The increased purchasing is due to administration’s request to Congress to increase defence budget to $1.5 trillion, though it faces pushback from fiscal conservatives & Democrats.
This is the third such dismissal in a series of wartime purges in the Pentagon. Earlier, General Randy George was dismissed as the chief of army staff on 3 April.
As Republican leader says it is a reminder that Beijing is helping prop up Iran's regime, Chinaese foreign ministry says it rejects 'any false association and speculation'.
US to block ships entering/exiting Iranian ports in Persian Gulf & Gulf of Oman, but vessels transiting Hormuz to & from non-Iranian ports won't be obstructed. IRGC warns of ‘harsh’ response.
PLA Navy now fields more warships than US Navy and is on track to deploy 425-ship fleet by 2030, sustained by industrial base capable of replacing, repairing vessels way faster than US yards.
The USS Gettysburg shot down a F/A-18 F Super Hornet as it was taking off from USS Harry S. Truman. Incident occurs as US forces strike Houthi’s storage facilities in Yemen.
In US Navy, a Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is a naval formation led by an aircraft carrier — USS Gerald R. Ford, in this case — with several surface and subsurface ships.
Master Shipyard Repair Agreement is a direct outcome of 2022 US-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue. USNS Salvor arrived at Kattupalli shipyard for repairs Sunday.
Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.
The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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