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Friday, April 26, 2024
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Topic: Pentagon

US govt in possession of UFOs, ‘non-human’ beings, claims former intelligence official

David Grusch, who made these allegations under oath at a US congressional hearing, had co-led the UAP portfolio within a US Department of Defense agency until April.

World hails Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, once ‘the most dangerous man in America’

Ellsberg, who died Friday, blew the lid off America's Vietnam War secrets. Tributes came from the likes of Edward Snowden & journalist Glenn Greenwald.

Chinese jet carried out ‘aggressive’ manoeuvre near US military plane, Pentagon says

The US military command responsible for the Indo-Pacific said the manoeuvre by a Chinese J-16 aircraft occurred last week and forced the US RC-135 plane to fly through its wake turbulence.

US Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin pledges continued military presence in Iraq

US Defense Secretary made an unannounced trip to Iraq Tuesday, nearly 20 years after the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein & led to the deaths of thousands of Iraqi civilians.

US State Department approves potential sale of F-16 munitions to Taiwan, says Pentagon

The deal is valued at $619 million, the Pentagon said Wednesday, with Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin as the principal contractors.

‘We’re calling them objects, not balloons, for a reason,’ US on shooting unidentified object

Pentagon and intelligence officials are trying to make sense of three unidentified flying objects over Alaska, Canada and Michigan that US fighter jets shot down with missiles.

US sites of interest visited by past Chinese balloons, Pentagon says

Pentagon said it was aware of the 4 past flights before it detected the latest Chinese balloon, which triggered political outrage and caused Blinken to cancel a trip to Beijing.

US shoots down Chinese ‘spy’ balloon off East Coast, Beijing condemns decision

The balloon had set off a diplomatic crisis with US State Secretary Antony Blinken canceling trip to China. President Biden had ordered the US military to shoot down the device.

Spy balloons were designed to gather weather data, but they’re a hot military favourite

The so-called spy balloon is technically an observation balloon, and does what the name suggests — it observes earth and gathers imagery/data for intelligence. 

Blinken calls off Beijing visit after Chinese spy balloon spotted. PRC may have used it on India

US scrambled F-22s to shoot down device but stopped short of downing it after considering security risks. During US Civil War & Cold War, spy balloons were used for recce missions.

On Camera

Why the future of cars does not look electrified

Making a jump from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles is the kind of romantic prospect that would appeal to India, which jumped from a shortage of landline phones to an abundance of smartphones.

Notices, fines, court case & now a limited ban — RBI-Kotak relationship has been fraught for years

RBI Wednesday banned Kotak Mahindra Bank from taking on new customers through digital channels & from issuing new credit cards. Violations had to do with strength of bank’s IT infra.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.