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Topic: US Navy

US air force, navy plan to step up F-35 buying after record budget increase

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.

US Navy Secy John Phelan latest to be sacked as Trump continues wartime purge. Who are the others

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. 

Nikki Haley makes big ‘China’ claim about seized Iranian ship MV Touska. Beijing responds

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'.

After Trump’s Hormuz blockade order, CENTCOM clarifies it will implement blockade of Iran ports

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.

‘Toilet wars’ hobble Trump’s $13-billion aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford amid US-Iran tensions

An internal engineering memo from 18 March 2025 revealed that the vessel recorded over 205 toilet breakdowns in just four days in 2025. 

From competing to beating US in numbers and tonnage, here’s how China built its shipping empire

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.

US Navy ship shoots down its own jet in friendly fire incident over Red Sea; pilots eject to safety

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. 

US Navy sails its first warship through Taiwan Strait, riles Beijing

US Navy says the destroyer USS John Finn transited through a corridor in the Taiwan Strait that was 'beyond the territorial sea of any coastal state'.

Most advanced aircraft carrier, cruiser & 4 destroyers — what is US Navy force sent to support Israel

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.

Boost to India-US ties: 5-yr deal signed, L&T shipyard is now repair hub for American naval 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.

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Why Hyderabadis need a history lesson beyond the Mughal court

From the Bahmani to the Qutb Shahis, Hyderabad’s local identity is far more complex than the standard Mughal-centric narrative suggests.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

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.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

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.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

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.