US Air Force: Adopting Army’s Future Vertical Lift program
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force is keeping an eye on the Army’s next-generation rotorcraft program, which could fill a gap for agile airlift that might be needed in a fight against Russia and China, an Air Force general said Thursday. With its large air bases vulnerable to attacks from a near-peer adversary, there’s no guarantee that the Air Force will be able to rely on its current processes or equipment to transfer supplies in and out of air bases. In a war with China or Russia , the U.S. Air Force would distribute its assets to bases ow…
After US-China deal, India may have to reset climate goals
NEW DELHI: The US-China joint pledge to take actions to limit their carbon emissions may put pressure on India to commit something substantial by March next year when all countries are expected to come out with their 'intended' goals of cutting emissions. The development is also seen as something that may trigger a clamour within India to de-link itself from China ahead of the make-or-break global climate negotiations in Paris next year. Climate experts and environmentalists, on the other hand, believe that whatever the …
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