Rafale

India Demonstrates Highway-Based Fighter and Heavy Transport Operations, Elevating Highway Landing Strips Backbone of Dispersed Air Warfare

In a significant demonstration of India’s growing strategic resolve, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated a Highway Landing Strip (HLS) on the Moran Highway in Assam, enabling the Indian Air Force (IAF) to operate a wide array of aircraft in...
India-US

India-US Cooperation Across Defense, Space, and Emerging Technology Domains

India’s decision to purchase six Boeing P-8I Patrol Aircraft marks a significant milestone in its ongoing defense modernization and Indo-U.S. strategic partnership. The P-8I, a variant of the U.S. Navy’s P-8A Poseidon, is a long-range maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare...
Lee Jae Myung

South Korea’s Chaebols Continue Dominance Lee Jae Myung Struggles to Implement Long-Promised Economic Reforms

 South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung has presided over a historic surge in the country’s stock market, with the Kospi index more than doubling since his inauguration. This meteoric rise, however, belies the complex structural challenges that remain unresolved within...
Russian Navy helicopter carrier docks Iran

US Naval Power Builds Near Iran: Iran Hosts China, Russia for Strait of Hormuz Naval Drills in Maritime Security Belt 2026

As the United States surges naval power toward the Middle East — including the reported movement of the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group toward waters off Morocco — Iran, Russia and China are preparing to conduct their recurring...
Balloon Starlink, Russia-Ukraine

Russia ‘Barrage-1’ High-Altitude Balloon to Offset Starlink Cutoff Battlefield Connectivity Crisis Deepens

Russia has begun testing a high-altitude balloon system designed to restore critical battlefield communications after losing access to the SpaceX Starlink satellite network, a move that has disrupted command-and-control links across large sections of the front in Ukraine and exposed...
E-3 AWACS aircraft (Rickety E-3 Sentry Fleet)

US Rickety E-3 Sentry Fleet Stretched to Brink by Iran Buildup While Pacific War Planning Faces Growing Capability Gaps

In a striking show of force and preparation, the United States Air Force has dispatched six of its remaining 16 E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft to Europe over the past two days, with two already heading onward...
Japan-US

US–Japan Partnership Viewed Part of Broader Washington Strategy to Economically Isolate China and Strengthen Ally Networks

Japan has begun deploying the first tranche of what could become one of the largest foreign direct investment waves into the United States in history, marking a decisive new chapter in economic ties between the world’s two largest economies following...
US, Iran

US-Iran Indirect Talks in Geneva Signal Potential Deal on Uranium Enrichment, But Leave Missiles, Proxies, and Human Rights Off the Table

The latest round of US-Iran diplomatic engagement took place in Geneva on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, in an unconventional format described as “indirect talks.” Lasting between three and four hours, these discussions involved US envoys and Iranian representatives communicating via...
Afghanistan

US Senate Legislation to Prevent Funds from Reaching Taliban, Marking Shift in Afghanistan Policy

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved the bipartisan No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act, a legislative move designed to ensure that American taxpayer funds do not directly or indirectly benefit the Taliban or other designated terrorist organizations operating...
Japan

China-Japan Rift Deepens After LDP Sweep Undermines Beijing’s Economic and Diplomatic Pressure Tactics

The resounding electoral victory of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the February 8 snap election has dramatically reshaped the strategic landscape of East Asia, delivering an unmistakable message to Beijing: attempts to pressure Tokyo over Taiwan have failed....
Loading posts...

All posts loaded

No more posts