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India Confirms First Rafale EH Shot Down in Clash with Pakistani J-10Cs

India has confirmed the first combat loss of a Dassault Rafale EH after an aerial engagement with Pakistani J-10C fighters during recent cross-border airstrikes. Satellite imagery and French intelligence link wreckage of the jet’s vertical tail and MICA missiles to Pakistan’s PL-15-armed fighters.

2025-05-07T10:02:58.445869-07:00

CNN

Second F/A-18 Super Hornet Goes Overboard from USS Harry S. Truman in Red Sea, Pilots Eject Safely

2025-05-06T17:59:35.813889-07:00

ANI News Agency

India Shuts 18 Airports, Cancels Over 200 Flights After Operation Sindoor Missile Strikes

2025-05-06T16:34:44.543038-07:00

rnz.co.nz

India’s Operation Sindoor strikes nine terror camps from home airspace as Pakistan claims downing five Mirage 2000s

2025-05-06T15:31:59.426542-07:00

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US Air Force B-52s Join B-2 Stealth Bombers on Diego Garcia The US Air Force has dispatched B-52H Stratofortress bombers to Diego Garcia, reinforcing the island’s existing B-2 Spirit presence after weeks of stealth bomber operations. The dual-bomber deployment aims to bolster strategic deterrence in the Indian Ocean amid heightened regional tensions.

2025-05-07T15:16:45.030776-07:00

US Air Force B-52s Join B-2 Stealth Bombers on Diego Garcia

TechCrunch

US Leverages Trump-Era Tariffs to Fast-Track Starlink Approvals, Memos Reveal The U.S. has leveraged tariff threats imposed under President Trump to push countries to approve SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband, according to State Department cables obtained by the Washington Post. The diplomatic communications, sent through U.S. embassies, explicitly mention Starlink by name to clear market-entry hurdles for Elon Musk’s network.

2025-05-07T12:45:23.786642-07:00

US Leverages Trump-Era Tariffs to Fast-Track Starlink Approvals, Memos Reveal

The War Zone

India Confirms First Rafale EH Shot Down in Clash with Pakistani J-10Cs India has confirmed the first combat loss of a Dassault Rafale EH after an aerial engagement with Pakistani J-10C fighters during recent cross-border airstrikes. Satellite imagery and French intelligence link wreckage of the jet’s vertical tail and MICA missiles to Pakistan’s PL-15-armed fighters.

2025-05-07T10:02:58.445869-07:00

India Confirms First Rafale EH Shot Down in Clash with Pakistani J-10Cs

Reuters

IAI and HAI Forge MoU to Equip Hellenic Navy with BlueWhale Autonomous Submarines Israel Aerospace Industries signed a memorandum of understanding with Hellenic Aerospace Industries at DEFEA 2025 to supply its BlueWhale autonomous submarine system to the Hellenic Navy. The deal marks the first export of IAI’s UUV platform and deepens bilateral defense cooperation.

2025-05-07T06:12:23.670066-07:00

IAI and HAI Forge MoU to Equip Hellenic Navy with BlueWhale Autonomous Submarines

Stars and Stripes

US Stages ‘Elephant Walk’ with Jets and Patriot Batteries on Okinawa US Air Force rolled dozens of fighter jets and Patriot missile batteries down the runway at Okinawa’s Kadena Air Base in a classic “elephant walk,” a live display aimed at underscoring American deterrence and combat readiness amid rising regional tensions in the Indo-Pacific.

2025-05-07T01:39:32.359233-07:00

US Stages ‘Elephant Walk’ with Jets and Patriot Batteries on Okinawa

FlightGlobal

Israeli Airstrike on Sanaa Airport Damages Three of Yemenia's Four Airbuses Israeli air force strikes on Sanaa International Airport, launched after Houthi missile fire on Ben Gurion, damaged three of Yemenia's four Airbus narrow-bodies, effectively crippling its fleet and leaving the Yemeni flag carrier with a single in-service aircraft in Amman.

2025-05-07T00:19:02.237142-07:00

Israeli Airstrike on Sanaa Airport Damages Three of Yemenia's Four Airbuses

koreaherald.com

South Korea, US to Extend Naval Shipbuilding Partnership into Military Aircraft Maintenance At last week’s Korea-US Integrated Defense Dialogue in Washington, the allies agreed to broaden their existing naval shipbuilding and repair cooperation to encompass military aircraft maintenance and sustainment. The move aims to enhance alliance readiness and interoperability across the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific.

2025-05-06T20:48:10.033519-07:00

South Korea, US to Extend Naval Shipbuilding Partnership into Military Aircraft Maintenance

USNI News

UK, Italian Carrier Strike Groups Link Up in NATO’s Med Strike Exercise The U.K. and Italy’s carrier strike groups are rendezvousing in the Ionian Sea this week for NATO Exercise Med Strike, marking the first major workout for the UK Carrier Strike Group on its eight-month deployment. The drill runs alongside US 6th Fleet’s Formidable Shield 25 in northern waters.

2025-05-06T18:04:00.384567-07:00

UK, Italian Carrier Strike Groups Link Up in NATO’s Med Strike Exercise

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