops, known as the "Golden Division", are the only brigades to have entered Mosul from the east, …
India To Buy 4 P-8s; $2.5B Helo Deal Awaits
India Defense News — India has cleared purchase of four additional P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft for US $1 billion from Boeing, which awaits the signing of another $2.5 billion contract to purchase attack and heavy-lift helicopters, said a Ministry of Defence source. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), the highest body in the MoD that decides weapons procurement, cleared the purchase of additional P-8I aircraft Tuesday on a government-to-government basis to top the eight already contracted in 2009. The Indian Navy last y…
Indian Defense News: HSL to build two midget submarines
Underwater capability of Indian Navy will get a shot in the arm with the in-principle decision of Ministry of Defence to place construction of two Strategic Operating Vessels (SOVs) on Hindustan Shipyard Limited. . The Request for Proposal (RoP) will be notified in a couple of months. Building two SOVs, also known as midget submarines each costing an estimated amount of Rs.3,000 crore will be a prestigious project. “We are expecting to ground work on the project by completing all the procedures by the year-end and deliver it…
RULE OVER LAND SYSTEMS
Top Ten Countries Rule over Land System . Tank Strength by Country Tank strength continues to be the primary symbol of power for any modern land army. For the purposes of the final GFP ranking, tank strength totals include Main Battle Tanks (MBTs), tank destroyers (TDs) and light tanks. These systems can be either wheeled or tracked so long as they carry a large-caliber armament in a traversing turret with their armament specifically designed to defeat enemy armor. Examples include the British Challenger 2 (MBT), the …
TOP TEN COUNTRIES IN AIR POWER
Top Ten Countries in Air Power Aircraft Strength Despite all of the other advances made for the modern battlefield, air superiority is still a top priority to war planners in any theater. The aircraft received its baptism by fire in World War 1, having since evolved to the mounts of today utilizing stealth, supercruise technology and precision-guided munitions. For the purposes of the GFP ranking, fixed-wing, rotary-wing and UAV aircraft inventories are all taken into account. However, systems on order heading into 2014 are…
TOP TEN COUNTRIES IN NAVAL
Top Ten Countries in Navel Power Total Naval Ship Power Very few global powers are capable of fielding an expensive carrier force at sea. For thousands of years, strength at sea has been one of the defining military factors of any world power. Naval strength is used to respond to territorial disputes as well as enforce maritime borders and protect national interests. Today's navies are often required to operate thousands of miles away from homeports with combat not necessarily requiring line-of-sight. Couple these qualities wi…
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